CHAUTAUQUA LAKE—Humanity has devastated the natural state of Chautauqua Lake, thereby making weeds far worse than they otherwise would have been. This is primarily because of ● what humanity dumped into Chautauqua Lake generations ago and ● insufficiently constraining weeds in ...
Six years of ineptitude when serving as an elected council member can lead to moments of illusion. The most recent occurred at an August Finance Committee meeting. That was when Nancy Nichols of the Fourth Ward remarked the OBSERVER was trying to frighten residents when it comes to the city ...
The city Board of Public Utilities is looking for a 9.96% rate increase to take effect no later than Dec. 31, pending approval from the state Public Service Commission. BPU officials say the increase will be about $5 or $6 a month for most residential customers. So, we’re not talking about ...
Schools throughout New York state are opening their doors this week - some Tuesday, some today. It’s our annual return to the structure that the school year begins. Children aren’t the only ones who find themselves shaking off the rust as morning routines begin again after two months of ...
No one knows if an effort to update the way New York decides how likely a sex offender is to reoffend will move in the state Legislature this year after more than a decade of inaction. Part of the bill is intriguing. Sen. Liz Krueger, D-New York City, and Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter, ...
Many city residents will never need to know what constitutes a Pilot Residential District. The type of infill housing development a Pilot Residential District would allow isn’t going to be found in most neighborhoods. That’s one reason why there wasn’t much controversy over the City ...