JAMESTOWN - A familiar name in the Jamestown School District has been selected to serve as the 2103 commencement speaker during this Friday’s graduation ceremony. Former superintendent and Jamestown native Raymond Fashano will take the podium on … [Read more...]
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NEWS UPDATE: County Lawmakers to Consider Motion Opposing Early Voting in New York State
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will be holding its monthly committee meetings starting next week,with the Administrative Services Committee having several noteworthy items on its agenda. In addition to resolutions involving the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Nushawn Williams Back in Court
MAYVILLE - The man who was found guilty of infecting several Chautauqua County women with HIV during the 1990s was back in court on Wednesday. Nushawn Williams’ civil confinement trial is now underway and a jury has been selected to determine whether … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown Native Subject of Federal Whistleblower Case
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A Jamestown native is the focus of attention in a whistle-blower case involving food safety that will soon be heard in Federal court. According to the Government Accountability Project, Jamestown native Colin Chase, a former … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Democrats Announce Endorsements for 2013 Election
Dems endorse 8 incumbents, 5 newcomers and 1 Republican for County Legislature MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County’s Democratic Committee has approved its list of preliminary endorsements for the 2013 local elections. Last weekend the party’s nominating … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Second Annual Sauce Off is June 23
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Now and the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation invite you to celebrate the best red sauces in our area at the second annual "Great Jamestown Sauce Off” on Sunday, June 23 from noon to 5 p.m. in the Winter Garden Plaza in Downtown … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Police Arrest Erie Man Following High-Speed Chase
An Erie, Pa., man is in police custody this morning after leading police on a high sped chase Tuesday afternoon through the town North Harmony. New York State police say 31-year-old Willie Brown was finally captured and brought into custody after … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: SUNY Officials Approve Appoitment of New JCC President
Jamestown Community College will soon have a new president in place. The State University of New York board of trustees has approved the appointment of Cory L. Duckworth as the next president of JCC. The appointment follows a recommendation by JCC’s … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Edwards Urges Residents to Push for NRG Power Plant Upgrade
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards is calling on residents to throw their support behind an effort to keep the NRG power plant in Dunkirk in operation. Edwards used his weekly Monday Morning Memo to ask residents and businesses to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Points to Chautauqua Opportunities for Social Service Efficiency
DUNKIRK - Congressman Tom Reed says he wants to move residents away from poverty and toward self-sufficiency. On a recent visit to Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc. in Dunkirk, the Corning Republican expressed his interest in working with community … [Read more...]
