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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Lucile M. Wright Air Museum in the Hotel Jamestown Building will reopen to the public on Friday, Aug. 2, under the curatorship of Dennis Webster. The Wright Museum’s mission is to cultivate an interest in aviation among young people, along with preserving the area’s aviation history ...

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 ...