No matter the party affiliation, whether red or blue, state budget proposals always come down to one color: green. With recent spending plans being announced within the last month in New York and Pennsylvania, there is a similar refrain. Democrats from both states often sing praises for ...

Nothing beats a hot bowl of soup on a cold day. The WCA Foundation challenged area restaurants to compete in the Best Soup in Chautauqua County at the SOUPer Bowl Sunday XI, held recently at the Celoron American Legion.2 Gingers Inn located at 1118 E. Second Street, Jamestown won the ...

DUNKIRK — Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz criticized state lawmakers Tuesday for advocating a city financial control board. The mayor spoke at a Common Council meeting. Wdowiasz initially repeated statements touting her administration’s work on city finances, including the investigation and ...

Members of the Chautauqua Eagles Aerie 2145 lodge recently participated in several holiday drives. To further the Fraternal Order of Eagles slogan of People Helping People, many of the club’s members helped create gift bags for children full of snacks, gifts and games donated by the ...

LAKEWOOD - From awards documents to photos, Historian Olivia Derby is digitizing the past and present. And the process takes various amounts of time to preserve the Village of Lakewood’s pieces for future use. “To preserve the pieces for future use, we are digitally restoring as many ...

CASSADAGA — Following the abrupt resignation of former Department of Public Works Supervisor Sam Alaimo, the village had to work quickly to come up with a plan for what to do next. The short-term fix was to rely on assistance from neighboring municipalities, especially the town of Stockton, ...