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HIV decriminalization bill to wait another year

Nearly 30 years after a rash of HIV cases made Chautauqua County national news, some state legislators are pushing to decriminalize people living with sexual transmitted infections who engage in consensual sexual activity It’s a debate that isn’t falling entirely along party lines in ...

Wrapping Up: Engineer discusses I-86 bridge rehab on DOT podcast

It hardly seems possible, but the reconstruction project of the Veterans Memorial Bridge over Chautauqua Lake is scheduled to be completed this fall. The 3,790-foot-long main bridge crossing Chautauqua Lake and two, 500-foot-long bridge structures that split off the eastern end of the ...

City school district recognizes emerging leaders

Jamestown Public Schools Emerging Leaders were recognized Tuesday by the Board of Education. According to Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and School Improvement Tina Sandstrom said last year several officials brainstormed an idea where some staff members were invited to take a ...

JRC consultant is part of broader effort

A destination sales and marketing consultant housed inside the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is part of a broader three-year effort. The Jamestown Meetings and Conferences Initiative is a multi-year collaboration with leaders from the city of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce, Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau, Gebbie Foundation, and Jamestown area attractions and hotels. With the goal of making Jamestown a destination for boutique meetings and conferences, the group hopes to generate substantial economic, cultural, and social dividends for the ...

Building Back Trust: Frewsburg appoints new school superintendent

FREWSBURG - After a long search, a new superintendent has been appointed to lead the Frewsburg Central School District. At a special meeting Wednesday the school board named Kerri Levine to serve as the next district superintendent. Board President Mike LeBaron said her contract of ...