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In Our Opinion

County’s Airport Plan Shouldn’t Include Essential Air Service

County legislator Bob Scudder asks a good question - what is the county’s plan for the Chautauqua County Airports. “What frustrates me personally is we do these studies and then we put the studies away and we move on,” Scudder said during a recent legislature committee meeting. “It ...

DOT Makes Right Decision On Bemus Point Exit

Friday’s news that the state Transportation Department will create a temporary exit for Bemus Point’s central business district while work continues on the Veterans’ Memorial Bridge over I-86 is good news for business owners. Drivers have had to go around to Exit 10 with the closure of ...

Overnight Toll-Free Trips On Thruway Worth A Try

A proposal introduced late in the state legislative session to eliminate overnight tolls on the state Thruway makes a lot of sense, in our view. Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, D-Schenectady, suggests eliminating tolls on the Thruway between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in order to reduce congestion ...

City Residents List Jobs, Economy As Biggest Concerns

We spend a lot of time talking about housing in Jamestown - with good reason. A good chunk of housing in the city still needs to be rehabilitated, more old housing stock that is beyond repair needs to be torn down and we have a shortage of some types of housing that people need. And, lest we ...

City Zoning Code Update Coming At A Good Time

Tiny homes have been eyed as a solution to some of Jamestown’s housing problems for years. But judging from last week’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, more work needs to be done before tiny home development is a serious part of Jamestown’s housing mix. City Development Department ...

Autism Increase Is ‘A Five Alarm Fire’: Speaker

CHAUTAUQUA—If you’re a ways along in life—whatever that might mean—think back to when you were in school. Do you recall any significant number of your schoolmates having autism? Do you recall any significant number of your schoolmates having other childhood illnesses prevalent ...