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DEC: Permit Will Solve Wetlands Concerns

State Sen. George Borrello only got 10 minutes to question the state’s agriculture and environmental conservation commissioners. The impact of the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act on Chautauqua County took a good portion of the senator’s time with the commissioners last week. ...

Borrello Pushes For More Dairy Farm Money

State Sen. George Borrello is likely going to push for additional money in the 2025-26 state budget to help the state’s dairy farms modernize their operations. Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, questioned Allyson Jones-Brimmer, Northeast Dairy Producers Association vice president of regulatory and ...

City Police And Fire Departments Calls Decrease

While shootings and gun-related homicides increased in Jamestown in 2024, calls for service for both the city police and fire departments decreased. City police officers responded to 10.7% fewer calls in 2024 than they did in 2023, with call volume decreasing from 41,412 to 37,394. On ...

Cummins Projects 2-3% Revenue Drop In 2025

Cummins Inc. officials are projecting a revenue decrease of between 2% and 3% in 2025 as company officials plan for a decrease in demand in the North American on-highway truck market. The company’s fourth quarter revenues of $8.4 billion decreased 1% from the same quarter in 2023. Sales ...

Borrello, Molitor Reintroduce Lake Bill

Legislation to exempt inland lakes from the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act has been reintroduced in the state Senate. Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, recently reintroduced his bill (S.3656) in the Senate, while Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, plans to reintroduce the ...

Molitor, Borrello Oppose NYPA Rate Hike

The region’s two state legislative representatives are opposing a proposed New York Power Authority hydropower rate hike that would nearly triple the cost of hydropower for “preference power” customers over four years. State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, recently sent a letter to ...