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Court-ordered evaluation costs jump for county

Chautauqua County is considering a request to use hundreds of thousands of dollars from its reserves to help pay for required psychological evaluations of individuals who have been arrested. Trish McClennan, the Deputy Director of Mental Hygiene and Social Services, appeared at some county ...

Report: NYC's congestion pricing hasn't reduced emissions

New York City's controversial congestion pricing program that increased toll charges to get into the city hasn't reduced tailpipe pollution, according to a new report. The report by the New York City Health Department said the city’s air quality monitoring system found no increase in air pollution near major highway corridors outside of the tolling zone, with overall pollution levels either unchanged or improving slightly citywide. "New Yorkers deserve to know how major policies affect the air they breathe," Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said in a statement. "This report ...

Falconer Park Recreation Program names Park Hero

The Falconer Park Recreation program has announced this year’s recipient of the annual Park Hero Award. This year the winner was Chase Parmentier. Presenting the award to Chase is Falconer recreation director Chris Schrader and Chase’s older brother Max, who was last year’s winner. The ...

Sales include Jamestown furniture store

A south county furniture store is under new ownership. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from June 8-12. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are ...

PO-FI-VE benefit golf tournament celebrates five years

What began as an effort by employees of Rand Machine has grown into a signature community event, with the annual PO-FI-VE Golf Tournament celebrating five years of bringing together businesses, golfers, volunteers and community members to support local organizations. Over the past five years, the tournament has raised and donated more than $75,000 to organizations that serve and protect the local community. This year’s tournament proceeds will benefit the Jamestown Police Department, Ellicott Police Department, Fluvanna Volunteer Fire Department, Ellington Volunteer Fire Department ...