Legislation introduced late in the state legislative session could, if passed, provide clarity about tenant rights for the homeless who are being placed in hotels. A.11492/S.10464, sponsored by Assemblywoman MaryJane Shimsky, D-Tarrytown, and Sen. Shelley Mayer, D-White Plains, would amend ...
Frank Hyde, The Post-Journal sports editor from 1945-79, valued young people for their character, their achievement in academics and sports, their leadership, and their school and community involvement. He sure would have liked Sam Bowers, because the recent Silver Creek High School graduate ...
Unrelenting heat is again affecting the New York state grid. On Thursday afternoon, the New York Independent System Operator issued an Energy Watch due to a decline in operating reserves. The grid is operating normally at this time and there are adequate resources to meet forecasted demand. An Energy Watch is when operating reserves are expected to be lower than 2,620 MW for longer than 60 minutes. During these conditions, the NYISO may bring on additional generation resources to serve increased demand. If residents are experiencing an outage, please contact your local electricity ...
An Olean man who was accused of selling drugs he received from a Jamestown man has pleaded guilty. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that 55-year-old Theodore E. Coffie a/k/a Teddy Ticklez pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to narcotics conspiracy and being a felon in possession of a firearm, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $10 million. According to DiGiacomo, Coffie was a drug trafficking associate of Charles Washington a/k/a Telly, a Jamestown-based drug trafficker. He sold ...
Former New York State Assemblyman Rolland Kidder will be honored at the Annual Chautauqua County Democratic dinner on Thursday, July 16 at the Doubletree Hotel at 6 p.m. for his lifetime of public service. In 1970 as a Navy Lt. in charge of a Mekong River patrol boat, Kidder started a ...
CLYMER — Edwards Chapel, a church in the town of Clymer, has officially welcomed a new pastor, Jason Hotchkiss, to their church family. Hotchkiss became a pastor back in 2001, saying he knew it was a calling from God on his life, and that he always enjoys seeing people’s transformations ...
