FREDONIA - A Fredonia State science professor is once again receiving national and international attention for research she’s done on the impact plastic has on the environment. Dr. Sherri Mason, a professor of chemistry and chair of the Department … [Read more...]
Latest News from Jamestown NY
The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.
Jadlowski Re-Indicted on Charges Related to Hunting Incident that Claimed Life of Sherman Woman
SHERMAN - The Sherman man accused of fatally shooting his neighbor during a hunting incident last November has been re-indicted. According to a joint-media release sent out late Monday morning by the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office, … [Read more...]
CARTS Seeks New Location for Downtown Jamestown Terminal
JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County’s public transportation buses are searching for a new terminal location in downtown Jamestown. On Thursday, March 15, representatives with the Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System (CARTS) met with the city’s … [Read more...]
Group Will Call on City Council to Allocate Portion of Drug Asset Forfeitures Toward Rehab Programs
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be holding its monthly voting session Monday at City Hall, with several items and resolutions on the agenda. The council will act on a resolution accepting the contractor for the W. Fourth St. … [Read more...]
Rabb Named Executive Director of New York Municipal Clerks Institute
JAMESTOWN - The Rockefeller Institute of Government has named former Jamestown City Council president and current city planning commission chair and Board of Public Utilities Chair Greg Rabb as the new executive director for the New York Municipal … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Ranks Among the Unhealthiest in New York State
MAYVILLE - Residents in Chautauqua County continue to be less healthy than others living across New York State. Last Friday the results of the 2018 health rankings for all counties in the United States were released, using information compiled by … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Superintendent Reaches Out to Community Stakeholders to Help Address Challenges
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown School Superintendent Bret Apthorpe is calling on community partners to help improve the performance – and lives – of the city’s public school students. On Thursday afternoon Apthorpe delivered a presentation at the Robert H. … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board Receives Presentation on 2018-19 Budget; Tax Hike Unlikely
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown school officials began the 2018-19 budget process Tuesday night during the school board’s monthly meeting. Jamestown Finance Director Vern Connors walked the school board through some of the known factors of next year’s … [Read more...]
Chapman Waives Detention Hearing in Federal Court, Will Remain in Custody
BUFFALO - A Jamestown man accused of attempting to coerce minors into prostitution and sexual activities waived a hearing for detention earlier this week in U.S. District Court in Buffalo. The Post-Journal is reporting that 37 year-old James … [Read more...]
Percoco Found Guilty on Three of Six Counts in Corruption Trial
NEW YORK - Joseph Percoco, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo whom he described as “my father’s third son”—was found guilty on three of six felony counts in a corruption trial that lasted eight weeks. Percoco, 48, who served as Cuomo’s former … [Read more...]
