The state Board of Regents limited how schools can use punishments such as the use of restraints or time out last year. State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, D-Elmont, wants to make those state regulations past of state law. Solages recently introduced A.10644 in the state Assembly to make ...
A state lawmaker is proposing all schools in New York state to have a calming space for students. Assemblywoman Chantel Jackson, D-Bronx, recently introduced A.8845 to require schools to have spaces for students to pray, meditate or otherwise calm themselves. The legislation would also ...
Big Lots stores in Chautauqua County are still safe, but the retailer plans to close more stores than it had originally said. In June Big Lots officials announced in an SEC filing that it expected to close between 35 and 40 stores across the country. But an audit of the retailer’s website ...
Running from a police officer isn’t guaranteed to result in an immediate trip to a judge for arraignment and assignment of bail. A state lawmaker wants to change that. Assemblyman Matthew Simpson, R-Queensbury, recently introduced legislation (A.10661) that would amend the state Penal ...
A lawsuit filed against the city of Jamestown and Chautauqua County over alleging misconduct during a 2023 traffic stop has been dismissed in state Supreme Court. Charles Washington and Mariah Fleming of Jamestown were asking state Supreme Court Justice Grace Hanlon to allow them to file a ...
Jamestown firefighters extinguished a fire at 289 S. Main St. on Tuesday night. Dozens of neighbors watched as firefighters put out the blaze, which started shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday. One neighbor stood outside his home with a garden hose, but firefighters were able to keep the fire ...