How to deal with recurring traffic issues in school zones on Buffalo Street are once again coming before the City Council. The issue, which has been discussed a few times over the past couple of…
Ellicott homeless hotel calls decline slightly
Fall has brought a decrease in police responses to Ellicott hotels used to house the homeless. According to the minutes…
Cassadaga Valley welcomes inaugural class for Den of Distinction
SINCLAIRVILLE — Cassadaga Valley Central School is preparing to have its own wall of fame for people who have helped…
Life without parole proposed for recklessly causing death of child
The unintentional murder of a 12-year-old New York City youth this summer is prompting state legislation that would make the…
Strategic Planning, Partnerships Commission abolition moves forward
After tabling a Local Law in August to abolish the city’s Strategic Planning and Partnerships Commission, the City Council Public…
Fire destroys Clymer barn, business
CLYMER - Fire destroyed a tarp business and barn on Ravlin Hill Road in Clymer on Tuesday - though the…
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Chautauqua Historical Society to host steamboat talk
MAYVILLE – Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m., Devon Taylor, Chautauqua town historian, will…
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Going the distance
LAKEWOOD — A pair of three-set marathons highlighted the opening day of doubles action…
OLEAN — Gabriella Bango, Clarissa Hren and Annalisa Krug were double winners for Southwestern/Jamestown in a…
Bango, Hren, Krug shine for Southwestern/Jamestown
Ten members of the Jamestown Tuesday Night Men’s Pool League opened the season with perfect 24s.…
Pool Leagues
LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood Family YMCA will be the site of the annual Howling Pickleball Tournament…
Howling Pickleball tourney is Oct. 24
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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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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Shawn A. Beardsley, 33, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal impersonation, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and a traffic ticket failure to use sidewalk at 1:08 a.m. Wednesday after officers patrolling the area of Winsor Street saw a man walking in the road and conducted a street check.…
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In Our Opinion
Changing minimum wage freeze doesn’t fix New York’s high cost of living
There was a reason that the wise old state legislators who drafted New York’s minimum wage law back in the good old days of 2023 included conditions that would freeze otherwise automatic minimum wage increases. The conditions - tied to situations in which the consumer price index actually went down, increases in unemployment or…
District Heat should serve as a lesson for BPU
Dissenting legislators have opportunity to keep tax foreclosures fair
It’s up to local school officials to keep graduation standards high
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Three charged in pair of Dunkirk drug probes
DUNKIRK --- A pair of drug investigations last week ended in three arrests in the north county. On Sept. 29, an investigation into firearms and narcotics activity at 935 Swan St. in the city of Dunkirk ended with a search warrant being executed on last week and two being charged. The warrant was executed…