It will be interesting to see what Bemus Point Central School District voters decide on Sept. 5 in regard to purchasing electric school buses. Voters are being asked to approve a Bond Anticipation Note to pay the $236,000 local share to purchase two electric school buses. The debt service ...

The question of how best to help Jamestown’s homeless population has been open for far too long. What we’ve done over the past three years best qualifies as stop-gap measures. Paying to put people in hotels isn’t helping homeless attain self-sufficiency. Local churches and charitable ...

The question of how best to help Jamestown’s homeless population has been open for far too long. What we’ve done over the past three years best qualifies as stop-gap measures. Paying to put people in hotels isn’t helping homeless attain self-sufficiency. Local churches and charitable ...

At the time when Congress launched the Medicare Advantage program concept several decades ago, the theory in place was insurers would make Medicare more efficient, have an incentive to keep patients healthier and probably save money for the government in the process. Those at the forefront of ...

It was disturbing, though not surprising, when members of the Chautauqua-Conewango Watershed Consortium reported finding PFAS in the Chadakoin River and areas of the river near Chautauqua Lake. The PFAS are less than the limits allowed by EPA rules, but their presence is still troubling ...

Thursday kicks off the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, four days of comedy and celebration of Lucille Ball. This year’s festival couldn’t come at a better time. Our national politics are depressing, particularly with the violence of an attempted assassination attempt on former President ...