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Borrello: Balance Needed On Lake Management

Chautauqua County isn’t the only county where people have concerns about wetlands regulations that take effect in January. That’s one reason state Sen George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, and Assemblyman Andy Goodell, R-Jamestown, support legislation Borrello has already introduced in the ...

Wicked Warren’s Jamestown Sets Opening Date

A date has been set to launch Jamestown’s second attempt at a downtown brewery. Wicked Warren’s Jamestown has been active on social media recently with updates of renovations to the former Jamestown Brewing Company building on Third Street. Over the weekend, the Warren-based brewing ...

‘Educational Transformation’

Much like the Queen of England, the state Regents exams aren’t going away, nor will they have as much authority as they once did. State Education Department officials outlined during the state Board of Regents meeting Monday the next steps of the transition to new graduation standards in ...

Goodell: Dem Bill Quietly Expands Gun, Ammo Limits

Legislation deemed a technical fix to an anti-gun trafficking law is anything but a minor adjustment, according to the region’s state Assembly member. The state Assembly recently passed A.7555, sponsored by Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, D-Albany. The bill, according to her legislative ...

New York State Eyes Expansion Of Red Flag Notices

New York state is poised to expand statewide notification of temporary extreme risk protection orders. Otherwise known as a ‘red flag’ order, there are typically several extreme risk protection orders in state Supreme Court in Chautauqua County at any one time, with the cases appearing ...