Each year, Jamestown High School encourages seniors to wear apparel representing their next steps after graduation on the first Friday in May as part of National Decision Day. For many students, that means wearing a college t-shirt or sweatshirt. For Wyatt Olmstead, it meant showing up in ...
Three city residents face charges after a cooking fire resulted in police officers and firefighters coming to an condemned home on Hopkins Avenue. Charles F. Haley, 54, and Leslie D. Arnold, 47, were each charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree ...
Southwestern Central School is appointing Katie Miley as its new middle school principal. The appointment will begin July 1 and is probationary through June 30, 2029, until Miley gains tenure. Miley has previously served as a science teacher at Southwestern. Miley's appointment comes after the resignation of Greg Lauer, who had been appointed to the position in 2024. Lauer has served as assistant principal and athletic director at Fredonia Central School District since 2021 and is a former longtime teacher and Science Department instructional leader there. Lauer’s resignation was ...
It appears the challenger for the top spot in New York state is failing to gain ground on the incumbent through the spring. In the head-to-head matchup, Gov. Kathy Hochul increased her lead to 20 points over Bruce Blakeman, 52-32%, from 16 points, 49-33%, in April, according to a new Siena Poll of New York State registered voters released this week. Hochul has a 43-44% favorability rating, up a little from 41-46% in April, and her job approval rating is 53-42%, up from 48-44% in April. Nassau County Executive Blakeman also saw his favorability improve to 25-21%, from 17-19% in April. ...
Nothing is ever a certainty when dealing with Iran. Despite more than a week of waiting for an agreement with the Middle East power and nemesis, President Donald Trump’s team led by Vice President JD Vance, were in gridlock earlier this week. Iran is a master of deception. Even when it ...
JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Watkine C. Watkins, 47, of Jamestown was charged June 25 with resisting arrest, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia, tampering with physical evidence, and other traffic infractions. According to police, at about 1:35 a.m., officers attempted to stop a male on an electric bicycle in the area of Forest and Columbia avenues for multiple observed traffic infractions. The male failed to comply with the stop, and led officers on a brief pursuit. While officers were pursuing the male, he ...
