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EPA announces $1M grant for Harrison St. clean-up

Some vacant land that previously had industry on it will soon be remediated so it can be used once again. On Thursday, Rep. Nick Langworthy was in Jamestown, along with Mike Martucci, the regional administrator for Environmental Protection Agency Region 2, to announce that $1 million is ...

Clymer town budget projects 5.5% tax increase

CLYMER — The Clymer Town Board was presented with a tentative 2027 budget recently with a roughly 5.5% tax increase proposed. The total budget increase is about $30,840. Town budget officer, Riley Enlow, presented the budget to the town board, saying that overall the tax levy increase ...

Ward mounts write-in campaign for Mayville mayor

MAYVILLE - With the upcoming election approaching, Mayville resident Bill Ward is running for Mayville mayor as a write-in candidate. Ward acknowledges that launching a write-in campaign this late in the election season presents a significant challenge. Nevertheless, he believes the people ...

Comptroller discusses overall city budget

Budget season has returned for the city of Jamestown, and recently city comptroller Erika Thomas presented the highlights of both her department’s budget and the overall 2027 budget to city council. Beginning with the overall budget, Thomas highlighted sales tax quarterly reports, other ...

Bemus Point board accepts Sunset Park plan

EMUS POINT - Bemus Point Village Board members are eyeing improvements to Sunset Park in the village. The Larson Design Group has developed a new master plan for the park, which the board unanimously accepted during a recent meeting. The approval doesn’t commit the village to take any ...

Winning TAKE 5 ticket sold in city

A winning TAKE 5 was sold Tuesday at a Jamestown Kwik Fill. The New York Lottery announced one top-prize ticket was sold for the Wednesday TAKE 5 MIDDAY drawing at 1781 Foote Ave. The prize-winning ticket is worth $17,637.50 TAKE 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. A Lottery draw game prize of any amount may be claimed up to one year from the date of the drawing.