It’s only natural for the village of Lakewood to discuss revitalizing the waterfront at Richard O. Hartley Park after the relative success of the village of Celoron’s work to revitalize its Chautauqua Lake waterfront. The addition of a new playground at the park brings attention to the ...

The Chautauqua County Legislature’s Planning and Economic Development Committee won’t hold its regularly scheduled meeting this week. There is apparently nothing for legislators to do. We find it hard to believe that, absent delegated work from the County Executive’s office, there ...

A week ago everyone was talking about a social media post that raised concerns, once again, about safety of the Veterans Memorial Bridge across Chautauqua Lake. It’s a story The Post-Journal first reported months ago. State Transportation Department officials reassured officials in Bemus ...

Although much of the national attention is ­– and will continue to be — focused on developments related to the Nov. 5 presidential election, the world beyond the political front is far from being in slumber mode. For example, on the retail front, merchants are not sitting back, intent on ...

We have to agree with state Sen. George Borrello when it comes to the Chautauqua County Veterans Memorial Bridge. After a statement by the state Department of Transportation earlier this week regarding the safety of the structure, Borrello noted his appreciation for the response. “Our ...

The early returns are in - and tweaks are likely needed for the state’s publicly funded campaign system. We noted recently that Democrat Michael Bobseine has received $109,530 in public campaign money from the state. Assemblyman Andrew Goodell, R-Jamestown, kept between $57,824.15 and ...