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Cleanup Operation

The site of a fire on Forest Avenue in April 2024 is slowly proceeding toward a cleanup operation. The vacant home located next to the United Church of Christ between McKinley Avenue and Lilac Lane was destroyed by fire that could be seen through the top of the home, which eventually ...

Lawmaker Proposes No Front Plates For EVs

Electric vehicles may not require a front license plate if legislation introduced recently in the state Legislature is approved. Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, D-Round Lake, recently introduced legislation (A.6323) that would authorize number stickers to be used in lieu of number plates on ...

Financial Support

Legislation has been introduced to expand the state’s journalism jobs tax credit to include non-profit corporations, public television or radio corporations. Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, D-New York City, recently introduced legislation (S.6756) that would expand on legislation he sponsored in ...

City Council Eyes Separating Police And Fire Departments

The pending retirement of the city’s deputy fire chief is prompting Jamestown officials to end the 22-year-old position of city public safety director. A resolution on the City Council’s agenda for Monday would end the more than two decades of having one administrative position ...

DEC Further Explains Herbicide Process, State Of Permits

Applications for Article 24 herbicide permits are under review by the DEC after positive jurisdictional determinations have been declared in Ellery, Ellicott and Busti. In an email to The Post-Journal received after the paper’s press deadline on Friday, DEC officials provided additional ...