The Jamestown Public Schools celebrated the distinguished career of longtime educator and administrator Jessie Joy during the Board of Education’s meeting Tuesday, recognizing her retirement after 33 years of service to the district. Joy, the district’s executive director of information ...
Grants, symposiums, training and more are upcoming for the city’s police department, and all of those were among the list of resolutions on the agenda for the Public Safety Committee on Monday. The city has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the state Discovery Grant program administered by ...
Affordable housing has found a home in the city of Dunkirk. On Thursday afternoon, state Gov. Kathy Hochul led a press conference at the future location of The Homesteads at Dunkirk Landing, which includes the Third and Fourth streets site near the Save A-Lot Plaza. Following remarks, Hochul ...
The Women's Giving Circle of Chautauqua County recently awarded $75,000 through its Childcare Innovation Challenge during the group’s annual meeting. The centerpiece of the Annual Meeting was the announcement of the 2026 grant recipients, selected through the WGC's Childcare Innovation ...
An audit by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the Department of Environmental Conservation lacks reliable information on how much material is recycled across New York state. Auditors found missing reports, inaccurate data and inconsistent oversight of recycling facilities are limiting the state’s ability to accurately measure recycling efforts and track progress toward its environmental and emissions reduction goals. According to DEC, solid waste accounts for about 12% of New York’s greenhouse gas emissions. The audit examined whether DEC’s monitoring, inspection, and ...
Carroll Town Board members approved battery energy storage system, green hydrogen fuel, large wind energy conservation systems and data center construction and development moratoriums during their most recent meeting. The moratoriums were approved unanimously. Tim Burkett, town supervisor, said he is looking for town residents who have an understanding or are willing to learn more about the different energy sources so a committee can be formed to make suggestions to the board regarding future laws governing development of BESS, green hydrogen, large wind energy and data center ...
