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Comedy Center to launch Susan Sargent Caregiver Week

The National Comedy Center will launch its first Susan Sargent Caregiver Week to honor caregivers supporting loved ones through illness, disability or other conditions requiring care. Presented during National Family Caregivers Month and reflecting its 2026 theme, “Care Connects Us,” ...

Area Police Reports

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Jonathon C. Swan, 60, of Jamestown was charged with Fugitive from Justice after police witnessed Swan trespassing at a closed business. It was also found that he had an active warrant for his arrest in Pennsylvania. Swan was taken into custody and is being held pending his arraignment. - Dakota J. Raymond, 28, of Jamestown was charged at 1:11 a.m. Tuesday with resisting arrest and multiple active warrants after officers patrolling the area of Foote Avenue and Allen Street saw Raymond riding a bicycle while known to have multiple active warrants out of ...

YWCA Lake Lodge’s future is uncertain

The future of the Young Women’s Christian Association of Jamestown’s Lake Lodge is uncertain. The rental property at 185 E Terrace Ave, Lakewood, is no longer accepting reservations, and the YWCA has refunded all security deposits for upcoming scheduled events. “We have refunded all ...

Popularity of early voting continues to grow

More people are casting their votes before the official Election Day. According to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections website, a total of 11,135 people cast an early ballot for the 2026 election. Polls closed Tuesday night at 9. Go to www.post-journal.com for updates. Typically the gubernatorial race is the second-most popular race statewide, second only to the presidential race. In 2022, 7,064 people voted early, the last time the governor was on the ballot. There was no early voting in 2018, as early voting began in the state in 2019. Early voting this year also far ...

Family, Friends Honor Johnny LaMancuso With Tree At Fletcher

Johnny LaMancuso loved collecting and cracking acorns with his grandfather, Guy Ditonto. Now, a chestnut oak planted near the playground at M.J. Fletcher Elementary School will grow in his memory, offering shade for generations of children at the school he loved. The LaMancuso and Ditonto ...