MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan encourages the public to use safety while viewing the total solar eclipse that will cross the United States on August 21, 2017. The last time the contiguous U.S. saw a total eclipse was in … [Read more...]
Latest News from Jamestown NY
The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.
State Gives Approval for Local Property Tax Abatement Program to Help Address Abandoned, Condemned Properties
JAMESTOWN - Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed off on a new housing program that would address abandoned and vacant homes and properties in Jamestown. Earlier this summer the state legislature approved a resolution allowing the city to launch the … [Read more...]
City Officials Announce Upcoming Closure of North Main Street
JAMESTOWN - City officials are notifying the public of an upcoming street closure in downtown Jamestown. According to Jamestown public works director Jeff Lehman, a portion of N. Main St. from 2nd Street to 3rd Street will be closed starting … [Read more...]
Teresi Searching for New City Clerk After Olson Announces Retirement
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi is announcing the retirement of long time Director of Financial Services/City Clerk, James "Jim" Olson. According to a media release sent out from the mayor's office on Tuesday, Olson is taking a position with a local … [Read more...]
Regional Economic Development Official to Meet, Tour Jamestown Next Week
JAMESTOWN - Officials with the New York State Western New York Regional Economic Development Council will be coming to Jamestown next week to get a first-hand look at how the state’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) investment … [Read more...]
City Man Charged for Selling $10,000 Worth of Untaxed Cigarettes
JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man has been arrested for allegedly selling a large number of untaxed tobacco products from his Crescent Street business. The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance says 55 year-old Jack Kincaid was arrested last … [Read more...]
Armed Warren County Man Fatally Shot by Police After Failing to Obey Commands
WARREN, PA - A Warren County man is dead after being shot by a Warren Police Officer Friday night. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the police officer with the city's police department shot 54-year-old Joseph Miller of Clarendon, Pa., … [Read more...]
Fire Damages Barrett Avenue Home
JAMESTOWN - Officials with the Jamestown Fire Department are continuing to investigate a structure fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in Jamestown. According to the Post-Journal, Firefighters were called to 191 Barrett Avenue and encountered … [Read more...]
Bicyclist Struck by Police Patrol Car Over Weekend
JAMESTOWN - A bicyclist was sent to the hospital late Saturday night after being struck by a Jamestown Police Department patrol car in downtown Jamestown. The Post-Journal is reporting the incident took place just before midnight Saturday at the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Crime Rate 34 Percent Higher than State Average
Chautauqua County's crime rate in 2016 was 34 percent higher than the statewide average, and ranked 7th highest (out of 62 counties) in New York State. The county crime rates were calculated using county population estimates collected by the U.S. … [Read more...]
