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In Our Opinion

State Provides A Bit Of Relief On New City Garage Project

Building a new city fleet maintenance garage on Washington Street has basically been a citywide root canal for the past three years. There were questions about the site in the first place. Many questioned the use of a commercial parcel for the project. Then initial cost estimates were too ...

Gateway Lofts May Provide Major Boost In Fight Against Homelessness

It’s been a while since the Gateway Lofts project popped up in the news. The timing of last week’s county IDA approval of the first loan from the county’s newly established Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund to Southern Tier Environments for Living (STEL) could provide a big boost to the ...

Signs Point To Nuclear Renewal To Meet CLCPA

The handwriting has been on the wall for quite some time that New York wouldn’t be able to the requirements laid out in 2019’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. That was the controversial - and ultimately unrealistic - legislation that requires 70% of the state’s ...

School Threats Merit Harsh Consequences

Enough is enough. It’s time to play hardball with the miscreants who wreak havoc on school districts here and across the country by making threats of shootings or bombings. Almost every time, the threats turn out to be unfounded and were simply an attempt to disrupt the educational ...

Bemus Point Electric Bus Vote Should Be Wake-Up Call For State

Voters in the Bemus Point Central School District aren’t the first to reject New York state’s mandate to begin buying electric school buses by 2027. We’re sure they won’t be the last, either. It should be obvious after the litany of such resolutions turned down throughout the ...

Regents Make Good Choice Delaying Gender Neutral Sports

The state Board of Regents quietly delayed approval of a regulation that would have approved more gender neutral sports in New York’s high schools. It was a good decision to do so - and we hope the delay is lengthy. There was no explanation for the delay nor discussion at the most ...