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Bipartisan Disapproval

State lawmakers have begun voting on budget bills more than a month after the state budget was supposed to be done. Prior to the start of voting on budget bills on Wednesday, state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, and Sen. James Skoufis, D-Newburgh, found a bit of common ground in a ...

Lawmakers Want Probe Into State Tesla Contracts

Democrats in the state Legislature want to use DOGE on Elon Musk’s contracts with New York state. Legislation (A.8036/S.7153) was recently introduced by Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, D-New York City, and Assemblyman Micah Lasher, D-New York City. The legislators’ Determining Obligations and ...

Local SKF USA Plant Making Investments

SKF USA’s Aeroengine Plant in Falconer is getting some help from the Jamestown BPU’s Retool WNY mini-grant program. The grant comes at a time when the local plant’s overseas ownership is working to right-size the company and create additional efficiencies to reverse seven consecutive ...

Celoron Man Found Not Guilty Of Pa. Sex Abuse Charges

A Celoron, N.Y., man has been acquitted of child sex abuse charges filed in Warren County in June. Darren W. Campbell had been charged with 11 felony charges in July 2024, including four charges that would have come with a 10-year mandatory minimums in prison had Campbell been convicted. ...

Public Invited To Comedy Center To Meet Iglesias Thursday

Gabriel Iglesias is making a return visit to Jamestown on Thursday - and his fans are welcome to participate. The National Comedy Center announced on Tuesday that it will open its newest exhibit featuring Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias’ iconic 1959 VW Bus from his record-breaking Stadium ...

Local Members Contribute To Finding New Exoplanet

FREWSBURG — Recently, a new discovery has been made in the astronomy world in the form of a new exoplanet, Wolf 327b, which orbits the nearby red dwarf star, Wolf 327. The discovery has local connections, as two members of the Martz-Kohl Observatory played a role in it. Through dedicated ...