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Dunkirk man sues over alleged excessive force by police

A Dunkirk resident has sued four current and former city police officers for allegedly using excessive force on him. Brandon Tate is suing the city along with former Police Chief Christopher Witkowski and Officers Noah Campese, Jeffrey Ortolano and Angel Echevarria. Tate alleges the officers ...

Lifeguards honored for help in bicycle-car accident

WESTFIELD – Two lifeguards have been honored by the local police for their assistance in a bicycle accident. On July 30, around noon the Westfield Police Department responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a vehicle and a child bicyclist on Union Street in the village. Prior to ...

Thoughtful Leader

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 ...

JPD receives committee approval for grants, training

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 ...

Officials dig in at Dunkirk housing project

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 ...

Working Together

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 ...