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Panama Central School Amends School Lunch Program PANAMA - The Panama Central School District has amended its policy for serving meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2026-27 school year, which would allow for all children at all schools/sites to be served meals at no charge. For more information contact Amanda Kolstee, district treasurer, at the school, 41 North St., Panama, call 716-782-4455 or email akolstee@pancent.org. I-86 Bridge To Close Overnight Tonight, Thursday, Friday The state Department of Transportation ...

Jamestown man sentenced on drug charges

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A Jamestown man has been sentenced for his guilty plea involving drug charges. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Monday that 33-year-old Jamal Jackson was sentenced to a total of 6 years in state prison with 5 years of post-release supervision by Judge David W. Foley after being convicted of fourth-degree attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. In December 2024, members of the Jamestown Police Department road patrol conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle in which Jackson was a passenger. During ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT — Shakira L. Cuevas-Garcia, 23, of Jamestown was charged with driving while intoxicated and other violations. At approximately 4:05 a.m. Sunday, officers conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of East Second Street and Hopkins Avenue. A subsequent investigation revealed that Cuevas-Garcia was operating the vehicle while intoxicated. Cuevas-Garcia was taken into custody and transported to the Jamestown City Jail. After being processed, she was released on an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in Jamestown City Court on a later date — ...

Observatory To Host Sky Stories: Star Legends of the Haudenosaunee

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On Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 7:30 p.m., the Martz-Kohl Observatory in Frewsburg will welcome back Ja:no's Bowen for "Star Legends of the Haudenosaunee," a presentation on how the stars figure into the oral traditions of the Six Nations. The talk will be held live at the observatory and ...

Homelessness falling in state, not in county

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Homelessness is falling across the state through the end of 2025 - but not in Chautauqua County. The rate of new homelessness is decreasing locally. A recent analysis by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli shows after the state's homeless population doubled between January 2022 and January 2024, homelessness in New York declined by 7.9% in January 2025 to 145,560. The decline of 12,459 homeless residents was the largest among states, and was driven predominantly by New York City. Declines were not universal across the state. In 17 of 25 regions known as Continuums of Care (CoCs), homelessness ...