There’s a reason Jamestown residents were gobsmacked when green areas started to show up on Washington Street last week. No one had any notice they were coming. People heard a lot about Washington Street’s change from four lanes to three with the addition of bike lanes in the ...

We would hope Chautauqua County Health and Human Services officials aren’t surprised by Falconer residents’ complaints about use of the Budget Inn for county-backed emergency housing. More than five years ago, Falconer officials raised issues about issues at the Budget Inn on Main Street ...

Code enforcement officers could soon be given a new tool to spur homeowners to clean up their properties — though we caution council members and concerned neighbors not to expect immediate improvement. The proposal is aimed at curbing quality of life nuisance code violations such as high ...

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Biden Administration’s effort to forgive student loans, it is worth revisiting one of our objections to the attempt by the White House to unilaterally address the issue. We still believe the proposal would have been too ...

We like the idea behind a proposal by Assemblyman Michael Novakhov, R-Brooklyn, and Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, that would allow local governments to levy an additional fine for those who smoke cannabis in areas already off-limits for tobacco users. Fresh air isn’t as fresh as it ...

This isn’t the first call for a federal plan to deal with the immigration issues that have resulted in an influx of migrants into New York state. It surely won’t be the last. But a recent court decision in state Supreme Court in Manhattan County pushing New York City’s challenge of ...