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‘Grotesquely Unfair’

Gov. Kathy Hochul is directing the heads of state agencies to find a total of $750 million in cuts to their budgets to offset federal spending cuts. Hochul convened a cabinet meeting late last week to discuss the impacts of President Donald Trump’s budget-and-policy package. The ...

Preserve And Enhance

For those outside its gates, Chautauqua Institution stands as it always has. What one can see from Route 394 is pristine. Golfers are on the links at the Chautauqua Golf Club. Sailboats can be seen in the north basin of Chautauqua Lake. The arts and education program is in full swing. ...

Final Report Released In 2023 Airport Crash

The investigation into a June 2023 crash near the Chautauqua County Airport at Jamestown has been closed by the National Transportation Safety Board. The report ends the NTSB’s inquiry into June 6, 2023, crash that killed the 52-year-old Roger Ryall of Toronto, and 52-year-old David ...

City Man Charged In North Side Burglary

A Jamestown man has been charged for the second time this year with burglary. Michael E. Wolfe, 46, of Jamestown was charged at 9:21 a.m. Monday with second-degree burglary, possession of burglar tools and petit larceny after officers responded to a larceny in progress at a residence on the ...

Man Charged With $1M In Theft From Employer

A Jamestown man has been charged with first-degree grand larceny after allegedly stealing more than $1 million from his employer. Paul A. Weinstein, 60, of Jamestown was charged Monday by city police officers at Ben Weitsman of Jamestown, 610 W. Eighth St., Jamestown, after an investigation ...