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October approval possible for shopping cart ordinance

A proposed ordinance dealing with abandoned shopping carts in the city came before the Public Safety Committee during their meeting on Monday. Shopping carts and similar conveyances have increasingly been found abandoned in various locations…

State EMS grant program proposed

A pair of state lawmakers want to create a new state-funded grant program for EMS companies. Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, D-Saratoga…

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County may again increase senior property tax exemption

County officials may once again increase the income level to get a real property tax break for low income seniors. For tonight’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, a resolution has been filed to increase the Senior Citizen Homeowners' Partial Real Property Tax Exemption from $32,000 to $33,000. The resolution is sponsored by legislators Marcus Buchanan,…

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FREDONIA — The Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove girls soccer team was five minutes away from…

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City man charged after allegedly hitting man with hammer

A Jamestown man faces second-degree assault charges after allegedly hitting another person in the head with a hammer during an argument. Austin T. Thayer, 29, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree felony assault, third-degree felony criminal possession of a weapon, felony tampering with physical evidence and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance at…

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Democrat’s outside income argument falls flat in rural NY

It’s pretty funny that it’s a Democrat who is now taking aim at repealing the state’s outside income limits for state lawmakers. Assemblyman Clyde Vanel makes many of the same arguments that Republicans made in opposition to the $35,000 outside income cap before the state Legislature approved them in 2022. Vanel, D-Queens City, argued…

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City man charged after allegedly hitting man with hammer

A Jamestown man faces second-degree assault charges after allegedly hitting another person in the head with a hammer during an argument. Austin T. Thayer, 29, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree felony assault, third-degree felony criminal possession of a weapon, felony tampering with physical evidence and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance at…