For a brief moment on Sunday following President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would not seek re-election in November, Sen. Joe Manchin considered switching parties back to Democrat to explore running for office. That changed a short while later as support coalesced around Vice President ...

A bike path and walkway along the Veterans Memorial Bridge across Chautauqua Lake would be a nice addition - but only if it was part of the current construction project. We’re a little surprised a bike path and pedestrian walkway wasn’t part of the current $472 million bridge repair ...

County lawmakers will vote today on a resolution requested by County Executive PJ Wendel asking the state Attorney General’s office to investigate Dunkirk’s budget process, audit and applicable financial documents for the city from 2014 through 2024. “At the end of the day, we just need ...

State Sen. George Borrello was not Monday morning quarterbacking in criticizing the New York State Thruway last week over its poor decision to place turbines at its exits more than a decade ago. He was only speaking of the frustrations he’s heard from thousands of residents he serves. Last ...

There are two trains of thought with news that Jamestown will have enough firefighters on duty in 2025 to end the two-decade practice of rotating fire station closures when manpower is limited - and in our view those trains run on parallel tracks. The first train of thought is that it’s ...

In the moments following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday, there was horror and confusion. Trump emerged defiant from the pile of Secret Service members who rushed to protect him, but as the nation breathed a sigh of relief we learned the attack had, indeed, ...