The word “transparency” is now big among Americans. Especially on the governmental front — local, state as well as national — anger pours forth when the public learns about secrecy having prevailed, especially regarding an important, controversial issue that impacts them directly, ...
With Inauguration Day a few days away, let’s pick up where we left off 13 weeks ago, just before Election Day. The mother in this columnist’s German exchange family, having started school in 1933 and graduated in 1945—think about those years in German history—learned from a young age, ...
Almost one month before Thanksgiving in late October, members of the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation got down to the business of fundraising. As part of its “10 Days of Giving” raffle, businesses and individuals donated more than $11,000 worth of items and gifts. Community support, ...
Jamestown has hired Aili Makuch as its new economic development coordinator. The question now is what will the city do with it. It’s a valid question. In the past, the economic development coordinator has done a lot of behind-the-scenes work. The position’s work mostly shows up during ...
The Myers Library in Frewsburg currently receives $30,000 from the town of Carroll and $6,500 from the Frewsburg Central School District. That amount generates 32% of the library’s $113,824 budget. Now, Frewsburg Central School taxpayers are being asked to roughly triple their support ...
Reaction was swift last week when the CHQ Chamber canceled the annual Mayville Winter Festival. Concerns over costs for insurance and lack of volunteers made hosting the festival too difficult - until the cancellation sparked a community reaction and renewed community involvement. A full ...