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In Our Opinion

Delay Of EV Transition Makes Sense

A bill introduced recently in the state Assembly makes a lot of sense - one reason its chances of becoming law rank somewhere between slim and an ice storm happening in Hades. Assemblyman John McDonald recently introduced legislation (A.8524) that would postpone the implementation and ...

State Still Has Work To Do On Involuntary Commitment

One reason the state budget was late was Gov. Kathy Hochul’s insistence on changes to the state’s involuntary commitment laws. While Hochul secured some of the changes she wanted, including some changes that could be beneficial in helping deal with some members of the city’s homeless ...

Show Gratitude For Those Who Gave All

Here we are, in the midst of a three-day weekend that serves for many as the end of the school year and the beginning of summer. For some, it will be their first getaway of the season. For others, it will be the weekend on which they open their pool. For some, it will be the day on which ...

Conscience Check Past Due For FAA

Until the midair collision that claimed 67 lives on Jan. 29 near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, followed soon thereafter by a number of other incidents involving planes, some of those incidents also resulting in fatalities, members of the flying public generally had exuded great ...

Is A Fence The Real Issue For St. Susan Center

Not everyone is in favor of all aspects of the St. Susan Center’s move from Water Street to downtown Jamestown. Zoning Board of Appeals members met recently to discuss a zoning variance requested by the center that would allow the center to locate refrigeration units closer to the property ...

Here’s To More Front Porch Days In Bemus Point

Recent news that the court-disputed sale of the Hotel Lenhart is, we hope, a good development for the village of Bemus Point and those who look forward each summer to spending lazy summer evenings on the iconic rocking chairs of the venerable lakefront hotel. The Hotel Lenhart has has been a ...