Whether it be carrying around an empty suitcase, preparing the pork and sauerkraut, opening the doors and windows at midnight or simply staying up for the countdown to another year, New Year’s Day brings with it a host of traditions and superstitions that help us get into the spirit of ...

Though the events of Oct. 7 brought fresh awareness to the scope of antisemitism in this country, researchers say such hate has been on the rise for quite some time. In the U.S. antisemitic incidents increased by 35% between 2021 and 2022. Certainly, we know more people have felt freer to ...

Is it any wonder that Chautauqua County Mental Health Department officials are looking for new office space? Last year, department employees spoke to City Council members about issues with parking ramp security after one employee’s car was vandalized while the employee was working in City ...

County Legislator Susan Parker, D-Fredonia, made the right decision in pulling a prefiled resolution calling on the county to apologize to the Healthy Community Alliance and the Strong Starts Coalition. Pierre Chagnon, R-Bemus Point and legislature chairman, is right. Such a resolution is ...

We can’t disagree with Sheriff Jim Quattrone that there needs to be a re-entry hub for inmates being released from the Chautauqua County Jail. We also can’t disagree with village residents who disagreed with the proposed 28 S. Erie St. location. There have been regular complaints ...

Christmas: The day on which Christians celebrate the birth of a baby who would become the Light of the World, but began His time on Earth more humbly than any of us can imagine. That baby would grow up to remind us to “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and ...