Gregory Bacon gbacon@observertoday.com Five businesses in Chautauqua County have been cited for selling tobacco products to underage individuals. According to the Chautauqua County Board of Health, the following were first-time violators who sold tobacco to an individual under 21: -- ...

The purchase price of a Jamestown building that is now a code blue shelter in the city has been revealed. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from Sept. 25-30. During that time period, C&B ...

About 200 years ago the neighborhood surrounding Larkin Square was a business and manufacturing district for the city of Buffalo. By the 1950s, factories were shutting down and blight began to grow. But today that area, sometimes called Larkinville, has a new life full of new businesses, ...

Traveling in harsh weather is risky. Sharon Howe-Sweeting found that out the hard way on Thursday. Thankfully, the village of Fredonia came through for her when she needed them most. “I’ve never met so many wonderful people in my whole entire life,” Howe-Sweeting ...

New York’s population could decline by more than 2 million people over the next 25 years as fewer people are born in the state and more people move out, according to a new report. The study by Cornell University’s Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy’s Program on Applied Demographics ...

America’s shopping evolution began with bustling downtowns in the 1940s and ‘50s where residents would congregate — especially on weekends during the holiday season — to celebrate the season while Christmas shopping. Those fond days spark memories of longtime residents from Dunkirk to ...