Molitor introduces eviction procedure bill

June 22, 2026

Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, has introduced legislation that would stop requiring landlords to file good cause eviction notices for rental units that aren’t subject to good cause eviction law in the first place. Under current state law, every landlord in New York must fill out a form before pursuing an eviction proceeding, even though the issue of good cause eviction policy only applies in a small number of municipalities that have opted into the law. Therefore, many landlords are filing forms for a law that does not pertain to them. In Chautauqua County, no ...

Fenton History Center to host author

June 22, 2026

The Fenton History Center will host a meet the author event at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, at the Fenton Mansion with Dr. Edward T. Davis III. Davis is the author of a two-volume set entitled “The Early Years of Boating on Chautauqua Lake” which contains almost 600 pages of text, mostly ...

Sales include welding location, former hardware store

June 21, 2026

A gas and welding building in the south county is under new ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from April 8-13. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate ...

Match Game: Finance Committee tables flood mitigation project as cost concerns create questions

June 21, 2026

The city’s Department of Public Works is set to do a project on flood mitigation near Jackson Taylor Park and Jones and Gifford Avenue, but with the high planned costs of the project the city is continuing to work to find ways to decrease the cost of the project on the city. During a ...

America gleams from sea to shining sea during World Cup

June 21, 2026

They’re standing in front of Buc-ees with iPhone cameras rolling, marveling in the aisles of Walmart, ordering stacks of waffles at Waffle House, and walking through city parks amazed that they feel safe—that women can carry their purses over their shoulder without being robbed. Did we realize how difficult and disturbing life is for so many in countries throughout the world? One gentleman visitor was terrified to drive across the United States at night. No one in his home country of South Africa would risk their life in such a way. He was absolutely amazed that not only was he ...

The strongest men I ever knew

June 21, 2026

It’s hard to believe that in almost two weeks the year 2026 will be halfway over, but time seems to pass much quicker these days, quite possibly attributed to all the activities we’re involved with day in and day out. A while back, we waited and waited, anxiously anticipating the arrival date of a vacation we had planned, and in, what seemed to be, the blink of an eye, it came and went seemingly faster than the snap of our fingers. Special days every year seem to creep up on us and arrive, sometimes before we can even be ready for them, especially some, where the person being ...