An early morning kitchen fire Saturday on Foote Avenue is, unfortunately, the exception rather than the rule. Everyone made it out of the home safely in part because working smoke detectors alerted everyone of the 12:59 a.m. fire. Not everyone makes sure their smoke alarms have batteries. ...

We can surely understand the sadness of some in the community when news that the Eastside YMCA building is being put up for sale. The building holds a special place for many east side residents who found refuge in the Second Street building when it housed the 2XL program and then, when 2XL ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s decisions to nominate Chris Wright for secretary of energy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to serve a dual role as secretary of the interior and chairman of a National Energy Council are reassuring. Wright is the CEO of a company with considerable experience ...

When it comes to state politics Republicans are often a voice of reason. That isn’t the case when it comes to the state Board of Regents emergency order for school districts to submit regionalization plans to the state Education Department. Part of the problem is the state Board of ...

Community Helping Hands has been on the front lines of Jamestown’s fight against poverty for more than two decades. It may not be able to continue serving from its Gateway Center location much longer. That would be a shame. Community Helping Hands provides clothes, household items and ...

Twice in recent weeks Chautauqua County legislators have seen studies regarding the Chautauqua County Jail and Chautauqua County Airport in Jamestown. They’re choosing to keep those studies close to the legislature’s collective vest. Given that public money was spent on the studies, the ...