It’s been 10 years since the merger of UPMC and the former WCA Hospital - and UPMC Chautauqua officials are looking to the future after spending a day looking back at how far the hospital has come. Local officials and leadership with UPMC gathered on Thursday to celebrate a decades-long ...
A pair of firearm-related bills have been signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul in recent days. Francesco's Law (A.1962/S.6233) was signed into law Wednesday by Hochul. The Assembly passed Francesco's Law in 2025, but the bill died in the state Senate. The Assembly passed the 2026 version ...
Over the past few years the Jamestown Police Department has consistently reported issues with getting the number of officers included in the department’s yearly budget. Police Chief Scott Forster told council members that one of his goals for the coming year is to bring the department’s ...
FREDONIA - Fredonia looks set to pass an anti-Flock camera resolution. Debate and outrage over the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office program, which put surveillance cameras in downtown Fredonia, has been an issue in the community for weeks. Fredonia Trustee Tim Mulholland proposed a resolution at a workshop this week to express distaste and call for the cameras’ shutdown. Mulholland’s resolution looks certain to get passed by the five-member Board of Trustees, as it was clearly supported by Trustees Christine Cruz Keefe and LeeAnn Lazarony. Mulholland’s resolution ...
A newly rebranded organization is helping tackle an old problem in the city of Jamestown. Participants in the Sagewell Accountability and Responsibility (A&R) program organized a community outreach event to feed the hungry on Tuesday near the former Oriental Star Restaurant at 7 S. Main St. ...
The Chautauqua County Legislature is eyeing a proposal which would allow some Probation Department employees to retire earlier than they do right now. Probation Department Director Gilbert Taylor met with members of the legislature’s Administrative Services Committee to discuss a ...
