Assemblyman Andy Goodell is reminding all residents that the deadline to re-register for Basic STAR Program exemptions is December 31. In the coming weeks, homeowners will be receiving a letter instructing them to reapply for the Basic STAR program … [Read more...]
Latest News from Jamestown NY
The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.
MORNING NEWS: Edwards Announces Committee to Help Select VSA Director
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards announced today that a bi-partisan committee has been established to review qualified applications for the Veterans Services Agency Director position. Serving on the four-member committee are … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Congressman Reed Explains Late Tax Payment, Calls Report ‘Character Assassination Politics’
Chautauqua County’s representative in congress says he’s paid all of his overdue property taxes with interest penalties, adding that a story about his overdue taxes is part of a smear campaign building up to the 2014 election. On Monday, Congressman … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Announces Legislation to Get More Welfare Recipients Back to Work
Congressman Tom Reed on Monday announced a new piece of legislation he says will hold states more accountable in their effort to get residents off welfare and back to work. The Corning Republican is touting the Promoting Assistance with Transitional … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Cuomo Announces New Program to Assist Farmers
ALBANY - New York State wants to provide more aid to local farmers in an effort to reduce energy costs and improve operations. On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a variety of measures to support farmers across that he says continue the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown School Teacher Attends National Teachers Academy
JAMESTOWN - Ring Elementary School third grade teacher, Kim Austin, recently returned from the Mickelson Exxon-Mobil Teachers Academy in Jersey City. Austin was chosen, from a highly selective process, to attend the all-expenses paid Academy along … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Deadline Passes for Public Comment on NRG Re-Power Proposal
ALBANY - The deadline has arrived in the effort to receive public comment on plans that could decide the future of the NRG power plant in Dunkirk. Friday was the final day for the state Public Service Commission to receive public input on two … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Emergency Crews Rescue Teens Locked Inside Vault
FALCONER - Four teens were not seriously hurt after they locked themselves in a vault late last week. Ellicott Police were called to a home at 19 N. Work St. just after 1 a.m. Friday for a report of subjects being locked inside of a vault. The … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Edwards Announces New Buyer for the County Home
MAYVILLE - A Buffalo based business specializing in the operation of nursing homes has put in an offer to purchase the Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk. On Wednesday, Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards announced that Richard Platschek is … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: March 2014 Trial Date Set for all Four Suspects in Carroll Double Homicide Case
MAYVILLE - In an update from a story reported yesterday, the trials for all four of the suspects allegedly connected to the Town of Carroll double homicide in April will take place in March. According to the Post-Journal, in addition to the case of … [Read more...]
