Silver Creek’s Festival of Grapes will have a different look this year — and it’s not going over well with some in the community. In a post to its Facebook page last week, the organization announced the Sept. 16 to 18 event will not include the amusement rides or games this year. It ...

The stunning fall from grace for Rep. Chris Jacobs usually only happens when a crime has been committed or some sort of physical impropriety has happened. To see a sitting Congressman, soon to be representing a safe congressional district with all the advantages of an incumbent, be forced to ...

We do not disagree with Fredonia Mayor Doug Essek at all. What happened with the village concerning its legal fees with Webster Szanyi, LLC during COVID-19 were somewhat beyond its control. “The costs that the OBSERVER had quoted (provided through a Freedom of Information Law request) for ...

We do not disagree with Fredonia Mayor Doug Essek at all. What happened with the village concerning its legal fees with Webster Szanyi, LLC during COVID-19 were somewhat beyond its control. “The costs that the OBSERVER had quoted (provided through a Freedom of Information Law request) for ...

In one form or another, infant formula has been on the market in the United States since the late 1800s, and it’s been readily available for generations of families that have come to rely on it. But like so many things in the last two pandemic-dominated years, formula has become harder to ...

A special anniversary for a superb event is being marked this weekend in the village. The Bach & Beyond Baroque Music Festival is celebrating its 25th year when it returns to the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center from Friday to Sunday. Under Artistic Director Grant Cooper, ...