Everyone agreed the parade was a singular improvement over parades in the recent past. Minutes longer. The vibe exuberant. Even mid-Lakeview Avenue hosted crowds. The nearer the cemetery, the larger, the noisier, the more boisterous the satisfied onlookers. Certainly, the sun had much to do ...
CHAUTAUQUA—Well, well, well. Isn’t this encouraging? It may—may—be a new day at Chautauqua Institution. What has just happened is worth applauding. ♦♦♦ You, faithful reader of this column, know that Advocates for Balance at Chautauqua, or ABC, was formed in 2018. Its ...
November’s election numbers made it crystal clear: Chautauqua County strongly supports the state and federal Republican policies. President Donald Trump tallied 61% of the vote here thanks in part to his Make America Great policies that focused on taking a tougher stance on immigration, ...
The Jamestown Police Department’s inclusion in a state program that aims to decrease domestic violence can be nothing but positive for the city. The Chautauqua County STRIVE Partnership received $847, 225 from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services’s Statewide Targeted ...
In March, state Sen. George Borrello proposed legislation for a control board in the city of Dunkirk in an attempt to change the path of its beleaguered finances for the future. Last December, Common Council members — including Republican members Abigail Zatorski, James Stoyle and Nancy ...
When the state Education Department made school districts around the state abandon high school mascots with Native American imagery, it could do so because it held all the trump cards when it comes to state funding. School districts had little alternative but to capitulate. The fight gets ...