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Measles prompts emergency order by Hochul

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Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order Monday declaring a state disaster emergency in response to the growing number of measles cases across rural areas of New York and neighboring states. There are three known measles cases in Chautauqua County while there are 14 in Steuben County. Both counties border Pennsylvania, where the illness has been a hot spot. As of Oct. 3, there have been seven confirmed cases in New York City and 101 in New York state outside of New York state for a total of 108 cases this year, amid a global and domestic increase in measles cases. The executive ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Michael S. Cook, 53, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree criminal contempt at 2:49 a.m. Tuesday after officers conducted a street check on Michael S. Cook and another individual. They were located behind a business on the east side of Jamestown. Upon investigation it was determined there is a valid stay-away order of protection for Cook to stay away from the other person. Cook was taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. Police report that due to a prior conviction, Cook's charge was upgraded to first-degree criminal contempt. CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY ...

Busti swears in new board member

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LAKEWOOD- A new councilman was unanimously voted in by the Busti Town Board. The Busti Town Board approved the seating of a replacement representative at a town board meeting Monday, appointing Thad Lund to fill the vacancy left by former Councilman Tyler Nelson, who moved outside the ...

City: Changes coming to shopping cart ordinance

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The city Department of Development is in the midst of working on a proposed ordinance that will look to regulate things such as abandoned shopping carts in the city. There is still much work to be done on the ordinance, and Director of Development Crystal Surdyk shared with the City ...

Cornell sexual assault case brings 2019 bill into spotlight

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Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has sponsored legislation since the 2019-20 legislative session that would close what is known as the “voluntary intoxication” loophole in sexual assault and rape cases. His bill (A.101/S.10632 in the 2025-26 legislative session) has passed the state Senate ...