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JLDC Approves Increase In Funding To JURA

Annually, the Jamestown Local Development Corporation provides an allocation of funds in their budget to the Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency as part of an agreement. That amount will be going up this year. Crystal Surdyk, city development director, said JURA is asking for the allocation to ...

BPU Board Member Wants ‘Double’ Poles Removed

As the Board of Public Utilities continues its work on installing its fiber internet, board members are talking about how to get current internet providers to take down some poles in areas where they have been doubled for a few years. At the BPU’s February meeting, Cory Allen, BPU deputy ...

‘Incredible Experience’: JHS To Present ‘Pirates Of Penzance’

Jamestown High School will present “The Pirates of Penzance” on Thursday, March 12, and Friday, March 13, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 14, at 2 and 7 p.m. in the Merton P. Corwin Auditorium at JHS, 350 E. Second St. The comedic opera, composed by the legendary team of Sir William ...

Safety Village Holds Fundraising Auction

ASHVILLE – The Chautauqua Safety Village is looking to expand its target audience of events, hosting a soup and bakery auction recently to raise money for the village’s youth-themed events. Associate Director Lisa McLaughlin stated the soup and bakery auction was initially conceptualized ...

Unselfish Dedication: Legion honors retired sheriff’s deputy

Recently, two Commanders of the American Legion tracked down retired Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Beichner, who had been honored last year as the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. County Commander Jeffery Levandoski of Frewsburg and New York State Department Commander John Miga of Dunkirk, ...

Clymer Students Prefer Learning Without Tech

CLYMER — Work has been ongoing at Clymer Central School to form the district’s portrait of a graduate, including through a survey that was sent out to both teachers and students on what learning is to them and what is most important when it comes to learning. During the Clymer Board of ...