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Reg Lenna To Host Simon & Garfunkel Story

The Simon & Garfunkel Story to be performed at Reg Lenna Center for The Arts March 7. The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story returned to the road this year with a North American tour to nearly 60 U.S. cities. Stopping at Reg Lenna Center for The Arts for ...

At Moment, Rural Red Has Grip On Congress

Do not expect a level playing field when it comes to the races for U.S. Congress in this region that spans two states. Both incumbents Nick Langworthy of New York and Glenn “G.T.” Thompson of Pennsylvania appear to have plenty of support in their highly Republican districts. Langworthy ...

City Awarded $1.7M Lead Prevention Grant

Jamestown has been awarded $1,700,000 through the Leading in Lead Prevention Program administered by the Housing Trust Fund Corporation under New York State Homes & Community Renewal. The award will support a targeted lead hazard remediation initiative within the city’s older rental housing stock and will be implemented in coordination with the Chautauqua County Health Department’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. The initiative represents a coordinated city–county effort to proactively reduce lead exposure risks within Jamestown. Jamestown’s housing profile and public ...

National spotlight: SUNY senior earns spot on NBC’s ‘The Voice’

A State University of New York at Fredonia senior has earned a spot on national television after a successful blind audition on NBC’s “The Voice.” Lucas West, a senior majoring in Music with a concentration in Jazz Studies from Fairport, appeared on the current season of the Emmy ...

Falconer Man To Serve 20 Years In Prison In Cold Case Murder

BUFFALO- Anthony Neubauer, 39, of Falconer, who was convicted of aiding and abetting a kidnapping, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael J. Adler and Timothy C. Lynch, who handled the case, stated that on May ...

Sheridan Solar Project To Receive Tax Break

A new solar project in the town of Sheridan has been approved for tax incentives. During the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, board members approved a Payment In Lieu Of Taxes agreement for a 3 megawatt solar project to be built at 2979 Middle Road. It will be constructed on 17 acres of land of a 30-acre parcel. The project, which is being proposed by RIC Energy, is expected to cost $6 million to construct. The project has been in the works for more than a year. According to Kristine Morabito with the county IDA, former Sheridan Town Supervisor Tom Wik had ...