ALBANY - The Chautauqua County Board of Elections will likely get a boost in state aid to help cover the cost of electronic poll books and early voting. The money would come from $24.7 million that was recently allocated by the state Legislature … [Read more...]
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The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.
Only Seven of the 19 Chautauqua County Legislature District Will be Contested in 2019 Election
MAYVILLE - It appears there will be just seven contested races for this year's Chautauqua County Legislature elections. Candidate petitions were submitted to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections last week and of the 19 seats that will be up … [Read more...]
National Comedy Center Adds Second John Mulaney Show
JAMESTOWN - The National Comedy Center has added a second show for John Mulaney after his initial show – as well as Sebastian Maniscalco’s first show – broke all festival records by selling out in the first day on sale to the public for the 2019 … [Read more...]
City Ready to Start Enforcing Landlord Registry Program
JAMESTOWN - City officials will be ramping up the effort to get city landlords to fall into compliance with the Jamestown Residential Rental Property Registry program. On Monday night Mayor Sam Teresi and Development Director Vince DeJoy went … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Lake Partnership Raises Concerns Over Recent Lake Management Consensus Agreement
BEMUS POINT - The organization that's been the driving force behind herbicide use on Chautauqua Lake says it has concerns regarding the recent Chautauqua Lake Management Consensus Strategy Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that was put forward last month … [Read more...]
Friendly’s Restaurant in Jamestown Closes its Doors
UPDATED TUESDAY, APRIL 9 JAMESTOWN - The Friendly’s restaurant chain has all but vanished from Western New York, following a wave of abrupt closings. The Massachusetts-based chain shut four restaurants in Erie and Chautauqua County - including … [Read more...]
Fredonia Officer Cleared in Investigation Involving Fatal Shooting
FREDONIA - The Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office says the Fredonia police officer who shot an killed a man last December will not face any charges or disciplinary action. District Attorney Patrick Swanson held a press conference in … [Read more...]
17 Candidates Submit Petitions for Jamestown City Council, Three for Mayor
JAMESTOWN - The deadline has arrived and election petitions have been submitted to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections with a total of 17 individuals running for Jamestown City Council in addition to the three who've announced their intention to … [Read more...]
Current County Legislator, Former Chairman Passes Away
FINDLEY LAKE - A member of the Chautauqua County Legislature and former Chairman has passed away. Findley Lake resident David Himelein (R-District 18) died on Friday due to health issues. Himelein joined the legislature via appointment to the … [Read more...]
Name of Victim in Fatal Pomfret Crash Released by Sheriff’s Office
POMFRET - Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies have released the name of the victim of Thursday night's fatal one-car crash in the Town of Pomfret. Deputies say 28-year-old Philip Cunningham of Fredonia was the driver of the vehicle that crashed … [Read more...]
