The New Neighbors Coalition at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church was selected as one of the participants in the Welcoming America Rural Welcoming Initiative 2026 Cohort, alongside 17 other organizations in rural areas across the country. Since 2020, the Rural Welcoming Initiative has supported ...
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — HANOVER --- An incident early Friday with a weapon has led to charges. Around 12:01 a.m., members of the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to an altercation. Through an investigation it was found that 38-year-old Jamar Fountain or Irving to have intentionally placed a person of reasonable fear of serious physical injury by displaying a deadly weapon. Fountain was located a short time later and taken into custody on second-degree harassment and second-degree menacing charges. He was transported to the Chautauqua County Jail ...
U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-23, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., have introduced the BUSES Act, H.R. 9317, legislation to establish a consistent national standard for bus idling regulations and prevent state and local governments from imposing a patchwork of burdensome mandates that increase costs and create operational challenges for transportation providers. The bill would prohibit private civil actions related to bus idling violations and prevent government programs that financially reward private individuals for reporting violations. Across the country, states and ...
Pittsburgh University study explains why pollution affects some asthma patients more than others PITTSBURGH – For many people with asthma, air-quality advisories are harbingers of worsening symptoms. But for reasons science has struggled to explain, the extent to which pollution exacerbates asthma varies widely from person to person. In a study published recently in eBioMedicine, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, in collaboration with the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP), identified biological pathways that begin to uncover this mystery, ...
Jamestown Community College Trustees received a first look this week at the preliminary 2026-27 budget. At the finance and budget committee meeting, Vice President of Finance and Operations Karen Fuller-Markham said project expenses are $34,589,644 while projected revenues are $34,103,610 leaving a projected deficit of $486,034. “We are working toward a balanced, and sustainable budget focused on maintaining balance without using fund balance for recurring operations to ensure long-term sustainability,” Fuller-Markham said. She added that the budget is based on 2,200 full-time ...
Justin Hubbard received the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Jamestown’s (UUCJ) 2026 T. Richard Parker Award for Social Justice recently. Board President David Winner made the presentation for Hubbard’s founding and leadership of the Jamestown Justice Coalition. A civics teacher ...
