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Access To Westfield Cemetery Heads To Court

Access to a Westfield cemetery owned by St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church will be decided in state Supreme Court in Mayville. The church and the Diocese of Buffalo have filed a civil lawsuit against Scott Wingerter of Westfield over access to the St. James Union Street Extension Cemetery. ...

Homeless Advocates Ask How They Can Help

Lorrie Catalano knows the homeless need help. Last winter a friend called Catalano and told her that her cousin was at the Code Blue shelter. Catalano’s cousin has MS and was also schizophrenic. “Nobody would help her,” Catalano said. “She came to that shelter and she was fine ...

No Longer Free

Food trucks in Jamestown will have a new set of regulations soon - including those that give away food. The ordinance was approved unanimously by the City Council this week, bringing to an end nearly four years of on-again, off-again discussions about how to regulate food trucks in ...

Clinging To Civility

The National Comedy Center boasts an exhibit of George Carlin’s work as well as a blue room that explores profane aspects of comedy. Of course, Carlin’s famous “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” monologue from 1972 was poking fun at the idea society has determined some ...

Help On The Way

More information may be coming in the next few weeks about a new Code Blue shelter for the homeless in the Jamestown area. After nearly an hour of public comment - much of it focused on community residents’ concerns about the homeless - Crystal Surdyk, city development director, was ...

Homeless Man Charged After Threatening Police

Two homeless Jamestown residents face charges after a search for a child possibly living in a tent with a parent led to chase through the woods along the city Riverwalk. Robin J. Brown, 52, was charged with menacing a police officer, resisting arrest, second-degree obstructing governmental ...