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Little Valley man charged with rape in Bemus Point

A Little Valley man has been charged with two counts of rape after an investigation into an alleged incident in Bemus Point. Andrea Lucignano, 31, was charged Thursday with first-degree rape and third-degree rape. On July 31, 2026, an investigation was conducted by the Chautauqua County ...

JPD receives committee approval for grants, training

Grants, symposiums, training and more are upcoming for the city’s police department, and all of those were among the list of resolutions on the agenda for the Public Safety Committee on Monday. The city has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the state Discovery Grant program administered by ...

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Bemus Point School Board To Meet Monday BEMUS POINT - The Bemus Point Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the cafeteria at Maple Grove High School, 3980 Dutch Hollow Road, Bemus Point. An executive session is possible at the end of the meeting. The public is welcome to attend. Panama Central School Board Of Education To Meet Monday PANAMA - The Panama Central School Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, in the board room. The public is welcome to attend. Jamestown Planning Commission To Meet Tuesday The Jamestown Planning Commission will meet at ...

NSCU researchers begin fall aquatic plant survey

North Carolina State University researchers are in the midst of their annual lakeside aquatic plant survey. Chautauqua Lake Partnership officials made note of the survey as part of the organization’s summer newsletter released earlier this week. The university’s fall 2025 survey of ...

Officials dig in at Dunkirk housing project

Affordable housing has found a home in the city of Dunkirk. On Thursday afternoon, state Gov. Kathy Hochul led a press conference at the future location of The Homesteads at Dunkirk Landing, which includes the Third and Fourth streets site near the Save A-Lot Plaza. Following remarks, Hochul ...

Area Police Reports

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, ...