With the public hearing regarding the Department of Development’s Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development being held Monday night following the housing committee meeting, the housing committee also ...

State Sen. George Borrello is starting the 2026 legislative session with a bang. During debate over legislation (S.8646) that would protect current and former election officers from intimidation and other forms of harassment. The proposal is sponsored by Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, D-New York ...

Traffic changes may soon be coming by Love Elementary and other schools in the city. Councilman Tony Dolce, R-Ward 2 and chair of the Public Safety Committee, at Monday’s committee meeting said he is planning on talking with the principal at Love Elementary School about some possible ...

Pedestrian and traffic safety is on the minds of council members following an incident Saturday night on Falconer Street. Jamestown police reported Monday that they responded to a call at 6:08 p.m. Saturday for a car-pedestrian accident on Falconer Street near Bowen Street, where a Jamestown ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has formally released her agenda for the coming year with more than 200 initiatives included in her 2026 State of the State address. Among the initiatives are increasing funding by $1.7 billion to provide universal, affordable child care around the state, eliminating the ...

By Gregory Bacon gbacon@observertoday.com When it comes to the health of the residents of a community and the physical structures where they live and work, it appears there is a connection. During the recent Chautauqua County Planning Board meeting, some members of the county’s Health ...