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Former Randoph postal employee gets probation in mail theft

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A former Randolph postal employee has been sentenced to two years' probation. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Friday that Melissa Olson, 47, who was convicted of theft of mail by postal employee, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. Olson was hired by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in 2023 as a rural carrier associate assigned to the Randolph Post Office. Between April and May 2023, Olson opened a stamped, first-class mail envelope that had been entrusted to her for delivery and removed a Visa gift card from the envelope. Olson also admitted that ...

Community Orchestra to present fall concert Saturday

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On Saturday, Nov. 7, the Jamestown Area Community Orchestra will present their 2026 Fall Concert at 4 p.m. at First Covenant Church in Jamestown. Directed by John Cross, the orchestra is composed of about 60 regional professional musicians, talented adult musicians, and proficient college and ...

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Scandinavian Culture Day Is Saturday At JCC Scandinavian Culture Day will occur Saturday, Nov. 7, beginning with coffee, lingonberry drink and pastry at 9:30 a.m. in the Hamilton Collegiate Center of Jamestown Community College. With the 10 a.m. cooking class John Johnson will demonstrate the cooking of two cookies - Drőmmar Dreams) and Spritz. Johnson is known for his spritz cookies and has shared them with the community for many years. The Drőmmar cookie is unique in that it uses baking ammonia, not used in many recipes. There will be a presentation by John Everett Jones ...

Clymer board approves water rates, 2027 budget

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CLYMER — Residents in the town of Clymer who are a part of the town’s water system will be seeing some changes to their water bill beginning in January. The Clymer Town Board recently approved new water rates to help accommodate the ongoing water system upgrade. The town also approved ...

Hayes takes Dunkirk development position

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DUNKIRK - Edward J. “EJ” Hayes was tabbed to take over the city of Dunkirk’s Planning and Development Department. Hayes was named interim director of the department in a Common Council resolution Tuesday. Hayes was deputy director under Vince DeJoy, who resigned and moved to North ...