For much of this winter, snowfall has not been a problem. Winds, however, have been a much larger issue — especially during January. It is one reason so many municipalities have bans on overnight parking. Plow, cleanup and emergency crews need to get through for snow or downed ...

If Chautauqua County’s Republicans were as fiscally responsible as they say they are, they’d immediately dismiss recommendations by the latest Salary Review Commission. The commission has recommended increasing the county executive’s pay by 14.5%, the county clerk’s by 26.7%, the ...

There is some misinformation when it comes to the December vote by the Fredonia Village Board on choosing an option regarding its water. Some of those who are against the decision say it was rushed. There is absolutely no truth to that. For three decades, as pointed out by previous Mayor ...

A new start of sorts gets underway next week at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Monday marks the beginning of the spring semester. Needless to say, the last 60 days surrounding the campus have been quite tumultuous. Administrators, led by current President Stephen Kolison, have ...

Though the Republican National Committee’s online platform summary does now contain not one, but two, references to “America’s greatness” and what “makes America great,” it is conspicuously lacking a tenet many political conservatives still hold dear: When it comes to government, ...

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli put the Northern Chautauqua County Water District on notice regarding its finances. Unfortunately, some of its board members are not getting the same information. That was part of last week’s discussion that involved David Hazelton, who said he — as a ...