State Sen. George Borrello didn’t let an opportunity pass to lobby state energy policy makers to repower the NRG power plant in Dunkirk. Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, had recently penned a guest essay for The Post-Journal and OBSERVER calling for the mothballed Dunkirk plant to be repowered with ...
CASSADAGA — Tuesday was a big day for Job Corps centers across upstate New York, as U.S. Charles Schumer announced he successfully preserved funding for Job Corps centers to remain open. Doing so helps students across America, including thousands in New York, get the skills they need to enter ...
SOUTH DAYTON — Each year the Buffalo Cool School Polar Plunge is held to raise funds for Special Olympics New York, inviting area students to plunge into Lake Erie in frigid temperatures. The most recent plunge was held back in December, with students from Pine Valley Central School’s ...
Even though there are no commercial airlines flying in or out of Chautauqua County, the Jamestown airport’s terminal is going to be getting a major makeover. During the county legislature meeting, officials approved a resolution to renovate the terminal at a cost of $1,265,000. The federal ...
You could say that Scott Cooper is civic minded. The recently-retired Southwestern Central School principal decided to run for election, in November, for a seat on the Lakewood Village Board of Trustees. And won. In his new role as a politician, his civic duties will continue, and he will ...
Amanda Lefton, state DEC commissioner, was saved by the bell recently. Lefton was answering a question by state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, during a joint legislative budget hearing when Borrello’s time expired. The former Chautauqua County Executive had asked Lefton about the use ...