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Hochul Critic’s Legislation Vetoed

Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued her first vetoes of 2025 - all of which were bills sponsored by a Senate Democrat who is often critical of Hochul. All seven of the bills were sponsored in the state Senate by Sen. James Skoufis, D-Cornwall and a frequent critic of Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul did ...

Dem Exec Candidate Critical Of County Budget

A Chautauqua County legislator who is running for county executive believes more fund balance should be spent to keep the levy flat and reduce taxes further. Tom Carle, D-Fredonia, sent an email to The Post-Journal and OBSERVER where he discussed his campaign and differences he sees between ...

Artistic Impact

The Southwestern Central School District will be losing a teacher who has been with the district since the start of her career 30 years ago. Jenny Brown will be retiring from the district after this academic year. Brown is the art teacher, and former chair of the department, for the ...

Wonderful Stories

LAKEWOOD - It doesn’t matter what the topic is, Olivia Derby loves research. And because she loves research, she has become the perfect fit for the new Lakewood Village Historian position. “I love research,” Derby said at a Sept. 8 trustees meeting. “It’s my passion.” When ...

District Looking To Partially Delay Zero-Emission Buses

BEMUS POINT – The school district is planning to submit a waiver to delay the full implementation of zero-emission buses within the district, according to Superintendent Joseph Reyda. While the school is pushing the full implementation further down the timeline, actions have been taken to ...