Roughly 3.5 million high school students across the country will receive their diplomas this year. Just under 1.5 million college students will earn their degrees, and another 1 million will complete master’s degrees. Whether its Jamestown High School or Fredonia Central School, Dunkirk ...

During the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt calmed a tense nation with his weekly fireside chats. The United States isn’t in a recession, much less a depression, these days. But as we reported in Saturday’s edition, inflation’s effect on food prices is ...

It seems no matter who the Buffalo Sabres draft or acquire that they will go elsewhere someday to win the Stanley Cup. Such was definitely the case Monday night in Sunrise, Fla. Hoisting the trophy were former team members Kyle Okposo, Sam Rinehart — who scored the winning goal, Brandon ...

We have long advocated for a balanced approach when it comes to Chautauqua Lake. That has meant advocating for the use of targeted herbicides in addition to weed harvesting. That has meant advocating for the state DEC to be the arbiter of where herbicides are used even though some lake ...

We have been quite complimentary of how the Portland Town Board handles meetings in recent years. But this month was not one of them. Braden Carmen, OBSERVER reporter, sat through the meeting on June 12 and was told there would be an executive session regarding a contract at the end. He found ...

Silver Creek and Hanover have received positive news in the recent week as three important properties are going through makeovers. Earlier this month, area elected officials celebrated the new Hideaway Bay resort, which makes the area a destination. Just as important is the expected ...