AKEWOOD — Bruce Blakeman, Republican candidate for governor, has made his final campaign pitch to Chautauqua County voters. U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, state Sen. George Borrello, Assemblyman Andrew Molitor and County Executive PJ Wendel were all guest speakers at Blakeman’s rally held ...
North Harmony Town Board members are discussing work on Wells Bay Road in the aftermath of flooding in the area in September. Several residents brought the Wells Bay flooding issue up during September's Town Board meeting. Residents had questions about an overgrown ditch that may have been blocking water flow, who was responsible to maintain drainage in the area. Wells Bay Road is located off of Route 394 and leads to Wells Bay lakefront properties. It is located between National Grid and the North Harmony Highway Department building. Louise Ortman, town supervisor, gave an update ...
A fire caused extensive damage to a vacant, condemned home at 433 Allen St. in Jamestown on Thursday night. The Jamestown Fire Department was dispatched to the two-and-a-half-story wood-frame residence at 10:44 p.m. following a 911 call reporting that the house was on fire. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy fire involvement on the first floor, with flames spreading to the second floor, attic and roof area. Water was applied to the fire within minutes of firefighters' arrival, and crews continued the exterior attack until most of the fire was knocked down. The building ...
MAYVILLE – By the thinnest of margins, the Chautauqua County Legislature has approved its budget for 2027. The budget was adopted by a 10-9 vote, with all seven Democrats voting against it, along with two Republicans – Dalton Anthony of Frewsburg and Fred Johnson of Westfield. The ...
A precision machine company that sits just outside the village of Falconer is looking to add a second location in a closed south county factory building. It announced at the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting that Premier Precision Machining, LLC, also known as Rand ...
There is no projected increase in water rates coming for Jamestown BPU customers in 2027. BPU board members were recently updated on proposed 2027 budgets for the water and electric divisions at the BPU. Kevin Karr, finance and customs account manager, presented the budgets to the board, beginning with the water district. Some goals for the water district in the next year are to expand the customer base, control costs, and begin the Cassadaga capital project. Concerns include a decrease of water consumption, financing the Cassadaga project and other new equipment or equipment repair ...
