On Sunday afternoon, Jason Belmonte of the Professional Bowlers Association was just outside of Akron, Ohio, winning his record-setting fourth Tournament of Champions event. Later that evening, he was a special guest during an event that remembered Ricky Burgstrom at Lucky Lanes in ...

Doug Essek’s announcement that he will not seek another term in the village of Fredonia has set a trend. For the fourth consecutive mayor, the reign is only one term. Who was the last mayor to serve more than four years? Frank Pagano — and his consistency brought results and a strong ...

We have a feeling a proposal to to increase Chautauqua County’s occupancy tax from 5% to 8% is like ringing a dinner bell for a lot of organizations that only agree on one thing — there isn’t enough money to go around for lake and waterway projects. County Executive PJ Wendel wants the ...

We can definitely sympathize with the pain Lou Pelletter is going through. The Hanover Town Board member has been attempting to get New York state to hand over some funds the town is owed for taking over the dissolved village of Forestville. Pelletter, during recent meetings, has complained ...

If a new Brooks-TLC hospital is built in Fredonia, the plan is to have two sources for water. One would be from village system while the other would come from the North County Water District if there was a boil-order in effect. That same plan is likely the best was to go for the State ...

It’s been nearly 60 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act. The signing was done out of the view of the public, ironic considering a statement released with the passing of the bill noted Johnson signed it “with a deep sense of pride that the United ...