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Big Box Stores Challenge Millions In Assessed Value

Local News

Some local big-box stores are challenging their property assessments. Four prominent chains all filed mid-July challenges in state Supreme Court in an apparent attempt to lower their property taxes. Walmart, a big part of the Route 60 business strip, wants its town of Pomfret assessment set ...

Espersen Pushes Back On Bill As Rates Rise

Local News

Fredonia Trustee Jon Espersen defended the village this week over a woman’s $4,000 water bill. Ashley DiFrancesco called the OBSERVER to complain about the bill for a three-month period. She alleged that previous bills over the same period of time were for between $400 and $600. Espersen ...

SNAP Act Aims At Assisting College Students

Local News

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Thursday reintroduced the Enhance Access to SNAP (EATS) Act, which would expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility to all college students attending two- and four-year universities who meet traditional SNAP income and eligibility ...

Songs Sung Well

Local News

Those who have cheered on the Jamestown Tarp Skunks this season have probably sung along with a chorus of students from the city’s northside during the iconic seventh-inning stretch. Those enthusiastic voices ringing throughout Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park belong to students from across ...

Area Police Reports

Police Reports

JAMESTOWN POLICE - Alexis Lopez Rosa was charged with first-degree attempted robbery, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing at 3:37 a.m. Wednesday after officers responded to a north side address for a complaint of a person with a weapon. Officers spoke to a ...

Coalition Against Domestic Violence Workers Visit MHA

Community

The Mental Health Association of Chautauqua County (MHA) welcomed special guests to its July recovery luncheon. MHA Executive Director Michael Nordin introduced some members of the Chautauqua County Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, who explained their responsibilities ...