Voters in the Bemus Point Central School District aren’t the first to reject New York state’s mandate to begin buying electric school buses by 2027. We’re sure they won’t be the last, either. It should be obvious after the litany of such resolutions turned down throughout the ...

The state Board of Regents quietly delayed approval of a regulation that would have approved more gender neutral sports in New York’s high schools. It was a good decision to do so - and we hope the delay is lengthy. There was no explanation for the delay nor discussion at the most ...

There are no winners or losers in the recent church closings by the Buffalo Diocese of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church isn’t the only denomination struggling under the weight of declining membership, rising costs and, in the Catholic Church’s case, Child Victims Act lawsuits. ...

Last week’s targeted sweep of the homeless near the Chadakoin Riverwalk in Brooklyn Square, once again, needed to happen. Sheds in the area are a mess. Wellnow is now requiring people to be buzzed into the building, a change from earlier this year. And some of the homeless are becoming ...

The death of a 68-year-old Doug Howie last week in a shooting on the city’s south side is concerning on many levels - not the least of which is the continuance of gun violence in Jamestown in a year when such violence is decreasing in other cities. This could be a blip. Perhaps Jamestown ...

Young people’s return to their classrooms each fall usually is a routine, uneventful exercise, even for young men and women transitioning from high school to a college environment. They’ve gone through the proverbial ritual of clothes-buying over the latter part of the summer, as well as ...