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Planner discusses zoning updates, Safe Streets

Top stories July 31, 2026

Multiple projects are ongoing for the city’s Department of Development, and city planner Jason Kulaszewski recently presented a few updates on items such as the Comprehensive Plan and the upcoming National Night Out event to the city’s Planning Commission. For the Comprehensive Plan, Kulaszewski said things are moving forward following City Council approval last month, and the public comments and feedback are still being incorporated into the final plan. The final Comprehensive Plan will include all of the comments and feedback, and should be ready for review by the end of the ...

ISO calls for new generation, transmission upgrades

Top stories July 31, 2026

The state Independent System Operator sees a continued reliance on fossil fuel resources to maintain power grid reliability for at least the next 20 years. Much has changed over the past three years since the 2023-2042 Outlook was published by the ISO. Federal actions have scrutinized and delayed construction of offshore wind projects and the state Public Service Commission withdrew the New York City Public Policy Transmission Need based on new challenges surrounding offshore wind development. At the same time, renewable project development has slowed and recent state analyses have ...

Dedicated Leadership

Local News July 31, 2026

The WCA Foundation recently held its 44th annual meeting at UPMC Chautauqua. During the meeting, board members and staff reflected on the foundation’s accomplishments, celebrated key milestones and recognized two leaders whose service helped guide a period of growth and ...

Matar convicted of federal terrorism charges

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Briefly July 31, 2026

‘Cabinet Of Wonder’ To Hold Free Performance Sunday At Chautauqua CHAUTAUQUA - Natalie Merchant will conclude her residence at Chautauqua Institution at 3 p.m. Sunday with a free matinee family-friendly concert performance with a chamber orchestra ensemble of Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra musicians, under the baton of Principal Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz, which will be free to the public. The concert will center on the music of Merchants’ Cabinet of Wonder, a joyful reimagining of Mother Goose developed in collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and will also ...

Jamestown native turns 100 today

Local News July 31, 2026

Jamestown native Dorothy Jean Fuller Lundeen and The Flor Hotel have something in common - they’re both turning 100 this year. Lundeen’s birthday is today. Her son, Daniel Lundeen said she was born Dorothy Jean Fuller on July 31, 1926, at WCA Hospital. She lived in Stillwater on a dairy ...