ASHVILLE - An Afghanistan War veteran and his family are seeing their home in Ashville get a complete makeover as part of the nationally televised reality TV program Military Makeover with Montel. The show, which airs on Lifetime TV, will feature … [Read more...]
Latest News from Jamestown NY
The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.
JLDC Approves Funding for Five Upcoming Summer Events
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Local Development Corporation has approved funding for several downtown events slated for later this year. The JLDC met Wednesday afternoon to review funding applications for five different events for downtown, which … [Read more...]
Chamber Celebrates Small Business Week, Running Now Through Saturday
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Development Center, and Workforce Readiness at Jamestown Community College launched Small Business Week with an open house on Monday, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Chamber … [Read more...]
State Legislature Approves Former Sen. Young’s School Bus Camera Safety Act
ALBANY - Lawmakers in Albany on Tuesday said they’ve reached a deal that would allow school bus cameras to record motorists who don’t stop when students are getting on or off their buses. Under the plan, school districts could opt to install the … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Market Manager Asks for City’s Help in Notifying Motorists of No Parking Rule
JAMESTOWN - Organizers with the Jamestown Public Market are hoping motorists who park in an area of downtown Jamestown will be more cooperative this year once the market opens in June. On Monday night Public Market Manager Linnea Carlson and … [Read more...]
Busti Officials Discuss Weed Management Funding After Recent DEC Permit Notification
AKEWOOD - The Town of Busti will be giving funding to both the Village of Lakewood and the Village of Celoron to help pay for the use of herbicides in areas of Chautauqua Lake. That's according to the Jamestown Post-Journal, which says town … [Read more...]
Sales Tax Revenue for First Quarter of Year Down Slightly from 2018
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council's finance committee Monday night reviewed the first quarter sales tax revenue numbers for 2019. According to city comptroller Joe Bellitto, sales tax revenues from the first quarter this year was down 1.9 … [Read more...]
Child Dies After After Being Run Over by Truck Saturday in Warren County, PA
LIMESTONE, PA - A child in Warren County was killed after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night. Pennsylvania State Police say the 7-year-old - whose name was not released - was run over by a pickup truck around 8 p.m. at Tidioute Scenic … [Read more...]
GPatti Development Files Counter-suit Against Jamestown Brewing Company
BUFFALO - The owner and developer of the former Lillian V Ney Renaissance Center Building in downtown Jamestown has filed a counter-suit against the Jamestown Brewing Company. Recent filings in State Supreme Court in Erie County show that GPatti … [Read more...]
DEC Issues Herbicide Use Permits for Chautauqua Lake
ALBANY - The Post-Journal is reporting the New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced that 245.3 acres of Chautauqua Lake has been permitted for herbicide treatments later this year. All municipalities will now be able to approve … [Read more...]
