City Hall in Jamestown will look a little more festive next week. Jamestown Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department crews will be harvesting a 40-foot-tall White Spruce on Monday for delivery downtown. The tree is being donated by the Carl and Donna Mazzurco family. Members of the ...

Jonathan Chausovsky, an associate professor at the State University of New York at Fredonia, shared his take on “The Day After Hangover: An Election Post-Mortem,” as he called it. The college hosts a monthly Brown Bag Lunch Series, which holds different themes every year and different ...

As an election approached, a battle was brewing inside the membership committee of the Chautauqua County Democratic party. It had nothing to do with the upcoming vote involving three local candidates vying for positions of importance and influence. It instead revolved around the appointment ...

Tracy Mitrano accepts defeat, but is still advocating that every vote be counted. Mitrano, Democratic candidate for the New York State 23rd Congressional District has, on her social media and during her final Thursday call, notified her supporters of her defeat. However, she wants to support ...

A medium-sized solar farm proposed for Hanover is moving ahead. During the recent Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, board members voted 6-1 to say the project has no adverse impact on the environment, as far as the State Environmental Quality Review is concerned. ...

Twenty-two new cases of COVID-19 — including 10 in Dunkirk — were announced Thursday by the Chautauqua County Department of Health. Within the last week, there have been 114 new COVID-19 cases. The additional new infections break down as follows: one in Falconer, three in Fredonia, two in ...

The handful of local races in Chautauqua County could be impacted by absentee ballots, although every candidate trailing needs to make up triple digits in order to do so. In Fredonia, there were 1,374 votes cast for Republican John Sedota and 1,224 votes for EvaDawn Bashaw, running on the ...

The Kiantone Independent Fire Department recently put into service its new 2020 fire engine. The truck was built by the Rosenbauer company, includes a 2,000-gallon-per-minute pump and carries 1,000 gallons of water. The truck was built with safety in mind of the department’s members. The fire ...

County Legislator Mark Odell has concerns about large solar projects coming to Chautauqua County. He is currently working on legislation to address Payment In Lieu Of Tax agreements for renewable energy. In 2018, the legislature adopted a resolution requesting the county’s Industrial ...

The superintendent of the Westfield Academy and Central School District announced schools will go to remote learning for two days for precautionary measures after a second positive COVID-19 case was identified. Michael Cipolla said the individual, who was not identified as a student, teacher ...

There were a handful of contested local races Tuesday in Chautauqua County. These results do not include absentee ballots. COUNTY LEGISLATURE The Republican Party won the two county legislator seats that were up for election Tuesday night. In Dunkirk, Kevin Muldowney defeated challenger ...

A judge has granted a petition filed by Chautauqua County’s public health director requiring a Maple Grove High School student to remain in quarantine after reportedly coming into contact with a district employee who tested positive for COVID-19. State Supreme Court Judge Lynn W. Keane made ...

A man wanted on federal drug warrants has been taken into custody. The Jamestown Police Department on Tuesday announced the arrest of 27-year-old Michael Murphy by members of the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force, Jamestown police, Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force, Southern Tier ...

The Chautauqua County Department of Health on Tuesday reported the 15th death related to COVID-19, a man in his 80s and a resident of Tanglewood Manor. “Providing information on the COVID-19 outbreak at Tanglewood Manor has been done as a way to manage the spread of COVID-19,” said ...

Both state representatives for Chautauqua County appear likely to retain their seats in the state legislature with early and Election Day voting in. Over 11,000 absentee ballots have yet to be counted of which Democrats hold a 2,500 ballot advantage. State Sen. George Borrello, R-57, carried ...

Keeping the doors open has been a challenge for many businesses since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some closing for good and many struggling to carry on. That is why the federal government awarded the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency with a $10.5 million grant ...

The loss of three school resource officers was the first item highlighted during a discussion on the proposed 2021 Jamestown Police Department budget. On Monday, the Jamestown City Council held budget discussions with the police and fire department chiefs. Lt. Tim Jackson, interim police ...

New York state is one of 21 states in the country where adultery is illegal. Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, D-New York City, has introduced legislation (A.11073) to end the state’s longstanding, and unenforced, ban on adultery. “This outdated statute criminalizes sexual behavior ...

The Chautauqua County Department of Health on Monday reported that 25 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized, the highest count during the pandemic. In addition, 16 new cases of the corornavirus were announced, in addition to the 28 reported over the weekend. The cases include nine in the ...

Getting an E-ZPass will be the only way to avoid extra charges on tolls once the new year starts. For the past two years, the New York State Thruway Authority has been hard at work, installing gantries at every exit and across the Thruway. The project is now finished and will be turning to ...