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Paid Sick Leave For Pet Care Proposed

A proposed New York City law that would allow paid sick leave to care for sick pets is making its way to the state Legislature as well. Assemblyman Manny De Los Santos, D-New York City, has introduced A.791 to amend the state Labor Law to allow employees to receive paid sick leave for pet ...

Two Area Men Jailed After Alleged Fentanyl Sales

Two area men face felony drug charges after an investigation by Warren County detectives. Ryan M. English, 32, of Warren and Daniel Pfaffenbach, 44, of Jamestown, N.Y., were arrested Wednesday and each taken to the Warren County Prison after being unable to post $250,000 bail at preliminary ...

Sugar Grove Teen Jailed After Vehicle Break-Ins

A Sugar Grove teen has been jailed on $50,000 bail after being accused of a rash of vehicle break-ins in Sugar Grove last fall. Rayden Perrett, 19, of Sugar Grove was charged Wednesday with theft by unlawful taking - movable property, a class 2 felony; theft from a motor vehicle, a class 3 ...

BPU To Hold Microgrid Public Meeting Tuesday

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities will hold a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday outlining its Microgrid Project. The meeting will be held in the police training room on the fourth floor of Jamestown City Hall. To attend the meeting, people should enter through the main City Hall ...

City Schools To See 9.5% State Aid Bump

The Jamestown Public Schools District is among the biggest winners in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget proposal, with a 9.53% increase in foundation aid to schools included in the governor’s proposed 2025-26 budget. Jamestown is scheduled for a $6,615,049 increase in foundation aid, with ...

Court Orders Vehicle Involved In Landfill Accident To Be Preserved

A vehicle involved in a fatal accident at the North County Transfer Station in July 2024 must be preserved as Chautauqua County defends itself from a lawsuit filed by the man’s family. County officials had filed a request in state Supreme Court in Mayville asking the court to require ...