JAMESTOWN - A group of current and retired city workers were at Jamestown City Hall Monday night to picket and call attention to their opposition to the mayor's proposal to change the healthcare plan for retirees. The protest took place as the … [Read more...]
City Council Hearing Violates State Open Meeting Law, Rules Prohibiting Public Attendance
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council held its public hearing on the 2021 city budget Monday night, but it was in apparent violation of the New York State Open Meetings Law due to the live stream not being made available to the public as the meeting … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council Approves Mobile Food Vendor Pilot Program
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has voted to give food trucks and other mobile food vendors more flexibility in operating within the city, but the vote wasn't unanimous. The council held its monthly voting session Monday night video video … [Read more...]
Local Officials Voice Frustration Over Governor’s Reopening Plan
Local officials from across Upstate New York - including here in Jamestown - are raising questions and voicing concerns about the details of the COVID-19 reopening plan Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday. County leaders say they are unsure … [Read more...]
Dolce Will be Next Jamestown City Council President
JAMESTOWN - Long-time Jamestown city councilman Tony Dolce (R-Ward 2) will be the next president of the Jamestown City Council. On Monday afternoon Jamestown Republican Committee chairman and fellow city councilman Brent Sheldon (R-Ward 1) … [Read more...]
Mayor-elect Sundquist Was Reluctant to Pursue Annexation During Campaign
JAMESTOWN - The mayor-elect of Jamestown has gone on record saying the annexation of a piece city-owned property in the Town of Ellicott is not something he would immediately pursue if serving as mayor, saying he doesn't believe it would foster good … [Read more...]
Republicans Secure Majority on Jamestown City Council, Dolce Will Likely be Named Council President in January
JAMESTOWN - For the first time in a dozen years the Jamestown City Council will be controlled by the Republican Party. On Monday, the Chautauqua County Board of Elections counted absentee and affidavit ballots for several close races from the Nov. … [Read more...]
Sundquist Wins Mayoral Race, Control of City Council to be Determined After Ward 1 Absentee Ballot Count
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown's next mayor will be Democrat and local attorney Eddie Sundquist. Sundquist was announced the winner of the 2019 mayoral election Tuesday night, defeating both Republican and Chautauqua County legislator David Wilfong and … [Read more...]
Senate, Mayoral Race Highlight Election Day 2019
JAMESTOWN - It's election day in Jamestown, Chautauqua County and across New York State. Locally there are plenty of contested races on the ballot that will likely result in a better-than-average voters turnout for a local election … [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...]
