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Arkwright, Dunkirk agree to shared highway departments

ARKWRIGHT — The towns of Arkwright and Dunkirk have come to an agreement with a goal to benefit both communities. At a special Town Board meeting, the Arkwright Town Board approved a shared services agreement with the town of Dunkirk regarding highway departments. Dunkirk will terminate ...

Area Police Reports

JAMESTOWN POLICE - Ryan D. Edwards, 42, of Jamestown was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal contempt, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and fourth-degree criminal mischief at 6:30 p.m. Monday at an east side home. Officers received a complaint regarding a past-tense domestic incident involving multiple alleged violations of an Order of Protection. Edwards allegedly threw and damaged the protected party’s cellular phone before allegedly forcibly taking her to the ground and applying pressure to her neck. Following the incident, Edwards allegedly ...

Lakewood taxpayers to receive refund in 2027-28

LAKEWOOD - Lakewood residents will receive a tax credit after the village’s tax levy exceeded the state tax cap. At Tuesday night's Village Board meeting, Mayor Randy Holcomb announced the village had collected taxes above the state tax cap limit by $284,983. Holcomb said transparency was ...

Cassadaga VFD holds installation banquet

CASSADAGA - The Cassadaga Volunteer Fire Department held its annual installation banquet at the Cassadaga Fire Hall in the village. The volunteer fire department was organized in 1924 shortly after the village was incorporated, and is in its 102nd year of serving the village. Dan Russell, ...

Council approves IT purchases with 2026 contingency funds

Information technology purchases for multiple city departments have been approved by the City Council in a pre-emptive move to lessen spending in the upcoming 2027 budget proposal. The total cost for the purchases is $40,578. Purchases to be made are as follows: an Epson DS-900WN document scanner for the City Comptroller’s office, a passport system for the City Clerk’s office, a computer in the City Clerk’s office, a computer in the Corporation Counsel’s office, a computer for DPW director Mark Roetzer, a computer for the Parks Department, a new monitor in the City ...

Jamestown’s Art in the Alleys to get an update

Jamestown’s Art In the Alleys will have new artwork arriving this spring through a partnership with the Chautauqua Art Gallery, the Jamestown Renaissance Corp. and area high school students. The JRC is working with Stephanie Baker at Southwestern Central High School and Leslie Calimeri of ...