The Chautauqua Lake Partnership is assessing what impacts the ruling to annul New York state’s Department of Environmental Conservation’s Freshwater Wetlands Act regulations will have on the lake’s stakeholders. A lawsuit had been filed by the Chautauqua Lake Property Owners ...
State and area leaders are calling on New York state to act and assist in the growing homeless crisis in Chautauqua County. On Thursday, state Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, joined by a bipartisan coalition of local and state officials across the county, have sent a ...
A pair of Jamestown men are facing federal drugs and weapons charges. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Blake D. Smith, a/k/a Sweets, 50, and Willie Graham, a/k/a Wu, 45, with narcotics conspiracy, Hobbs Act Robbery, kidnapping, use of a firearm during a crime of violence, and use of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. In addition, Smith is charged with possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, and distribution of fentanyl causing serious bodily injury. Both defendants face a ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story, written by Bill Hammond, first appeared in the OBSERVER in August 1974 detailing a relationship between New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner III and a group of northern Chautauqua County residents. With the release last week of Mike Vaccaro’s ...
A lawsuit filed by the Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association has resulted in the annulment of the state DEC's Freshwater Wetlands Act regulations that took effect Jan. 1, 2025. Of all the arguments made by the local organization, Judge Richard Platkin said the DEC did not do its due ...
A Warren woman has been charged after allegedly driving a stolen vehicle on Fairmount Avenue in Lakewood. Jessica M. Wolfgang, 45, of Warren was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation at 1:57 p.m. Monday. According to a police report, deputies pulled the vehicle over after it had been reported stolen out of the city of Jamestown. Wolfgang was issued appearance tickets to be in Busti Town Court later. The Jamestown and Lakewood-Busti police departments assisted.
