The fact that the village of Falconer received a NY Forward grant in the first place is proof that hard work does, indeed pay off. Those who have paid attention over the past couple of years know Falconer officials have done more than simply throw some paperwork in state officials’ general ...

Twice in recent weeks we’ve reported that local businesses are looking at possible expansion. The announcement that Jamestown had received money from the EPA to prepare several brownfields for future development included the nugget that three high priority sites - including the former ...

New York’s power grid spent last week in the spotlight as a four-day heat wave brought requests to moderate power usage - including requests by Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s for air conditioners to be set to 78 degrees and for as many electric devices as ...

If you listen to political debate from the state capitol, you’d think the only way to have data centers in New York state is to power them with a power grid that is already struggling under increasing electric loads. How can the state power data centers when it’s struggling to power its ...

With more than $30 million in potential Downtown Revitalization Initiative project applications listed, there will be a series of frank talks as city officials decide which projects get a slice of the city’s $10 million DRI pie. It is obvious that not all projects listed in the city’s ...

Today, we Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Our focus is what the document meant — creation of a new nation, a new set of ideals to form a more perfect union. But what the document itself says about the Founders and about what they intended for us ...