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State lawmaker proposes ban on shock gloves

Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz is proposing a ban on shock gloves in New York state. The legislation comes a couple of weeks after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver electric shocks, saying officers ...

Completion of Clymer water system delayed until May 2027

CLYMER — The town of Clymer’s water system upgrade has been ongoing for months and while work is continuing, specifically in the town’s business district, the project has fallen slightly behind. At the town board’s September meeting, Town Supervisor Brian Willink, read a summary of ...

Charges in December stabbing include ‘Nicky Sal’

An internet influencer who was stabbed in December at the Tim Hortons in Brooklyn Square has been charged along with the man who stabbed him and a third man. Nicholas S. Attalla, also known as Niky Sal, of Erie was charged Tuesday with third-degree assault, second-degree criminal nuisance and endangering the welfare of a child. Eric Spencer was charged with second-degree criminal nuisance and endangering the welfare of a child. James Morris, who was charged in the aftermath of the December 13 stabbing with first-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance ...

Indigo Girls to perform tonight at Chautauqua Institution

CHAUTAUQUA — Chautauqua Institution’s regular summer season may have come to a close, but activities on the institution’s grounds continue with their post season or “shoulder” season, following the regular season. These smaller, more intimate, concert experiences began last year ...

MHA Jamestown Art in Recovery Exhibit is Friday

The Mental Health Association will host its Art in Recovery Exhibit on Friday, Sept. 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the undercroft of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 410 N. Main St., with the entrance off Fourth Street. The show will feature a variety of works created by participants in the weekly Art ...