JAMESTOWN - Due to Centers for Disease Control recommendations and New York State bans on gatherings of 50 or more people to limit the spread of the novel Coronavirus, Reg Lenna Center for The Arts is cancelling all live events and movies scheduled … [Read more...]
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Chautauqua County Monday Coronavirus Update: 0 Confirmed Cases, 4 in Precautionary Quarantine
MEDIA RELEASE - MONDAY, MARCH 16 at 1:07 PM MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County COVID-19 Response team is meeting daily to evaluate and respond to the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation. This team is made up of local Public Health and Emergency … [Read more...]
Governors of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey Call for Mandatory Closures of Public Gathering Places
Restaurants will be closed for dine-in services but can provide take out and delivery ALBANY - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced Monday morning a regional approach to … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Sundquist to Declare a State of Emergency in Jamestown, Apthorpe Lays out Action Plan for Students
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Eddie Sundquist will declare a State of Emergency in the City of Jamestown effective Tuesday, March 17 in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. "I wan't to be very clear. This is not because of any reported cases but … [Read more...]
National Comedy Center and Lucy Desi Museum to Close Temporarily Until Further Notice
JAMESTOWN -The National Comedy Center announced Sunday that it is closing the Comedy Center and the Lucy Desi Museum temporarily, effective immediately until further notice, as a precautionary measure. The National Comedy Center stated its highest … [Read more...]
CCIDA Postpones March 18 Business-to-Business Networking Event
CELORON - Deputy County Executive for Economic Development and Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Mark Geise released the following statement Monday morning in response to the Coronavirus outbreak: As we are all well aware, the world is … [Read more...]
Jamestown Schools Cancels Classes Starting Monday, March 16
JAMESTOWN - All classes have been cancelled for Jamestown Public School students beginning Monday, March 16. At this time, classes are not expected to resume until Monday, April 20. School officials said in a media release that while there are not … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Executive Declares a State of Emergency Due to Novel Coronavirus
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel declared a State of Emergency at 5 p.m. on Sunday due to the novel Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19). The local state of emergency will remain in effect for a period not to exceed thirty days or until … [Read more...]
Young Indictment Dismissed by State Appellate Division
ROCHESTER - A Jamestown man who was arrested on multiple arson charges in March 2017 is now free after the State Appellate Division in Rochester Dismissed the initial indictment against him. According to The Post-Journal, the dismissal of the … [Read more...]
No New Quarantines Reported in Chautauqua County, Health Department Offers Tips for Residents
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County health officials say that as of Thursday afternoon there have been 0 cases of the novel coronavirus (also known as COVID-19). In addition, two people remain in precautionary quarantine, no one is in mandatory quarantine, … [Read more...]
