City Woman Sentenced For Role In Drug Conspiracy

July 31, 2025

A Jamestown woman has been sentenced after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Thursday that Holly Berenguer, 43, was sentenced to time serve and four years’ supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who handled the case, stated on Sept. 5, 2021, a Jamestown Police Officer arrested Berenguer on an active bench warrant for failure to appear in Jamestown City Court. While she was being processed, police ...

‘My Spirit Can Never Leave JHS’

July 28, 2025

Eating peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, trading baseball cards and playing Wiffle Ball were my earliest memories of my interactions with the McElraths in the 1960s. Separated by a half-dozen houses on Hallock Street on Jamestown’s west side, the Kindbergs and McElraths not only had ...

Minor Injuries In Two-Car Crash

July 28, 2025

Minor injuries were reported after a two-car motor vehicle accident before 10 a.m. Monday on Ellery-Centralia Road in Dewittville. Departments from Bemus Point and Ellery Center responded as did law enforcement. Photos by Dan Kohler

Kiantone Woman Charged After Scuffle, Spitting At Business

July 28, 2025

A Kiantone woman is facing charges after allegedly losing her temper at a Jamestown business. Jamestown police report Racheal L. Waldron, 32, was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, DWI, two counts of felony aggravated DWI Leandra's Law and second-degree harassment after an incident at 11:05 p.m. Sunday. Officers responded to the southside business for a reported fight. A subsequent investigation determined that Waldron attempted to place an order as the business was closing. Waldron became upset the order was refused and proceeded to spit in the face of ...

Inmate Charged In Assault On County Jail Officer

July 28, 2025

An inmate has been charged after an investigation into a physical altercation on an employee with the Chautauqua County Jail. The Criminal Investigation Division of Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department determined that Lawrence A. Gibbons, 48, of Jamestown, struck a correction officer in the face and jaw. Gibbons was charged with second-degree assault and appeared for the Centralized Arraignment Process.

Missing Lawson Center Buoys Returned

July 25, 2025

A tip from a citizen led to the recovery of antique metal mooring buoys stolen in 2016 from the outdoor display of the Lawson Boating Heritage Center in Bemus Point. Mooring buoys are floating devices anchored to the seabed, allowing boats to tie up and remain stationary without using an ...