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State Democrats: Budget Isn’t Done Yet

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So, Gov. Kathy Hochul may have been a bit premature popping open champagne bottles when it comes to a final state budget. A day after Hochul’s announcement of a budget deal with legislative Democrats, Assembly Democrat Gary Pretlow spoke on the Assembly floor, saying reports of a budget ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Carolyn B. Shields, 43, of Jamestown was charged with aggravated DWI, DWI and several traffic citations at 2:36 a.m. April 27 after officers responded to the area of Allen and Scioto streets for a reported car accident. Upon arrival officers reportedly saw a street sign in ...

Borrello: Keep Solar Projects Out Of State Parks

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The state Senate overwhelmingly wants to keep state forests free from gas and oil drilling. S.1069 passed the state Senate last week by a 50-3 vote, with state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, voting in favor of the bill. Versions of the legislation have been kicking around the statehouse ...

Timeline Provided For Ripley, Mason Industrial Park Work

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Chautauqua County continues to make progress in developing a new shovel-ready site for industry in the western area of the county, while expanding another site in the southern portion. Mark Geise, the chief executive officer of the county Industrial Development Agency and the deputy county ...

Leigh Rovegno Leaves Audubon To Lead Sheldon Foundation

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Leigh Rovegno, Audubon Community Nature Center executive director, will step down on June 21 after nearly seven years for a new position as executive director of the Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation. Since joining ACNC in 2018, Rovegno has guided the organization through capital projects, ...

Great Honor

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The Jamestown Harmony Express will celebrate the Fourth of July 2026 with music - in Washington, D.C. George Jarrell, president of the Jamestown Harmony Express, announced the trip to perform the National Anthem and represent the state of New York during the Fourth of July parade in ...