JAMESTOWN - City, county and state officials gathered at the Jamestown Riverwalk on Tuesday afternoon to break ground on the next phase of the project. Jamestown mayor Sam Teresi was joined by several city officials, along with Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
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County Legislature to Act on $256 million Budget Wednesday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Legislature will hold its monthly voting session Wednesday, and while the 2016 budget is expected to take center stage, several other items are also on today's agenda. Lawmakers will meet Wednesday night to … [Read more...]
Original ‘Friday the 13th’ to Show at Reg Lenna Wednesday Night
JAMESTOWN - The 1980 slasher film, Friday the 13th, shows Wednesday, October 28 at 7pm at Reg Lenna Center for The Arts. Admission is $5. In Friday the 13th, Camp Crystal Lake has been shuttered for over 20 years due to a young boy drowning and … [Read more...]
Schumer Calls on House to Pass Bill Designed to Fight Heroin Trafficking
BUFFALO - Western New York is still dealing with a major heroin epidemic and its time more is done to eliminate the drug from coming into our communities. That’s according to U.S. senator Charles Schumer, who was in Buffalo on Monday to announce … [Read more...]
Buffalo Man Arrested on Drug Charges
JAMESTOWN - City police have made a second arrest involving the allegedly trafficking and selling of drugs out of an apartment at 15 Stowe St. in the city. Jamestown police captain Robert Samuelson says 21 year-old Laquil Hilson of Buffalo has … [Read more...]
BPU Finalizes Waste Water, District Heating Budgets for 2016
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has approved the budgets for two of its five utility divisions. The BPU has decided not to raise rates on waste water, marking the seventh consecutive year without a rate hike for that … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Continues Budget Review
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council continues to review the 2016 city budget in an effort to identify any possible adjustments that could result in a lower property tax hike. On Monday night the council reviewed the departmental budgets for the … [Read more...]
Fundraising Meeting for Library Scheduled for Tuesday Afternoon
JAMESTOWN - Residents who want to help the Prendergast Library develop a plan to close a six-figure budget gap for 2016 will want to attend a follow-up meeting on Tuesday. A fundraising meeting has been scheduled at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to discuss … [Read more...]
Southern Tier Beer Included in Mets-Royals Wager
JAMESTOWN - There’s some Southern Tier Beer on the line for this year’s World Series. This year’s fall classic will feature the New York Mets of the National League facing the Kansas City Royals of the American League and the governor’s for each … [Read more...]
Teen Mother Charged with Child Endangerment, Drug Possession
JAMESTOWN - A 19 year-old Jamestown mother faces charges child endangerment charges after being arrested for drug possession on Friday. Following an investigation, city police obtained a search warrant for a home at 15 Stowe St. apartment. At … [Read more...]
