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Gialy’s Sale Winds Up In State Supreme Court

The owners of the former Gialy’s Restaurant are asking the state Supreme Court in Mayville to enforce the sale of their building. Gialy’s Realty LLC filed suit Friday in state Supreme Court in Mayville to ask Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon to require Locale Hospitality LLC to go ...

Hochul Vetoes Wildlife Crossing Study Bill

The state Transportation Department isn’t going to be studying animal crossing sites anytime soon. Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed legislation (A.4243B/S.4198B) that would have required the state Transportation Department and state Thruway Authority to identify sites along all highways, ...

Big Lots To Close All Stores

Jamestown will soon have another vacant retail space to fill - and this one’s a big one. Big Lots is closing all of its stores, according to the store’s website, which now features a store closing banner on its main page. There is also a Big Lots location in Dunkirk. Big Lots had ...

Police, Fire Unions Sue City

The union representing Jamestown’s police, firefighters and their retirees, have filed a lawsuit challenging an increase in their health care premiums included in the 2025 city budget. Police officers and firefighters currently pay 23% of their health and dental insurance premiums. The ...

Hochul Vetoes Comptroller Review Of Emergency Purchases

There was no debate when the state Legislature passed legislation returning oversight of some state contracts and purchases to the state Comptroller’s Office. A.10281/S.9171 was passed unanimously in both the Assembly and Senate earlier this year, with no floor debate in either chamber. ...

Weapons Charges Filed Against Two City Men

Two Jamestown men face local charges relating to the theft of AR-style rifles from a sporting goods store in Pine Grove Township in Warren County. As The Post-Journal reported on Thursday, Damion E. Dalton, 20, of Jamestown was charged Sunday by the State Police at Corry with burglary, a ...