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Area Native Charged In Chicago Murder

An area native has been charged in Chicago with murder one year after his wife was found dead at the bottom of a stairwell in a high-rise condo building in Chicago. Adam Beckerink, 47, of Chicago, is a Frewsburg native. He was charged in late October first first-degree murder in the death ...

Institution Sues After Amphitheater Damage

Chautauqua Institution is asking the state Supreme Court to award $450,000 for damages after a February sprinkler malfunction damaged the institution’s amphitheater. On Tuesday, attorney Daniel W. Coffey of Albany filed a suit on behalf of Chautauqua Institution against Allied Fire ...

Warren resident charged with statutory sexual assault

A Warren resident faces four felony charges that include sexual contact with a student. Megan R. Minich, 41, was charged Monday with first-degree statutory sexual assault: 11 years older; third-degree felony school - intercourse/sexual contact with a student; and two counts of third-degree ...

Senator Proposes Fix For End Of The Penny

The end of the penny may mean state retailers have to change cash prices for items they sell. State Sen. James Skoufis, D-Cornwall, has introduced legislation (S.8580) that would require merchants to round cash purchases to the nearest five cent denomination in order to reduce the ...

Sheffield Man Charged With Unlawful Contact With A Minor

A Sheffield man with ties to the Jamestown area was jailed on $75,000 bail after allegedly making lewd comments to a teenager working at a Warren business. Donner J. Vonritter, 58, of Sheffield and formerly of Jamestown, N.Y., was charged with two counts of third-degree felony unlawful ...

Carroll, Landfill Owners Seek To Limit New Arguments

Attorneys for the town of Carroll are asking for an oral argument to debate a motion that would limit testimony in the two-decade old Carroll landfill lawsuits. Years in court have ruled out using the 54 acres owned by the Jones family as a landfill. The open question was whether or not the ...