LAKEWOOD - The 5-way intersection in the hamlet of Busti may look a little different in the future. The New York State Department of Transportation is proposing to acquire land parcel near the intersection. In a April 16 letter to town officials, the DOT is preparing to acquire property ...
Two Jamestown residents have been sentenced on federal drug charges for their involvement in a regional drug ring. Sentences in the cases of Kelly Berenguer and Brian Cessna are just the latest in a long line of charges, pleas and sentences related to Zaso’s drug trafficking ring in Buffalo and Jamestown. In total, 21 people ranging from Jamestown, Buffalo, Rochester, Binghamton (who was living in Georgia when he was charged) and Olean face federal charges announced over the past four years. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Monday that Kelly Berenguer, 46, of Jamestown, ...
It was a nice break while it lasted. After a two-week break, gas prices in the Jamestown area shot up 19 cents a gallon over the weekend, reaching $4.399 a gallon, according to the AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. After ticking down for nearly two weeks, gas prices are going back up ...
The Chautauqua County’s Office for Aging Services has recognized Ellen Coffaro and Shirley Vandenburg as its 2026 Volunteers of the Year, celebrating their decades of work on behalf of older adults across Chautauqua County. “Ellen and Shirley represent the very best of what volunteerism ...
While Community Helping Hands’s operations may still be on pause, the nonprofit is continuing to look for ways to do community outreach, including through an event coming up this Thursday for the National Day of Prayer. Carol Hay, Community Helping Hands board president, said the nonprofit ...
All five of the Board of Public Utilities’ divisions showed positive financial results according to the organization’s recently completed 2025 audit. BPU board members recently received the audit from BWB. Kevin Karr, finance and customs account manager, introduced Dana Eisman with BWB, who then presented the audit. Eisman began with some of the reports and letters issued from the audit, including the independent auditors report. “This is where we provide an opinion as to whether or not we feel the financial statements are fairly stated in accordance with the standards … so ...
