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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Oscar L. Allen, 29, of Jamestown was charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree assault, second-degree imprisonment and second-degree harassment at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday after officers responded to a north side home for a reported domestic incident. Upon arrival, officers spoke with a person who said Allen had allegedly pinned her down, preventing her from leaving. The woman said Allen hit and bit her, causing physical injuries. The incident allegedly took place with five youths in the home. Allen was found a short distance away, ...

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The Jamestown Public Schools celebrated the distinguished career of longtime educator and administrator Jessie Joy during the Board of Education’s meeting Tuesday, recognizing her retirement after 33 years of service to the district. Joy, the district’s executive director of information ...

Lifeguards honored for help in bicycle-car accident

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WESTFIELD – Two lifeguards have been honored by the local police for their assistance in a bicycle accident. On July 30, around noon the Westfield Police Department responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a vehicle and a child bicyclist on Union Street in the village. Prior to ...

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Gov. Kathy Hochul put pen to paper to ensure that a new hospital would be built in northern Chautauqua County. Thursday afternoon, she signed something just as important, but even more practical. Hochul visited the site of the future Northern Chautauqua Hospital, located at 412 East Main St. ...

Council discusses ongoing issues with Third Street flags

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Mayor Kim Ecklund spoke with the city council during their City Council members have been receiving complaints about the American flags that hang on the Third Street bridge not being hung or displayed correctly, as they get twisted around their respective poles. The issue was discussed ...

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Testimony from two former board members of Healing for Heroes are among the exhibits entered into evidence by the state Attorney General’s Office in its attempt to close the charity. Joshua Larsen and Lisa Borbe both filed affidavits in the case. Attorney General Letitia James filed court ...