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Redistricting fight begins in New York

New York voters will have the opportunity over the next two years to approve state Democrats’ attempts to redistrict the state’s congressional district boundaries to counteract Republican actions in other states. The Assembly and Senate passed legislation Wednesday (A.11553A/S10637A) ...

Jackson Center to screen film Saturday

The Robert H. Jackson Center will host a free screening of Nathan-ism on Saturday, June 6, at 6 p.m. at the center, 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown. Admission is free and open to the public. Nathan-ism is a documentary that follows Nathan Hilu, a Jewish U.S. soldier assigned to guard Nazi war criminals during the Nuremberg Trials, and traces how those experiences shaped his life and his art. The film weaves together animation, interviews, and Hilu's outsider-art drawings. Following the screening, filmmaker Elan Golod will join the audience for a discussion on the making 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 ...

School district honors retirees

Jamestown Public Schools honored 2026 retirees during a reception held recently in the JPS Board Room at the Deke Kathman Administrative Offices. Retirees were recognized with descriptions of their service by their principal or supervisor, and were awarded a certificate, a mug, and a lapel ...

Jamestown man sentenced for possession of meth

A Jamestown resident has been sentenced in connection with methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Ruben Medina, 20, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. On Sept. 11, 2024, Medina was pulled over by a Jamestown Police officer because of an outstanding probation warrant. Initially, he refused to exit the vehicle but later complied and was taken into custody. A search of Medina recovered approximately 109 grams of ...