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Chiropractor Presents Donation To Anew Center

It’s the season of giving. And Dr. William Schuver continues giving to a great cause. In November, Schuver, a doctor of chiropractic, held a patient appreciation day on Nov. 26 at his office located at 201 Lakeview Ave., Jamestown where new and existing patients received treatment for a ...

Hochul Vetoes Toll-Free Thruway Use For Emergency Vehicles

Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed legislation that would have exempted ambulances and fire vehicles from paying tolls on the state Thruway if engaged in emergency operations. A.34/S.31 was approved unanimously by both the state House and Senate, where it was co-sponsored by Sen. George Borrello, ...

BOCES Students Hold Gingerbread House Contest

Every year, the culinary arts students at Erie 2 BOCES participate in a gingerbread house contest to show off their skills and creativity around the holidays. Instructor Dave Caccamise feels that every year, the students find new ways to raise the bar. “I hear the people coming in when they ...

New York Cuts ‘100-Foot Rule’ For Gas Hook Ups

Property owners hooking up natural gas lines in new homes will soon cover the cost themselves. This, after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that undoes the “100-foot-rule,” a decades-old provision that requires utility companies to connect new buildings to the system for free, so long ...

City Man Pleads Guilty To Meth Charge

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Ruben Medina, 20, of Jamestown, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy to possession with intent to distribute five grams or more methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a ...

New Tradition: Female Hunters Find Patience, Tenacity

In New York’s Southern Zone, the regular firearms big game — deer and bear — season stretches across 23 crisp November days, and into early December, which some claim is too long when compared to other states. But for a growing number of capable lady hunters, it seems just right. These ...