Some local big-box stores are challenging their property assessments. Four prominent chains all filed mid-July challenges in state Supreme Court in an apparent attempt to lower their property taxes. Walmart, a big part of the Route 60 business strip, wants its town of Pomfret assessment set ...

Those who have cheered on the Jamestown Tarp Skunks this season have probably sung along with a chorus of students from the city’s northside during the iconic seventh-inning stretch. Those enthusiastic voices ringing throughout Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park belong to students from across ...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Thursday reintroduced the Enhance Access to SNAP (EATS) Act, which would expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility to all college students attending two- and four-year universities who meet traditional SNAP income and eligibility ...

Fredonia Trustee Jon Espersen defended the village this week over a woman’s $4,000 water bill. Ashley DiFrancesco called the OBSERVER to complain about the bill for a three-month period. She alleged that previous bills over the same period of time were for between $400 and $600. Espersen ...

Trustee Paul Wandel announced a review of the Fredonia water treatment plant, in the aftermath of the latest boil order. “I will be working with the water treatment supervisor (Luis Fred) to review all operational policies and processes at the plant,” Wandel said at a Fredonia Board of ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County has hired Sofia Russo as its agriculture program coordinator. Russo brings experience in sustainable agriculture, education and community outreach to support and enhance agricultural initiatives in Chautauqua County. She can be reached by ...