The New York Power Authority board has approved a 2,550-kilowatt hydropower allocation in support of an expansion project in northern Chautauqua County that will spur approximately $45 million in capital investment and creating 20 green jobs in the region. Coal Ash Recycling LLC, an owner of ...

An attack on a pro-life pregnancy crisis center in Western New York has prompted an area congressman to request “fairness” from the Department of Justice when it comes to investigating these types of crimes. U.S. Rep. Joe Sempolinski sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland ...

ALBANY — Noting the safety of workplaces was a significant concern when COVID-19 was spreading rapidly, the state attorney general’s office is proposing the state create a new agency that would be modeled after the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration. The labor bureau ...

PANAMA — Panama Central School is working to implement a new safety system. Recently, the school has put in place the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System, similar to what many other schools have done or are doing since Sandy Hook. The school also looked into adding a Knox Box — a ...

Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES has partnered with Sandy Hook Promise to bring its Anonymous Reporting System to the region. The “Say Something” program will be introduced at all eight BOCES educational sites and the majority of its component school districts starting this school ...

Three area students — Kelson Laska, Jacob Sears and Madeline DeJoy — were among others locally selected to participate in the New York State School Music Association All-State ensembles. NYSSMA is a professional association of music teachers from throughout New York state with a mission ...