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John Panebianco is very thankful that he served as a member of the Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education. “I'm thankful for five things as a board member that the public voted for me to be on the board,” Panebianco said. “I am thankful that each board member was so patient with ...

Area Police Report

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Wilfredo Castrillo, 49, of Jamestown, was charged June 20 with second-degree burglary, aggravated criminal contempt, first-degree criminal contempt, and two counts of third-degree criminal tampering. According to police, at about 5:30 p.m., officers responded to a reported domestic dispute on the east side. Upon investigation it was discovered that Castrillo allegedly violated an order of protection by entering the victim’s residence unlawfully. Additionally, police said, it was found that Castrillo allegedly had tampered with the victim’s property ...

Briefly

Randolph School Board Changes Time Of Tuesday’s Meeting RANDOLPH - The Randolph Central School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, June 30, at 6 p.m. in the high school library to adopt the contingency budget. The public is welcome to attend. Mobile Pantry Truck To Visit Ashville UMC Today ASHVILLE - The Food Bank of WNY’s Mobile Pantry Truck will be at the Ashville United Methodist Church from 10 a.m. to noon and 3 to 5 p.m. today. To receive food, proof of address showing the recipient lives in one of the following ZIP codes is required: Ashville ...

City comprehensive plan released

The city of Jamestown has been working to develop their Comprehensive Plan over the last few years, and this past week the official plan was presented to the Planning Commission. Tom Voight with C&S Companies who worked with the Department of Development on developing the plan presented to the Planning Commission during their meeting on Tuesday. “Just to give you a precursor, the city received a Smart Growth Planning Grant from New York State’s Office of Community Development,” Voight said. “That was to kind of revamp the comprehensive plan, so this process kicked off in ...

‘Start soon’

A long awaited housing project in Westfield has yet to begin, but one county leader believes it will start before the end of the year. Savarino Companies has proposed converting the former CE Welch building into apartments and commercial space. The project was originally to be done by 2 Portage, LLC. Savarino Companies is still behind the proposal, but it will now be done by Upstate Economic Opportunities, LLC. “They (Savarino Companies) are using a different LLC,” Rebecca Wurster with the county Planning Department explained at the county legislature’s Planning and ...