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JCC releases preliminary spending plan

Jamestown Community College Trustees received a first look this week at the preliminary 2026-27 budget. At the finance and budget committee meeting, Vice President of Finance and Operations Karen Fuller-Markham said project expenses are $34,589,644 while projected revenues are $34,103,610 leaving a projected deficit of $486,034. “We are working toward a balanced, and sustainable budget focused on maintaining balance without using fund balance for recurring operations to ensure long-term sustainability,” Fuller-Markham said. She added that the budget is based on 2,200 full-time ...

Unitarian social justice award presented

Justin Hubbard received the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Jamestown’s (UUCJ) 2026 T. Richard Parker Award for Social Justice recently. Board President David Winner made the presentation for Hubbard’s founding and leadership of the Jamestown Justice Coalition. A civics teacher ...

Forum speakers tout nuclear power

The five speakers at this week’s nuclear power forum for local leaders offered a glowing assessment of nuclear power and Dunkirk’s capability to host a plant. They gushed about the economic opportunities it could bring — and assured there would be no actual “glowing” in Dunkirk, as ...

Pennsylvania commits to purchasing grapes from 11 Erie-area growers

A neighboring state is taking action in regard to the grape crop. On Thursday, the Shapiro Administration dedicated $500,000 to fund an emergency purchase, process, and transport of 350 tons of grapes from 11 Erie, Pa.-area growers whose buyer canceled contracts for this season’s crops unexpectedly in March. The grapes will be made into juice concentrate and distributed to Feeding Pennsylvania-member foodbanks through the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System (PASS). “PASS is a highly effective tool to provide a market for Pennsylvania farmers for their surplus crops ...

JCC students named to part-time Dean’s List

Jamestown Community College earned part-time Dean’s List honors for academic excellence during the spring 2026 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.50 while enrolled in six-to-11-degree credits. Students on the part-time Dean’s List are: Albany: Rachel Saulsbery Allegany: Robert Casey, Megan Fisher, Payton Fortuna, Sidney Gleason, Caleb Graham, Olivia Graham, Alyssa Karl, Silence Karl, Tina Klemann, Youngmi Park, Alix Snyder, Julia Wyant Andover: Shelby Whitesell Angelica: Rebecca Fisk Arcade: Emma Beardsley Ashville: ...

Appetite for mystery assists Meals on Wheels

You can support a local cause while solving a murder mystery at a special fundraising event on July 24 and 25 at Northwest Arena in Jamestown. Lake and Lantern Events will be hosting “The Good, The Bad, and the Guilty,” an interactive Wild West murder mystery experience where participants ...