JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County Legislator and minority leader Lori Cornell of Jamestown has endorsed congressional candidate Nate Shinagawa (D - Ithaca) in his bid for Congress in New York's new 23rd Congressional District. Shinagawa is a hospital … [Read more...]
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Local Utility Crews Keep Busy with Water Main Break, Power Outages
Yesterday’s water main break and disruption in near Persell Middle School is being attributed to water line flushing. That’s according to today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, which says the break occurred on the corner of Baker Street and Hazeltine Avenue … [Read more...]
State’s Highest Court Upholds Creation of 63rd Senate District
ALBANY - The New York State Court of Appeals has upheld the Republican-backed addition of a 63rd seat to the state Senate leaving Senate Democrats — who opposed the plan because they believe Republican's Senate-size calculations were unconstitutional … [Read more...]
JCC Professor Takes Part in U.S.-Turkey Education Project
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Community College associate Political Science Professor Gregory Rabb was part of a “Turkish and U.S. Educators Talk” delegation to Turkey recently. A team of 24 global educators and instructional technology experts from the … [Read more...]
Water Main Break on Baker St. Causes Service Disruption
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is reporting a large water main break in the vicinity of Percell School this morning. The school has water but the following locations do not have water while repairs are under way: Baker Street … [Read more...]
Obama Visits Albany, Delivers Campaign Speech
ALBANY - President Barack Obama was in Albany yesterday giving praise to New York State for its economic turnaround. In his third trip to the Capital Region, the President toured the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Nanotech Complex at … [Read more...]
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting today that local state Assemblyman Andrew Goodell is in hot water with the Jamestown branch of American Association of University Women for recent votes he cast in Albany. The report says local … [Read more...]
Prendergast Board, Staff to Attend Workshop on Open Meeting, FOI Laws
JAMESTOWN - Members of the James Prendergast Library Board of Trustees, along with some staff members, will be meeting tonight for a refresher course on open meetings law. Starting at 7 p.m., Robert Freeman – who serves as the executive director of … [Read more...]
School Bus Collides with Vehicle on Route 60
GERRY - More than 20 students from Dunkirk High School had a close call Monday afternoon after the bus they were riding in was involved in an accident on Route 60 in the town of Gerry. According to New York State Police, the accident took place … [Read more...]
Report Says County Home Could Run Out of Money by 2013
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Home will deplete its fund balance and run out of cash by the end of 2013 without financial assistance. That’s according to a report in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal and based on projections released by the Dunkirk … [Read more...]
