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Four charged after DWI, narcotics probe

Four area residents are facing charges after a driving while intoxicated, and narcotics, investigation. Lawrence L. Boughton, 55, of Falconer was charged June 15 with driving while ability impaired by drugs, Megan M. Webb, 27, of Jamestown was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, Ricky L. Bemis, 49, of Jamestown was charged with having an outstanding bench warrant, and Charles N. Dean, 27, of Jamestown was charged with having an outstanding bench warrant. According to Jamestown ...

Lily Dale to open season Friday

LILY DALE - Lily Dale Assembly, one of the world's oldest and largest centers dedicated to spiritualism, will open its 147th summer season on Friday. The 2026 season will feature more than 300 programs and events. Daily activities include message services at the Inspiration Stump and ...

City native’s charity makes donation

The Reminder Collection, a mindset-focused apparel brand founded in Allegany by Kim Survil, a Jamestown native, recently completed its “Together, We Fight With Them” initiative, delivering 70 sponsored mindset gift packages to children receiving treatment at Golisano Children’s ...

Jackson Center to host speaker June 26

Professor Helen Knowles-Gardner, research director at the Institute for Free Speech, will speak Friday, June 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Robert H. Jackson Center. Her presentation will address what it means to be patriotic as part of the center’s 25 Years of Asking Questions lecture series. From flag-waving to flag-burning, Americans have long debated whether patriotism requires obedience or allows for dissent. Inspired by West Virginia v. Barnette, the June 26 program explores competing visions of patriotism and the role of free expression in a democratic society. In his ...

Zonta Club installs 2026-27 officers, directors

The Zonta Club of Jamestown installed its officers and directors for the 2026–2027 club year during its recent business meeting. Presiding over the installation ceremony was Area Director Rosie Papalia, who administered the oath of office and recognized the commitment of the incoming ...

Institution archivist to speak at Historical Society talk

MAYVILLE – Jon Schmitz, a local historian and former Chautauqua Institution archivist, will speak during the Chautauqua Town Historical Society’s June talk, “Some Stories About Chautauqua.” The society’s programs are on the third Thursday of the month. The talks are in the Veteran’s Memorial Meeting Room of the Chautauqua Town Hall, 2 Academy St., Mayville. As Archivist Emeritus of the Chautauqua Archives, Schmitz is perhaps the foremost authority on “official” Chautauqua lore. Schmitz will recount some of his favorite Chautauqua stories during his discussion at 7 ...