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Jackson Center To Screen Film Saturday

The Robert H. Jackson Center will host a free screening of Nathan-ism on Saturday, June 6, at 6 p.m. at the center, 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown. Admission is free and open to the public. Nathan-ism is a documentary that follows Nathan Hilu, a Jewish U.S. soldier assigned to guard Nazi war criminals during the Nuremberg Trials, and traces how those experiences shaped his life and his art. The film weaves together animation, interviews, and Hilu's outsider-art drawings. Following the screening, filmmaker Elan Golod will join the audience for a discussion on the making of the film and ...

Genover seeks ‘outcomes’ at retired sites

NRG Energy Inc.’s era in Dunkirk and northern Chautauqua County has come to an end after a more than a quarter-century partnership that began in 1999. It was in June of that year when the company purchased the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. station. As part of that same deal, it also purchased ...

Registration accepted for new Family Service program

Family Service of the Chautauqua Region is launching a new program aimed at supporting young adults with high-functioning autism or other developmental disabilities who are transitioning to independent living, as well as providing resources for their caregivers. The program, Life Launch: Learning Independence and Functional Engagement, is designed to help participants build independence, strengthen communication skills, and develop social connections in a supportive group setting. Program organizers say the initiative addresses a growing need in the community for services that ...

State gas tax holiday proposed

Legislation that would implement a gas tax holiday has been introduced in the state Legislature - though it may be too late to pass in this week’s end-of-session rush. Assemblyman Keith Brown, R-Commack, had legislation (A.11489) introduced in the Rules Committee on his behalf late last ...

Cassadaga will review zoning law

CASSADAGA — The village of Cassadaga will reopen discussion on its zoning law, as the 2025 update was never officially filed with the state. As a result, the old zoning laws are currently in effect, and instead of re-submitting the new laws as the Zoning Rewrite Committee submitted last year, the new administration wants to take a closer look. Mayor Rudy Abersold, Trustee Dave Rowley and Trustee Jeff Frick - none of whom were on the Village Board when the law was approved - expressed a desire to look over the laws and tweak portions where they see fit before it is submitted to the ...

Pa. man charged after allegedly threatening Catt. Co. deputy

A man with ties to Warren County, Pa., has been charged after allegedly threatening a Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office deputy. Layton Love, 46, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with interstate communication of a threat, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. According to the complaint, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office contacted the FBI regarding threatening text messages sent on May 18, 2026, to the cellular telephone number of a detective with the Sheriff’s Office. "You and your family are going to die soon!" the text message stated, ...