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In Our Opinion

Group Effort Needed For Bemus Point Businesses Affected By Bridge Project

For the past couple of months, Bemus Point officials have fielded complaints from village businesses that sales are down in part, they say, because travelers are struggling to get into the village with the exit to the village closed as work continues on the Veterans Memorial Bridge over ...

City Should Invest In Gateway Lofts Project

City Council members will have an interesting question before them at this month’s voting session regarding the Gateway Lofts project. Thus far, the supportive housing project - whose price tag has grown to $77 million - has been kept somewhat at arm’s length from City Council members ...

Panama Presents Opportunity To Share Administration

The Panama Central School Board of Education has been meeting over the past week to discuss candidates to serve as the district’s interim superintendent after Aaron Wolfe resigned to take a position in Wellsville. Wolfe had been in Panama since 2022 after the retirement of former Panama ...

Mini Bikes Are Really A State Problem

We can understand the concern and irritation some city residents have regarding mini bikes or e-bikes that sometimes feel like they’ve overtaken city streets. For some people the e-bikes are a vital means of transportation. They’re inexpensive to operate, relatively cheap to purchase ...

Impact Of Uncertainty At Chautauqua Institution Extends Beyond Gates

For many who live and work in Chautauqua County, the Chautauqua Institution might as well be another world. Many county residents are so busy earning a living that the thought of taking a trip to Chautauqua for daytime lectures or exposure to the fine arts is rarely given a second thought. ...

DEC’s Testing Of Mayville Soils Is Needed, Welcomed

Uncertainty over how the state DEC will administer its legislatively required work under the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act can sometimes color area residents’ perception of the DEC. But the agency’s work in Mayville underscores the agency’s importance on less controversial, but no ...