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Reports: Rite Aid To Close New York Stores After Bankruptcy Filing

Rite Aid officials said Monday that the chain is entering a second Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with Buffalo television stations WGRZ and WKBW reporting all of Rite Aid’s New York stores will close. There are 73 Rite Aid locations in Western New York that include stores on Fairmount Avenue in ...

Public Invited To Comedy Center To Meet Iglesias Thursday For Free

Residents are invited to Jamestown this week to meet one of the most popular comedians in the nation. The National Comedy Center has announced that it will open its newest exhibit featuring Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias’ iconic 1959 VW Bus from his record-breaking Stadium Fluffy special ...

Dryer fire damages home in Ashville

A report of a dryer exploding led to numerous fire companies responding to an Ashville residence. The call came in around 8:25 a.m. Saturday at 1775 Matson Road. Those responding included departments from Clymer, Chautauqua County EMS, Lakewood, Emergency Services, Busti, Panama and ...

Construction Begins On New Family Shelter In City

Construction is starting on the Anew Center's new a seven-unit, 19-bed family shelter in Jamestown that will serve individuals and families who have experienced homelessness. The $5.7 million project received $4.4 million from the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Homeless Housing and Assistance Program to fund the redevelopment and relocation the Salvation Army of Jamestown’s former domestic violence shelter. “When completed, Anew Center will redevelop a vital emergency family shelter in Chautauqua County for survivors of domestic violence, providing families ...

Five Face Drug Charges After Ninth Street Raid

Five area residents face charges while two more were arrested for outstanding court warrants after a drug raid on Ninth Street on Monday. According to a police report, members of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 26 W. Ninth St., upper apartment, around 2:40 p.m. Monday with with assistance from the Jamestown Police Department SWAT Team after an investigation into complaints of narcotics sales. Upon making entry into the apartment, the SWAT Team located 14 people inside: Luis Torres Cortes, Jimmy Alvarez ...

CLPOA Files Lawsuit To Overturn State Wetlands Regulations

A much-discussed lawsuit seeking to invalidate the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act has been filed in state Supreme Court in Albany County. The Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association, town of Ellery, Bemus Point Business Association and Southern Tier Builders Association are asking the ...