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JPS districtwide read inspires donation drive

A community service project connected to Jamestown Public Schools' One District, One Book initiative has resulted in hundreds of donated items that will support children and families across Chautauqua County. As part of this year's districtwide reading of James and the Giant Peach, ...

Ellery nears moratorium extensions for wind, solar, BESS

Ellery Town Board members are poised to delay development of wind, solar and battery energy storage system projects for up to a year. Public hearings to extend the town's moratorium on solar farms, wind farms and battery energy storage systems were held June 9. The solar project, wind and BESS moratoriums will last for six months after the Ellery Town Board passes the moratorium and can be extended twice, for three months each time, if the board passes a resolution. The town is in the midst of drafting a local law governing wind energy and is considering drafting a local law ...

Randolph voters defeat budget in revote

Randolph Central School will operate under an austerity budget in the 2026-27 school year after voters defeated a revised school budget on Tuesday. A higher percentage of voters were in favor of the revised budget than was the case for the initial budget proposed for the May school budget vote and school board election. The initial budget proposal was defeated 313-191, or a 62% disapproval rate, in May. On Tuesday, the revised budget was defeated by a 602-491 vote, or a 55% disapproval rate. Turnout was higher for Tuesday’s revote. The district was proposing a smaller budget ...

Area police reports

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Arthur S. Norene, 48, of Jamestown, was charged June 17 with aggravated criminal contempt, third-degree assault, and second-degree unlawful imprisonment. According to police, at about 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a southside residence for a reported domestic dispute. During the investigation officers made contact with Norene, and determined that he allegedly had assaulted the victim before forcibly restraining the victim. Upon further investigation, officers discovered that the alleged incident happened while a valid protection order issued by ...

Hospital Help: Rep. Langworthy visits UPMC Chautauqua

On Wednesday, while Congress was not in session, Rep. Nick Langworthy decided to visit UPMC Chautauqua. It was his first visit since being elected to Congress, but far from his first visit to the hospital. Langworthy was actually born at the Jamestown hospital back when it was called ...

Clarification

Columbus, Ohio, Doctor’s Qualifications Clarified In the article “Back to Being Me”: Columbus Doctor’s Treatment Helps Relieve City Woman’s Post-Accident Symptoms, printed June 13, it states that Columbus Doctor, Steven Curtis, is a neuro ophthalmologist. Curtis is a neuro-optometrist. Also, for clarification, the treatment Anne Dolce underwent was a 12-day in-office program known as MST, not OMST. Dr. Curtis has helped countless people with concussion and post concussive disorder find their way back to how they were before. MST helps guide the brain to relearn how to use ...