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Three city residents are asking the city to find a way to memorialize Tony Dolce, including one suggestion to place Dolce's name on city hall....
As this year’s Labor Day observance approaches, America’s workers, traditionally part of the “cement” that holds this country together, are...
The 50 percent tariffs announced Monday by President Donald Trump on all cars, trucks, automotive parts and steel from Canada would crush...
The Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance wasn't awarded funding in 2025 through the state Invasive Species grant program. Board...
We agree with the idea behind Democrat Fred Larson's proposal to require the county to use $2 million from the county's surplus to decrease...
Both houses of the state Legislature approved legislation (A.11562/S.10643) that would create a wage board for the state's cannabis industry....
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is nearly finished with a document that should have substantial influence on the way we maintain...
Ten years ago, almost to the day, we lamented the difficulty in comparing results on state tests from year-to-year because New York's Education...
We'd say New York should throw out its recycling data, but we're not sure if the paper would be recycled or end up in a landfill....
It's good that local residents are getting an opportunity to have input in the plans for Jamestown's $10 million Downtown Revitalization...
It is shocking, though not surprising, that two county Social Services Department employees have been charged in the theft of money from the people...
Over the years we've seen duties that were once handled by volunteer firefighters taken on by paid government crews. The move really began with...
The Chadakoin River looks a lot different in 2026 than it did in 2016. Comedy Park behind the National Comedy Center is beautiful. Two pedestrian...
It's hard to believe it's been two years since the Army Corps of Engineers began its project on Chautauqua Lake. While we continue to deal...
In April, we called on state lawmakers to pass – for a second time – legislation creating a Rural Suicide Prevention Council to address increasing...
An increase in the number of serious accidents involving e-bikes and standup scooters in New York City is prompting calls to better regulate the...
A couple of years ago, debris from Lakewood's fireworks show landed amongst the crowd in Richard O. Hartley Park. This year, the fireworks show...
As early as 1990 – six years before it opened – the idea of a Lucille Ball Museum was being talked about in hyperbolic terms. “In conjunction...
It became fashionable a few years ago for people to blame "misinformation" for others holding views they find wrongheaded. Social media...
The population of homeless in Chautauqua County didn't explode last year like it did in the last two-year study by Comptroller Thomas...
SKF officials have jumped into the humanoid robot market with a new joint venture with LeaderDrive, a Chinese company focused on high-precision...
Lakewood-Busti police are applying for a grant that would include funding for a camera at the intersection of Fairdale and Fairmount avenues. While we...
It was roughly six years ago that Chautauqua County made a pitch for an Amazon regional distribution center that, when completed, would have been one...
After weeks of debate and discussion, points and counterpoints, the Chautauqua County Legislature has decided that the number one economic development...
Even as he threatened to escalate an unlawful war sold in part as preventing Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, Donald Trump opened the door to...
The state Education Department was right to ask the Salamanca City Central School District to pause its plan to launch a pilot program featuring a...
President Trump is taking Iran's threats to assassinate him seriously, as well he should. He reportedly switched Air Force One from the new Qatar...
It's been a difficult week for many in leadership positions throughout the city after the sudden passing of Tony Dolce. Today, Ss. Peter and Paul...
The hollowing out of New York state continues largely unabated despite years of warnings about the state's loss of population. While the state...
Many readers of a certain age probably remember the famous public service announcement at the start of the late-night news asking parents if they knew...
Change orders are nothing new in construction projects like the one taking place now at Jamestown High School. The Jamestown Public Schools Board of...
Chautauqua Lake has seen its share of potential invasive species over the past couple of decades. We had a close scare with the water chestnut, an...
It should come as no surprise to anyone except the most ardent supporters of the Jamestown Airport that the federal government has once again declined...
It is little secret that affordable housing in Jamestown is a problem, though in recent years the affordable housing crunch has shown up most publicly...
There was an interesting debate during a recent Chautauqua County Legislature meeting over the county’s ever-escalating safety net program costs....
It’s hard to imagine a time when the Chautauqua Belle wasn’t a fixture on the waters of Chautauqua Lake. But that’s exactly what our reality...
State lawmakers, largely Democrats, want to increase Open Meetings Law and FOIL request training requirements for local government officials. Given...
Falconer Mayor James Jaroszynski is pictured with Gov. Kathy Hochul after accepting a $4.5 million NY Forward grant. The fact that the village of...
Twice in recent weeks we’ve reported that local businesses are looking at possible expansion. The announcement that Jamestown had received money...
New York’s power grid spent last week in the spotlight as a four-day heat wave brought requests to moderate power usage – including requests by...
If you listen to political debate from the state capitol, you’d think the only way to have data centers in New York state is to power them with a...
With more than $30 million in potential Downtown Revitalization Initiative project applications listed, there will be a series of frank talks as city...
Today, we Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Our focus is what the document meant — creation of a new...
The New York State arms adopted on March 16, 1778, shows Justice wearing a gold-colored dress with a blue belt fringed in red. Her unbound hair is...
We find ourselves bemused by the wholly expected partisan reaction to news that the U.S. Department of Justice is suing New York for allowing...