JAMESTOWN - In early April, downtown resident and former business owner Gary Templin voiced his concerns to the Jamestown City Council’s Public Safety Committee about what he believes is the city government ignoring and/or violating its own zoning … [Read more...]
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Jackson Center to Host Continuing Legal Education Seminar Focusing on Buffalo Mob
JAMESTOWN - Area residents and attorneys interested in learning more about organized crime in Western New York will want to attend a series of presentations focusing on "The Fall of the Buffalo Mob" - happening Tuesday, May 21 from 8:40 a.m. to 2 … [Read more...]
Eleanor Roosevelt Scholar to Share Connection Between Human Rights and Harry Potter with Local Students
JAMESTOWN - A nationally recognized historian considered the foremost scholar on the political and social work of Eleanor Roosevelt is in Jamestown Thursday and Friday to participate in an event involving the Robert H. Jackson Center and several area … [Read more...]
Herbicide Application on Chautauqua Lake Now Underway
CELORON - The effort to battle weeds in areas of Chautauqua Lake with herbicide is now underway. On Wednesday the firm SOLitude Lake Management began treating DEC-designated areas of the lake with the chemicals Aquathol K and Navigate, which are … [Read more...]
Neighborhood Programs Discussed During Recent Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission Meeting
JAMESTOWN - Representatives from the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation were in city hall Wednesday morning to go over its various neighborhood revitalization and improvement projects with the city's Strategic Planning and Partnership … [Read more...]
Three Local Businesses Charged for Selling Alcohol to Minors
JAMESTOWN - Three businesses in the Jamestown area were busted for selling alcohol to underage individuals as part of a recent joint efforts by state agencies to crack down on underage drinking during the month of April. The New York State Liquor … [Read more...]
CARTS Buses to Offer Transportation Services on Saturdays Starting in June and Continuing Through August
JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County's Public Transportation service will be expanding operations during the summer months in the Jamestown and Dunkirk areas. Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System (CARTS) will be providing Saturday service for City Fixed … [Read more...]
Third Thursday Concert Series Returns Tonight, Features Cold Lazarus and Trip the Deuce
JAMESTOWN - The Third Thursday Concert Series returns to downtown Jamestown at the Winter Garden Plaza on Thursday night, May 16. Now in its eighth year, Third Thursday is series of free downtown concerts, held on the third Thursday of each month … [Read more...]
Reed Highlights Effort to Increase Funding for Federal Diabetes Research and Education Program
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) says a large number of lawmakers in Washington are throwing their support behind an effort to increase funding for an ongoing federal diabetes research and education program. Diabetes has been a … [Read more...]
Assistant Treasurer of County Department Charged for Stealing $4100 in Public Funds
MAYVILLE - The assistant treasurer for the Chautauqua County Water and Soil District pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing $4100 in county funds. The office of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says 48-year-old Debra Kelley of Portland pocketed cash … [Read more...]
