The Jamestown School Board approved the 2022-23 School District Budget at its meeting Tuesday night. The $93,893,354 budget, which has no tax levy increase, now goes before voters for approval at the polls on Tuesday, May 17. Superintendent Dr. … [Read more...]
Planning Commission Approves Site Plans for West Third Street Redesign
The Jamestown Planning Commission unanimously approved the site plans for the West Third Street Redesign. Planning Commission member and Jamestown Director of Public Works Jeff Lehman said the $500,000 project is set to begin in May and continue … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Receives $51,000 Capacity Grant
The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy will receive a $51,000 capacity grant from the State Department of Environmental Conservation. The grant is part of $3.375 million in Conservation Partnership Program Grants which represents record funding for … [Read more...]
Live Poultry Shows, Exhibitions Banned to Help Stop Spread of Avian Bird Flu
The State Department of Agriculture and Markets has banned all live poultry shows and exhibitions to try to stop the spread of Avian Bird flu. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, a highly contagious, fatal, flu-like disease of poultry, has been … [Read more...]
JCC Holds Annual Earthfest April 20
Jamestown Community College is holding its annual Earthfest 2022 Wednesday, April 20. The event takes place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with this year's theme "Protect Our Pollinators." Activities on campus will include music, educational … [Read more...]
County Legislators Hear Proposals on Suspending Gas Sales Tax
County legislators heard initial proposals for how they could give consumers a break on gasoline sales tax. County Attorney Stephen Abdella and County Finance Director Kitty Crow presented to the Administrative Services Committee on the … [Read more...]
Rep. Tom Reed Concerned with Ukraine’s Ability to Farm; Access to Gas and Oil
Congressman Tom Reed expressed concerns over whether Ukraine, the European Union's "bread basket," will be able to farm this season and how long their access to gas and oil will hold out. Reed, speaking in his weekly media call, said he had … [Read more...]
Reuters: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Case On the Limit to State and Local Tax Deductions
Reuters reports the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by four states, including New York, to hear a case on the limit to state and local tax deductions. The justices turned away an appeal by New York, Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Institution, YWCA Jamestown Partner on “Chautauqua County Book Read”
The YWCA of Jamestown and Chautauqua Institution are partnering on the inaugural "Chautauqua County Book Read." The book "Caste: The Origins of our Discontent" by Isabel Wilkerson has been chosen for the community read. Chautauqua Institution's … [Read more...]
‘Take Me Out to The Ball Game’s Feminist Origins’ Discussion at Robert H. Jackson Center Tuesday Night
The Final 2022 Turner Series program called "'Take Me Out To The Ball Game’s' Feminist Origins" will take place at the Robert H. Jackson Center tonight. St. Bonaventure University former Interim President and current Jefferson Educational Society … [Read more...]
