MAYVILLE – A combination of using a large portion of its reserves and the high value of homes in Chautauqua County has allowed County Executive PJ Wendel to propose a budget which has the lowest property tax rate in 50 years, while also keeping the levy, the among raised by taxes, flat. ...
The city of Dunkirk’s government has been designated as facing the highest category of financial stress in a regular report released today by the State Comptroller’s office. The office reports twice a year on financial stress faced by municipalities across the state, excluding New York City. Dunkirk’s government was one of five in the most severe category, “significant financial stress.” A total of 15 local governments were designated in stress for their local fiscal years ending in 2025, according to the report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. ...
Reg Lenna To Screen Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts will screen the film Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. The film considers the poet’s long lifetime of work in context, capturing the uniqueness of her world and the natural beauty that inspired her. The documentary features interviews with her close friends, including John Waters, never-before-seen personal photos, notebooks, and correspondence from her archive, and recitations of her work by Stephen Colbert, Lucy Dacus, Steve Buscemi, and ...
GERRY - The Special Olympians of the Chautauqua Lakers softball team faced off against some of Jamestown’s finest on Wednesday. The final score of the softball outing was reported as either 13-13 or 13-12, depending on who was asked. The score wasn’t necessarily important. The ...
LAKEWOOD-BUSTI POLICE - LAKEWOOD - Albert D. Pognant, 38, of Jamestown was charged with petit larceny after officers responded to the Dollar General in Lakewood for a reported shoplifting in progress. Pognant was allegedly found on West Fairmount Avenue near Winch Road. He was charged, processed and released to be in Busti Town Court later. JAMESTOWN POLICE - Tysean L. Mays, 21, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal contempt at 9:26 a.m. Thursday after officers working as part of a STRIVE domestic violence detail responded to a west side home for an order of ...
ALBANY – Six health care providers serving the 57th Senate District will receive more than $8.5 million in federal funding for New York’s Rural Community Health Integration Initiative. The investment is part of the broader federal Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion, five-year initiative established under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The state is using $76.2 million of its first year of federal funding for the Rural Community Health Integration Initiative. The initiative is designed to support regional ...
