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An initiative like Be A Neighbor JTNY wouldn’t have been needed 20 or 30 years ago. Even if you didn’t necessarily like your neighbor, we could...
Twice this year we have seen federal charges brought in Western New York over threats to law enforcement officials. It’s two times too many, in our...
An entire corner of Brooklyn Square changed ownership earlier this spring. The $2,137,500 property purchase by 716 Rapid Rentals LLC prompts an...
No U.S. President has done more to confront Iran ‘s nuclear program than Donald Trump, and one reason is to avert a nuclear arms race in the...
It’s no secret that Jamestown has a deferred maintenance problem. Before the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing $28.3 million ARPA shot in the arm,...
Debate in recent months over changes to the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act had us wondering if there was any common sense left...
We still struggle to justify automatic pay raises each year for Chautauqua County lawmakers – though judging from last week’s vote Republican...
When one sees a 12 panel post on Facebook from a local institution, it’s fair to assume the news isn’t good. So there was a bit of breath-holding...
On its own, it’s not the biggest news that the towns of Ellington and Charlotte are looking to merge courts and share one judge. In 2021, the towns...
County lawmakers learned recently that the county’s Social Services Department is being forced to move the homeless to neighboring counties as...
Jamestown Public Schools District voters last week overwhelmingly approved an increase in the 529 tax revenue that will be provided to the James...
There is a lot of unease regarding the idea of Battery Energy Storage Systems, so we can certainly understand the town of Ellicott taking the first...
Sadly enough, many Americans unintentionally will disrespect the true meaning and purpose of today’s solemn national holiday. After all, ever since...
Jamestown and its nonprofit partners are going to pursue conventions in an attempt to bring people downtown. The Jamestown Meetings and Conferences...
The idea of automatic cost-of-living-adjustments for Chautauqua County legislators is, and frankly always was, a bad idea. We weren’t in favor of...
A five-year delay in the state’s electric school bus mandate would be a reasonable compromise if it is included in the state budget as some Albany...
When was the last time you drove through the five corners of Busti and thought what would really make the intersection easier to navigate are new...
Here we are, once again, feeling the need to write about the homeless in Chautauqua County. We’re moved to do so by a comment that may never have...
We have complained for years about more than $30 million in reserves for Chautauqua County. Pine Valley Central Schools is even more guilty. In recent...
Too many senior citizens in New York state don’t have access to affordable dental care. That fact makes it hard to disagree with legislation...
The legal fight over the Office of Cannabis Management’s seizure of illegal cannabis products from state-licensed hemp stores is fascinating. So is...
There are a lot of concerns over the ways Chautauqua County’s lead rental registry and Jamestown’s rental property registry will affect property...
When it comes to economic development in the greater Jamestown area, it feels as if we’re taking two steps forward and one step back. It’s an...
Florida was supposed to be the finale of this year’s race to the bottom on redistricting. Yet a cacophonous encore is now playing across the South...
We’ve gone back to the future when it comes to New York’s budget – and it’s not a good thing. Late budgets were a thing of the past for years...
Jamestown officials have already said city residents can’t own chickens or other barnyard animals like pigs. Yet, if you’re on the south side of...
Democrats are proposing to extend a bad idea in New York City into a bad idea statewide. Assemblyman Andrew Goodell, R-Westfield, and Sen. George...
Clymer officials may be walking a tightrope as they consider a zoning update to deal with, among other things, commercial chicken barns. A Clymer...
Republicans in the state Assembly want to place all convicted sex offenders – even those classified as low risk of reoffending – on the state’s...
Two Chautauqua County fire districts not paying EMS fees billed by Chautauqua County isn’t a big deal – yet. County officials said in a news...
It should come as no surprise to city residents that the Jamestown City Council is likely to override the state’s 2% tax cap when it meets for its...
To borrow from Ron Burgundy, we have a breaking and urgent news bulletin – Jamestown has a deer problem. Of course, anyone who lives in Jamestown...
There are going to be some who will be upset if the Chautauqua County Legislature approves a $200,000 allocation to the National Comedy Center when...
Chautauqua Institution officials announced a new president with quite an impressive resume. Mark Coolidge Johnson is a senior Foreign Services Officer...
The more time one gets to look at the judge’s decision in local lawsuits challenging the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act regulations, the more it...
The Sea Lion is no more. The ship has been decommissioned and scrapped after years of work to try to turn the historic sailing ship into a museum at...
There is genuine excitement each year when the National Comedy Center announces its headliner events for the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. This...
The city of Jamestown recently paid more than $30,000 in back taxes for the privilege of taking control of 12 parcels that had been foreclosed upon by...
It’s encouraging to hear that residents of Fulton Street in Jamestown see conditions on the street improving. No one should have to deal with the...
Ellicott and Falconer Central School officials knew in February the lack of issues surrounding housing the homeless in Ellicott-area hotels was likely...
There was a lot of optimism in 2018 when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced state support for projects to help local governments deal with harmful algal...
In 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed legislation that would have created a Rural Suicide Prevention Council to address increasing rates of suicide in...
Quickly, quietly, Mayor Kim Ecklund has named a new Jamestown police chief. What a difference from the last time the city hired a police chief. For...
Democrats spend so much time blustering about fair elections, we had assumed they actually believed in the concept. They proved last week they do not....
Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the...
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