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No Decision Yet On Chautauqua Lake Lawsuit

It’s been nearly two months since oral arguments in four lawsuits challenging the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act were heard in state Supreme Court in Albany. There are four total lawsuits that were part of a consolidated oral argument on Jan. 30. The first lawsuit was filed by the ...

Former City Resident Fighting Probation Warrants

A former Jamestown man is asking the state Supreme Court to stop the Jamestown City Court from executing bench warrants until a formal ruling is issued by the court on the man’s written motions. Patrick Dhondt, who now lives in Newark, N.Y., had faced charges in Jamestown and been ...

Seven Charged After Euclid Avenue Raid

Seven people face charges after a search warrant was executed Tuesday on Euclid Avenue. The warrant was served at 3:29 p.m. Tuesday at 28 Euclid Ave., Apt. 203, by members of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and Jamestown Police Department. The Jamestown Police Department SWAT made ...

District Preserves Accident Video; Court Request Withdrawn

A court order won’t be necessary for video of a fatal accident outside Fletcher Elementary School to be preserved. Earlier in March, the Progressive Casualty Insurance Company filed a pre-action discovery motion in state Supreme Court in Mayville seeking the video from the school ...

City Man Petitions For Return Of Weapons

A Jamestown man is asking the state Supreme Court to return firearms seized during a domestic violence investigation in 2025. Antonino Miceli Jr., who is representing himself in court, is asking the judge to have the Jamestown Police Department return weapons belonging to his son, Brock ...

Falconer, Kennedy Firefighters Extinguish Elmwood Avenue Fire

FALCONER - Falconer firefighters, with support from Kennedy firefighters, put out a fire at 322 E. Elmwood Ave., Falconer, on Sunday afternoon. According to the fire department, crews made quick work and limited the amount of fire spread, but heat and smoke damage was found throughout ...