Bemus Point and Ellery have long been a key hub for boats on Chautauqua Lake. The village could find itself a key outpost on the lake for kayakers, too, with the opening of the Bemus Point-Ellery Paddle Trial and Blueway Course. Copies of the route are finished as town and village officials ...
To The Reader’s Forum: I am writing in response to a recent column by Star Parker on April 3, 2025. Titled, “Shut Down the Department of Education ASAP”. This article has a number of fallacies. Star refers to the NEA (National Education Association) as controlling education, along ...
Trust us, we can understand Fredonia Mayor Mike Ferguson’s feelings regarding recent comments made by State University at Fredonia students regarding the village’s handling of water issues and non Fred Fest. Fredonia students quoted in the student newspaper and an editorial written by a ...
Is the state’s early release of non-violent inmates going to immediately create a public safety issue throughout the state? Of course not. But state officials are deluding themselves if they think this won’t be the only time the state’s lack of corrections officers is going to mean ...
I received a call from a man named Leo. He was referred by his neighbor friends. He stated that he was retired and anytime would work for an appointment. We agreed to a mutually agreeable time in two days. Mornings worked for him, he was “an early bird.” Included in phone calls about ...
Yesterday when I looked out my back door, I could see that my rhubarb plants were up and growing. Today, unfortunately they are under a layer of snow. That is Spring! Several years ago, an employee who worked for my son wanted to get rid of some rhubarb plants. She dug them up and brought ...