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In age of sharing, privacy picture blurs

Rare is the moment when our senior U.S. senator is critical of any type of picture taking. A longstanding political joke notes “the most dangerous place in Washington is between Chuck Schumer and a television camera.” That phrase offers a nod to Schumer’s longtime tradition of annually ...

County lawmakers pass budget by 10-9 vote

MAYVILLE – By the thinnest of margins, the Chautauqua County Legislature has approved its budget for 2027. The budget was adopted by a 10-9 vote, with all seven Democrats voting against it, along with two Republicans – Dalton Anthony of Frewsburg and Fred Johnson of Westfield. The ...

Hochul signs domestic violence, human trafficking bills

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed three bills into law as Domestic Violence Awareness Month winds down. Hochul on Tuesday signed A.10960A/S.9671, which requires local Boards of Election to notify survivors at least six months in advance of their protection expiring. Such notice will remind ...

Clymer discusses new elementary activities

CLYMER — Clymer Central School’s elementary students have a lot of upcoming activities planned, focused on behavior incentives and Halloween. During the Clymer Board of Education’s October meeting, Andrea Bryant, director of learning and development, talked a bit about these upcoming ...

New polls find growing support for Hochul

New polls released this week are continuing to give an edge to Gov. Kathy Hochul this election. Hochul has widened her lead over Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman to 54-40%, up from 50-41% in September, according to a new Siena Poll of likely New York state voters released Wednesday. For the first time, a majority of voters, 51-45%, views Hochul favorably. By a 68-23% margin, voters think Hochul will win the election, including 40% of Republicans. In the two other statewide races, Democratic incumbents have double-digit leads. Attorney General Letitia James leads Republican ...