When Ethan Thompson joined his school band as a fourth-grade student in northern New Jersey, he discovered more than an interest in music. He found a community — and, eventually, a calling. Now, as Jamestown…
JPS Food Service Serves Almost 50,000 Meals to Children During Summer
Jamestown Public Schools served almost 50,000 meals to local children between July 6 and Aug. 14 through its summer meal…
Five Leaders Take On New Roles Across JPS
Five leaders are stepping into new roles across Jamestown Public Schools as the district prepares for the 2026–27 school year.…
JPS To Welcome Students Back On Sept. 2
Get those first day of school smiles ready! The first day of the 2026-27 school year for Jamestown Public Schools…
‘Ongoing challenge’
On July 25, 2024, a state of emergency was declared in the city of Jamestown in an effort to help…
Electrovaya CEO: Amazon deal is ‘validation’
Electrovaya’s business relationship with Amazon has been a fruitful one for Electrovaya’s bottom line. The July announcement that Amazon and…
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Sales include former bank, beauty bar
“201-203 N. Main St., Jamestown” 201-203 N. Main St., Jamestown was sold in June for $70,000. At one time this was a Marine Midland Bank. A former south county bank that was planned to be a distillery has been sold. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and…
Aiming at ‘investment’
Have you noticed there aren’t many bugs around? What fascinates me most about the disappearance of…
Where have all the bugs gone?
There are times in our lives when we have situations that cause some consternation in our…
Inspiration from the Silver Screen
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Dress rehearsal
P-J photos by Matt Spielman Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton and Silver Creek/Forestville scrimmaged Friday evening in…
Across the next cast
RUSSELL, Pa. — The Wednesday Travel League played the always challenging Blueberry Hill Golf Course. Josh…
Hilliker shoots 79 at Blueberry Hill GC
ASHVILLE — Steve Nord and Casey Windoft shot matching 40s to lead the Wednesday Morning Men’s…
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Miranda Wilcox’s Passion For Music Doesn’t Wane
When Miranda Wilcox was 15, the proverbial lightbulb went off in her head. That’s…
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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — MAYVILLE – On Aug. 17, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division received a complaint of an incident taking place in the Chautauqua County Jail. It was reported to investigators that an incarcerated individual kicked a Corrections Officer causing physical injury. After an investigation, Robert L. Schroder, 45,…
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In Our Opinion
10 years later, it’s still impossible to draw conclusions from test score data
Ten years ago, almost to the day, we lamented the difficulty in comparing results on state tests from year-to-year because New York’s Education Department changed testing and assessment guidelines more often than most people change their socks. We noted, at the time, that proficiency rates in English language arts was 37.9% and 38.1% in…
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There are too many endangering the welfare cases in Jamestown
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