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Safe Streets For All presented to Planning Commission

Over the recent months the city has been in the process of working on a Safe Streets For All project, designed to decrease the amount of serious and fatal accidents in the city. This is an ongoing process, and at the most recent Planning Commission meeting that process was presented by city planner, Jason Kulaszewski. Kulaszewski’s presentation outlined the Safe Streets For All process and its focus on reducing serious and fatal accidents on the city’s transportation network. “By making the streets safer for people and vehicles through improved street design, safer speeds, and ...

Limits on AI in real estate photos introduced

A state lawmaker wants to warn house hunters that the photos they see on a realtor’s website may be altered to make the home look better than it actually is. Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-New York City, has introduced legislation (A.11635) that would amend the real property law, in ...

City man pleads guilty to child porn charges

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to the production of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Monday that Andrew Klos, 21, made the admission before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara in Buffalo. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a ...

Rushing waters spur concerns in county

A flash flood warning was in effect for portions of Chautauqua County on Sunday. The warning came after a period of thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain fell in some locations. According to weather service spotters, Fredonia received the most ...

Mixed Marks: Performance on state ELA tests drops, math results increase

Local district data for state third through eighth grade testing won’t be available until November, but statewide data released recently shows mixed marks. State Education Department officials recently released preliminary data from the 2026 third through eighth grade English language ...

Court-ordered evaluation costs jump for county

Chautauqua County is considering a request to use hundreds of thousands of dollars from its reserves to help pay for required psychological evaluations of individuals who have been arrested. Trish McClennan, the Deputy Director of Mental Hygiene and Social Services, appeared at some county ...