JAMESTOWN - A city resident took Jamestown officials to task earlier this week for not following the rules of the city charter when it comes to dealing with the city budget. READ THE JAMESTOWN CITY CHARTER During Monday Night’s Jamestown City … [Read more...]
Local Election Sees Voter Turnout 38 Percent in Chautauqua County
MAYVILLE - For the 2017 General Election being a non-federal election year, voter turnout was still higher than usual for Chautauqua County. According to numbers from the Chautauqua County Board of Elections, more than 26,000 of the county’s … [Read more...]
County Election Officials Declare Jamestown At Large Race ‘Too Close to Call’, Though Unlikely Results will Change
MAYVILLE - In a reversal of what was reported on Election Night, the Chautauqua County Board of Elections has declared the Jamestown City Council At Large race, along with three other races, too close to call. "As the dust from election night … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Borrello Wins County Executive Race, Barmore Elected to Second Term as County Clerk
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE MAYVILLE - George Borrello will be Chautauqua County’s next County Executive. The town of Hanover Republican and current member of the Chautauqua County Legislature defeated Mike Ferguson (D-Fredonia) by 63-37 on … [Read more...]
Weinert, Liuzzo Elected to Jamestown City Council; Ecklund, Dolce, Carrubba Win Reelection
JAMESTOWN - There will be two new members on the Jamestown City Council. In the city council at large race, the candidates who received the three highest vote totals were incumbent Kim Ecklund (R), followed by newcomers Vanessa Weinert (D) and … [Read more...]
Victory for all Incumbents Running for Reelection on Chautauqua County Legislature
MAYVILLE - All 17 incumbents in the contested races for Chautauqua County Legislature won on election night. That was due, in part, to 10 of the 19 legislature races featuring unopposed incumbents. Of the remaining 9 contested races, seven featured … [Read more...]
Two Pounds of Meth Discovered During City Traffic Stop
JAMESTOWN - A traffic stop in Jamestown Monday turned up two pounds of methamphetamine. Jamestown Police say 22 year-old Zackiel Fields and 26 year-old Ernest Cauley were stopped Monday afternoon following an investigation into the sale and … [Read more...]
Constitutional Convention Proposition Overwhelming Defeated
ALBANY – New York voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a constitutional convention, By a 3 to 1 margin, voters opposed the opportunity to open the state’s highest governing document to its first large-scale rewrite since 1938. The defeat … [Read more...]
State Accepting Applications for HEAP Funding Starting Nov. 13
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that applications for home heating assistance will be accepted beginning Monday, November 13 throughout New York State. The Home Energy Assistance Program is making $327 million in federal funding available … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Institution Launches Winter Village at Chautauqua
Regional Community Invited to Five-weekend Series of Holiday Events Beginning Nov. 24 CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution today announced the Winter Village at Chautauqua, set to launch Nov. 24 and running on weekends through New Year’s Eve. … [Read more...]
