JAMESTOWN - Alumni and current artists from Jamestown High School were recently chosen to showcase their artwork at the Alley Art Gallery in the Wintergarden Plaza. Thanks to a coordinated effort between the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and … [Read more...]
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Third Suspect in Carroll Double Homicide Reaches Plea Deal with DA’s Office
MAYVILLE - A third suspect in the 2013 Carroll Double Homicide Case has reached a plea agreement with the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting Wednesday that Joshua McCormick recently pleaded guilty … [Read more...]
Robertson Criticizes Reed for Refusing to do a Televised Debate in WNY
ITHACA - Martha Robertson (D-Ithaca), who's challenging Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) for the state’s 23rd Congressional District, is criticizing her opponent this week for failing to agree to more debates. On Tuesday Robertson issued a … [Read more...]
County Office for the Aging Announces Information Seminars for Medicare Open Enrollment
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Office for the Aging will be hosting a series of county-wide Health Insurance public forums to provide information to seniors, veterans, and caregivers as they prepare for Medicare Open Enrollment, which runs from … [Read more...]
Final Preperations Underway for 2014 Lucy Town Half Marathon
JAMESTOWN - There’s less than two weeks remaining for the second annual Lucy Town Half Marathon and 5K, set to take place during Columbus Day weekend in Jamestown. The Lucy Desi Museum & Center for Comedy, Chautauqua Striders, and the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Designated as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
WASHINGTON - The recent increase in heroin use and other drug trafficking in the area has resulted in the federal government designating Chautauqua County as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). According to Sen. Charles schumer, the … [Read more...]
Monofrax Employees Go on Strike
FALCONER - More than 130 employees of RHI Monofrax in Falconer have gone on strike, after refusing to accept terms of a new contract with company leadership. On Sunday, organized employees rejected the company's latest offer and with the previous … [Read more...]
Resident Voices Concern Over BPU Recycling Credit Program
JAMESTOWN - A city resident says the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities' recently introduced Residential Recycling Credit Program is flawed and as a result could open the city up to ta class action lawsuit. Jamestown resident Guinn Anderson spoke … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Threatens to Halt NRG Conversion Effort in Dunkirk
ALBANY - A lawsuit has been filed in State court to stop the conversion effort of the NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk. According the Buffalo News, the Sierra Club and a community group known as Ratepayer and Community Intervenors filed a lawsuit Friday … [Read more...]
Crime in New York Sees Significant Drop Over Past Two Decades
ALBANY - The overall crime rate across New York State has seen a steep drop during the past two decades. That’s according to research from The PEW Charitable Trusts, which found that the crime rate in New York State has declined by 54 percent … [Read more...]
