3+ hour, 11+ min ago  (725+ words) Starting today, one of the simplest fundraisers across the region makes it easy for anyone to participate. Two dollars buys a cookie with a smile at Tim Hortons locations across the region all week long. All proceeds from Smile Cookie…...

2+ day, 44+ min ago  (177+ words) Some state legislative Democrats are proposing extending Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposing a pied-a-terre tax on second homes in New York City. Hochul's proposal would apply to properties that sell for more than $5 million that are not rented out full-time or…...

2+ day, 39+ min ago  (197+ words) More than 160 hospital workers at Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc. in the Southern Tier are celebrating a one-year contract extension today. Their last union contract was set to expire on April 30. Union workers are represented by 1199 Service Employees International Union United…...

3+ day, 5+ min ago  (60+ words) With efforts as far back as 2021 pushing for the creation of a rural suicide prevention council, bi-partisan support seems to be growing throughout the state. Though local political figures like Senator George Borello, R-Sunset Bay, and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (293+ words) U. S. Rep. Nick Langworthy wants a New York state crackdown on commercial driving licenses given to illegal immigrants. Langworthy convened a Zoom press conference to declare he has sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul asking for a change. "Hochul has…...

4+ day, 42+ min ago  (569+ words) A $70 million development at a former golf course in the town of Chautauqua can still move forward after the town's Zoning Board of Appeals rejected a request to reconsider a previous decision that helped the project get approval. On Tuesday,…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (21+ words) observertoday. com Memorial Day Parade Fire Trucks Wind Ensemble performance features student composition Weekend fatality under investigation...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (204+ words) Dunkirk is getting ready for two big annual warm-season events, with a call put out for Memorial Day Parade participants and a Music on the Pier announcement expected next. The parade is set for Monday, May 25 at 11 a. m. , according to the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (232+ words) Sara Baker Michalak, Dave Bird and Mayor Michael Ferguson with Janet Mandel's artwork, called "Foxes." Artscape Fredonia is a new public art program bringing vibrant banners to the streets surrounding Barker Common. Featuring the work of 25 regional artists, the project…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (139+ words) CHAUTAUQUA " The Chautauqua Institution has named Mark Coolidge Johnson as the institution's 19th president. A Senior Foreign Service Officer, attorney and third-generation Chautauquan, Johnson brings more than 30 years of diplomatic service and large-scale operational leadership to the institution. Johnson currently serves…...