JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Land Bank Corporation held its first organizational meeting on Wednesday. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting the land bank board members met in the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency building in … [Read more...]
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Governor Cuomo to Restart Regulatory Process for Fracking
JAMESTOWN - A few months after Gov. Andrew Cuomo was poised to approve hydraulic fracturing in several struggling New York counties, his administration is reversing course and starting the regulatory process over, garnering praise from environmental … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Teresi Releases 2013 Executive Budget Proposal
JAMESTOWN - Putting together his 2013 executive budget proposal has been an especially troubling and trying process. That’s according to Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, who released his 2013 budget proposal yesterday afternoon in city hall with members … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Chautauqua Nominated for “Prettiest Painted Places in America”
CHAUTAUQUA - The search for the “Prettiest Painted Places in America” is narrowing, with Chautauqua Institution chosen as one of 10 finalists from the U.S. Northeast named by the Paint Quality Institute, an informational entity whose mission is to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Mayor to Present 2013 Budget Tuesday Afternoon
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi will release his 2013 budget proposal this afternoon in city hall. During last week’s city council work session, the mayor gave an update on his proposed spending plan, saying there are once again several uncontrolled … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Fire Destroys Home in Chautauqua Institution
JAMESTOWN - A home at the Chautauqua Institution has been destroyed by fire. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting this morning that several area fire departments were called to the grounds of Chautauqua yesterday morning shortly before 9:30 a.m. … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: NYSUT Endorses Mueller for 150th Assembly District
JAMESTOWN - The man challenging Republican Andy Goodell for the county’s state assembly seat has received the endorsement of the New York State United Teachers Union. Dr. Rudy Mueller announced the backing of the state’s largest teachers union in a … [Read more...]
Morning News: Federal Courthouse Officially Named for Justice Robert H. Jackson
WASHINGTON - A legislative bill naming the new federal courthouse in Buffalo after Robert H. Jackson was signed Friday by President Barrack Obama, less than two weeks after it passed in the Senate. First introduced by Congressman Brian Higgins last … [Read more...]
Morning News: Train Station Grand Opening Rescheduled for Oct. 26
JAMESTOWN - Due to changes in some schedules, the Downtown Jamestown Development Corporation is changing the date of the ribbon cutting and grand opening for the Erie-Lackawanna Train Station. The rescheduled date will be Oct. 26. The time will … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Final Roller Derby Bout of 2012 Season is Saturday
JAMESTOWN - The final Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby event of the 2012 season will be taking place Saturday night in Jamestown. Chautauqua County’s own Babes of Wrath will host GIRLS’ NIGHT B’OUT at the Allen Park Ice Rink. The team will be taking … [Read more...]
