Throughout his nearly five-year tenure as State University of New York at Fredonia president, Stephen Kolison has — at least publicly — come across as soft spoken. During press conferences and while leading meetings, he has rarely appeared to be too optimistic or overly disappointed. That ...

Two barbershop quartets and three or more church choirs will provide a free musical ensemble on Saturday open to the public. The Jamestown Harmony Express will host their annual Jubilee concert on Saturday, April 26, at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 509 Prendergast Ave. The ...

The Jamestown Department of Development has brought a resolution to the city council looking to change some language in the City Code regarding quality of life ticketing. During Monday’s work session council members asked for some clarification from Crystal Surdyk, city development ...

MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County is moving forward with a request to the state to keep its occupancy tax the same for the next two years. Democrats voted against the request, questioning why the legislation wasn’t brought before county lawmakers earlier so they could propose changes. ...

The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is still working to get two of its new Renaissance Block Challenge areas up and running. Mary Maxwell of the JRC made a presentation Monday to members of the City Council’s Housing Committee to discuss the block challenge, something the JRC has worked ...

The state Thruway Authority has resumed work on a $45 million pavement revitalization project on the Thruway in Chautauqua County. The project began on the Thruway’s westbound lanes in June 2024 and is now taking place on a 16-mile stretch of the eastbound lanes between Exit 60 ...