We’re about to spend a heck of a lot of money here in Chautauqua County to secure a basic resource. Of course, we’re talking about water projects. The Chautauqua Town Board meeting recently approved an $8.19 million project for construction in town Water District #2, which includes ...

A judge’s decision this month approving the state Legislature’s decision to limit lawmakers’ outside income struck perhaps the most odious part of the law. Judge Alison Napolitano of state Supreme Court in Suffolk County ruled the state can’t strip legislators of their voting rights ...

For the past couple of months, Bemus Point officials have fielded complaints from village businesses that sales are down in part, they say, because travelers are struggling to get into the village with the exit to the village closed as work continues on the Veterans Memorial Bridge over ...

City Council members will have an interesting question before them at this month’s voting session regarding the Gateway Lofts project. Thus far, the supportive housing project - whose price tag has grown to $77 million - has been kept somewhat at arm’s length from City Council members ...

The Panama Central School Board of Education has been meeting over the past week to discuss candidates to serve as the district’s interim superintendent after Aaron Wolfe resigned to take a position in Wellsville. Wolfe had been in Panama since 2022 after the retirement of former Panama ...

We can understand the concern and irritation some city residents have regarding mini bikes or e-bikes that sometimes feel like they’ve overtaken city streets. For some people the e-bikes are a vital means of transportation. They’re inexpensive to operate, relatively cheap to purchase ...