A former drug store building has been sold at less than a third of its value three years ago. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the sales from Oct. 1-6. During this time period, OFP Wagradol NY, LLC sold 811 ...

Something incredibly important happened three hundred years ago. It was right up there with the most important things that ever happened on earth: people across all walks of life became obsessed with reading. It is hard to overstate how radical that moment was. Historians call it the ...

I believe I mentioned back in July that the topic of this fictitious ”holiday” would be revisited later in the year, so being a man of my word… Well, Thanksgiving came and went last week, and back when things were “normal,” which, if you turn on the news, or tuned in to Christmas in ...

The shutdown caused by the pandemic provided a father and son with an opportunity to give back to their community by volunteering together. Five years later, they’re still doing it. Bob Goold had been a regular volunteer at another area non-profit agency until the pandemic forced that ...

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will be celebrating the generous spirit of St. Nicholas with a range of activities starting Sunday, Dec. 7. The event will officially mark the beginning of the church’s mutli-week long shoe drive. Church officials noted that anybody from the community is ...

The grand marshal for the Jamestown Christmas Parade will be a distinguished Special Olympics athlete who represents the spirit of perseverance, joy, and community pride. Each year, the city selects a grand marshal who embodies dedication, courage, and inspiration. This year’s honorees are ...