ALBANY – Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, has introduced legislation (S.8026) to eliminate the “duty to retreat” clause from New York self-defense statutes to give law-abiding citizens the right to defend themselves, and their loved ones, regardless of where they are when in imminent ...

OBSERVER Photos by Gregory Bacon There were no injuries reported in a car/tractor trailer accident Thursday around 11 a.m. near the intersection of Routes 60 and 83 in the town of Pomfret. The two vehicles collided on slick roads. The county’s Haz-Mat team was called to the scene due to ...

MAYVILLE — An un-Billieve-able monument to the Buffalo Bills’ recent success is on display outside Andriaccio’s Restaurant in Mayville. A large snow sculpture — created by Vince Liuzzo, Nick Andriaccio, restaurant co-owner, and Josh Turner, Andriaccio’s Restaurant employee — ...

By ERIC TICHY and ANTHONY DOLCE etichy@post-journal.com adolce@observertoday.com Some managed to make the most out of a snowy situation. Children, off from school because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and adventure seekers were able to take advantage of several inches of fresh snow that ...

SATURDAY Boys High School Basketball Panama at Maple Grove, 11:30 a.m. North Collins at Ellicottville, 12:30 p.m. Forestville at Sherman, 1 p.m. West Seneca West at Jamestown, 1:30 p.m. Pine Valley at Clymer, 2:30 p.m. Randolph at Salamanca, 6 p.m. Girls High School ...

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center opens its 2022 Cinema Series with the semi-autobiographical “Belfast.” It will be screened Saturday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Opera House Executive Director Rick Davis notes that “due to the continued high positivity rate of COVID in ...