JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council appears to have violated New York State Open Meetings Law this week when one of its committees met without providing public notice of the meeting, nor allowing it to be open to the public. On Monday night, … [Read more...]
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Active Cases Count for Chautauqua County Sees Little Change
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Health Officials said there were 48 new cases of COVID-19 reported for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 5, 6 and 7. The latest numbers for the past three days also indicates there were 127 active cases of COVID-19 as … [Read more...]
Former Downtown Key Bank Building Back on the Market, Could Still Qualify for $1 Million in State Funding
EDITORS NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect additional comments provided by building owner Arnold Duke. JAMESTOWN - A piece of Jamestown property that was selected to receive $1 million in state funding to help revitalize the downtown is … [Read more...]
Cuomo Addresses Sexual Harassment Allegations, Says He Wont Resign
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo has made his first public comments involving the allegations of sexual harassment from three different women in less than a week. In his press conference Wednesday afternoon, Cuomo apologized to the women he … [Read more...]
Borrello Says Executive Powers for Cuomo May Stay in Place
ALBANY - State Sen. George Borrello is voicing his frustration over Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his colleagues in the New York State Legislature. Borrello said Democratic Leadership has essentially chosen to extend the governor's COVID-19 executive … [Read more...]
COVID Cases Remain Level in Chautauqua County
MAYVILLE - The number of active COVID-19 cases in Chautauqua County remains at 116. That's according to the county health department COVID-19 dashboard, which reported 19 new cases and no new deaths for Tuesday. The 116 known active cases is the … [Read more...]
State Lawmakes will Vote to End Cuomo’s Executive Powers
ALBANY - Democrats in the state Assembly and Senate have finalized a deal to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of his coronavirus emergency powers. The state legislature first delegated the emergency powers to the governor in March 2020 during the start of … [Read more...]
Police Agencies Enter Final Stage of Completing Mandated Reform Plans
JAMESTOWN - Local police agencies have finalized their draft plans for the New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative initiative. The plans are the result of a mandate issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last summer in the wake of the … [Read more...]
Health Department Reports 13 New COVID-19 Cases for Thursday, Feb. 25
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Health Department will be releasing its latest COVID-19 numbers later Monday. The new report will include data from the previous three days. Meanwhile, on Friday the health department reported 13 new cases of COVID … [Read more...]
City Police Investigate Shooting Death, Seek Help from Public
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police are continuing their investigation into a homicide that occurred early Friday morning. Police identified the victim of the shooting as 43-year-old Angel Oriz Rodriguez, who was found in a yard at 38 Peach Street … [Read more...]
