ALBANY - New York state plans to spend nearly $28 million to develop a statewide electronic handgun permit database as part of the NY SAFE Act, the state's new gun control law. According to a report in Today’s Jamestown Post-Journal and a report … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature to Consider Abandoned Vehicle Law Tonight
MAYILLE - Some lawmakers in Mayville want to crackdown on abandoned vehicles and vacant properties in Chautauqua County. When the Chautauqua County Legislature meets tonight in Mayville, it will consider a local law that would give the sheriff’s … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: NRG Plant in Dunkirk to Benefit from State Budget
ALBANY - Language that was added to this year’s pending state budget could help Chautauqua County’s largest taxpayer from closing its doors. Calling it a “major step forward” for NRG power plant in Dunkirk, Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) says the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Hosts Event Aimed at Collaboration Between Manufacturing and Education
WASHINGTON - Congressmen Tom Reed joined one of his colleagues in Washington recently to host a workforce development panel that focuses on the best practices and policies for workforce development in the manufacturing sector. The Corning Republican … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Chamber Meet the Legislature Event is April 19
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce will once again provide its members an opportunity to have a direct conversation with elected officials from each level of government. This year, the chamber’s State Legislative Breakfast will be … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Audubon Announces Johnson Foundation Grant
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Audubon Center and Sanctuary recently received a grant that will go a long way in helping it achieve its mission of Environmental education, especially for children. The Audubon Center recently received a grant from the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Summer Bandshell Series Seeks Sponsors
JAMESTOWN - The City of Jamestown Parks, Recreation & Conservation Department is seeking partners to help support and continue its annual Summer Bandshell Concert Series at the Goranson Bandshell in Allen Park. The Jamestown Municipal Band has … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Senate Begins Approving Budget, Assembly to Wait Until Thursday
ALBANY - State lawmakers arrived in Albany yesterday to begin work on passing a state budget, but one group was conspicuously absent from the capitol. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is not convening the Assembly until Thursday, March 28 – … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Despite Drop, Majority of New Yorkers Still Approve of Cuomo’s Job Performance
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s approval rating continues to slide, but more than twice as many New York voters still approve of the job he’s doing than disapprove, according to a poll released last week. Quinnipiac University found Cuomo with a 55 percent … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown Native Dies in Marine Training Accident
A Jamestown native is one of the seven marines who died during a night training exercise in Nevada last Monday. Lance Corporal Mason Vanderwark was among the Marines who died in the explosion involving a mortar shell late Monday night. Vanderwark … [Read more...]