CHAUTAUQUA LAKE—In an odd sense, the possibility—or prospect, or notion, or whatever word you prefer—of New York state government’s designating part of Chautauqua Lake as wetlands is a bit of a joke.
A bad joke, one that’s not funny, but in an odd sense a bit of a joke.
The reason ...
Dunkirk Board of Education members in February had their annual dose of despair when it comes to future funding from New York. Dr. Richard Timbs, a financial consultant and former Board of Cooperative Educational System superintendent, again painted that bleak picture for the second-largest ...
Two of the most destructive, costly and dangerous fires the Jamestown Fire Department has fought in recent years have come in vacant industrial buildings.
That’s more than enough to justify the city taking a tougher stance on vacant properties in both residential and commercial ...
It appears some counties have finally realized there is an eclipse happening in less than a month.
That fact is old news to Chautauqua County residents who have been hearing about the eclipse for almost a year from local groups and from county government officials. Even if we disagree with ...
We have to give it to Assemblyman Andrew Goodell for asking a really good question on the floor of the state Assembly last week.
Shortly before Democrats in the chamber approved legislation (A.6811) that will likely result in utility ratepayers from across New York state paying a new ...
There’s always been something a little unfair about unpaid volunteer fire departments responding to EMS calls in Jamestown on a mutual aid basis.
Mutual aid exists to make sure help is on the way when it’s needed, and that system has surely saved countless lives over the decades. But ...