Twice in recent weeks we’ve seen shared services agreements come to an end. The first was a note that North Harmony was ending its agreement to share an assessor and code enforcement officer with the town of Busti. Then, it was learned Chautauqua and Mayville are ending a shared code ...
Many area residents, we’re sure, don’t understand everything the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints espouses. We’re sure, however, that the church does good work in the community - and that’s something everyone should be able to get behind. The Church of Jesus Christ of ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul will have a choice to make later this summer when she reviews A.544B/S.1985. It’s hard to argue, given our shared history with domestic abuse cases, that seizing weapons in these instances isn’t a smart thing to do in certain situations. The legislation requires a ...
About a week ago I was sitting on my porch when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. Since I have many chipmunks, I thought it was probably one of those. Then I saw more movement. I got up to have a look. There was a fawn in my flower bed. I went inside to get my phone to take a ...
Jamestown residents - and some of their elected officials, too - should be paying close attention to the ongoing Dunkirk fiscal crisis. Our sister paper, the Dunkirk OBSERVER, has documented the growing mess over the past several years. Dunkirk took a hit when the NRG power plant closed and ...
To The Reader’s Forum: You fight to hold onto your freedoms, and then so many will naively, unwittingly, surrender them when the grass looks, oh, so, green on the “other side”. Gun control lobbyists have fought to take away the Second Amendment. Gun owners have resisted in the ...