JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be holding its monthly voting session tonight in City Hall. Among the items being considered is the approval of a $200,000, 10-year loan from the Jamestown Local Development Corporation for the Ed Shults … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
High School Graduations Continue Today
JAMESTOWN - It’s graduation day for thousands of students across New York state along with hundreds of outgoing seniors right here in Jamestown. The Jamestown High School Graduation Ceremony will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in the Chautauqua … [Read more...]
Prendergast Library Board Approves Preliminary Plans for $1.2 million Renovation Project
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library board of trustees has given preliminary approval for the renovation of the children’s library room along with the addition of upgraded restroom facilities. The board gave its approval Thursday afternoon after … [Read more...]
270 Residents, Patrons Urge Library to Install Workplace Anti-Bullying Policy
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library board of trustees heard from a local resident during monthly meeting on Thursday, urging the library to establish an anti-bullying in the workplace policy. Jamestown resident and former library employee Pat … [Read more...]
Fifth Suspect in April Wilson Farms Robbery Charged
JAMESTOWN - A Chautauqua County grand jury has handed up an indictment for an Ithaca man allegedly involved with the hold up of the Hazetline Avenue Wilson Farms store in April. The Jamestown Post-Journal says that 28 year old Murray Hall III faces a … [Read more...]
Recent SUNY Fredonia Graduate Drowns in Lake Erie
DUNKIRK - A 22-year-old recent graduate of SUNY Fredonia who had roots in Brooklyn lost his life Thursday afternoon following an incident at the Cedar Beach Lighthouse in Dunkirk. According to the Dunkirk Police Department, at 4:30 p.m. a witness … [Read more...]
Bemus Point – Stow Ferry to Return to Operation Next Week
STOW - The Bemus Point-Stow Ferry will not be able to operate again this weekend, but should cross Chautauqua Lake again sometime next week. John Cheney, director of vessels for the Sea Lion Project Ltd., which operates the ferry, told the Jamestown … [Read more...]
Legislature Committee Cuts Funding for Chautauqua Lake Investment Act
MAYVILLE - Things got heated during a Chautauqua County Legislature committee meeting yesterday in Mayville, but it had nothing to do with the hot temperatures outside. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting today that a resolution to provide … [Read more...]
Local High School Graduations Begin Tonight
JAMESTOWN - The local high school graduation season begins tonight with two school districts holding ceremonies in the area. Falconer Central School will hold graduation at 7 p.m. at the Reg Lenna Civic Center in Jamestown. Chautauqua Lake Central … [Read more...]
NY Judge Says Authorities Can Not Confiscate Untaxed, Native-Made Cigerettes Bound for Another State
ALBANY — A judge in upstate New York has ordered State Police must give back a truckload of untaxed, native-made cigarettes. The decision deals a blow to officials pushing a state policy requiring tax stamps on tobacco products. In a ruling that … [Read more...]