ISO calls for new generation, transmission upgrades

July 31, 2026

The state Independent System Operator sees a continued reliance on fossil fuel resources to maintain power grid reliability for at least the next 20 years. Much has changed over the past three years since the 2023-2042 Outlook was published by the ISO. Federal actions have scrutinized and delayed construction of offshore wind projects and the state Public Service Commission withdrew the New York City Public Policy Transmission Need based on new challenges surrounding offshore wind development. At the same time, renewable project development has slowed and recent state analyses have ...

Planner discusses zoning updates, Safe Streets

July 31, 2026

Multiple projects are ongoing for the city’s Department of Development, and city planner Jason Kulaszewski recently presented a few updates on items such as the Comprehensive Plan and the upcoming National Night Out event to the city’s Planning Commission. For the Comprehensive Plan, Kulaszewski said things are moving forward following City Council approval last month, and the public comments and feedback are still being incorporated into the final plan. The final Comprehensive Plan will include all of the comments and feedback, and should be ready for review by the end of the ...

Matar convicted of federal terrorism charges

July 31, 2026

A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel "The Satanic Verses." After just a couple of hours of deliberations, a jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against ...

Dunkirk police probing death of man who was missing

July 31, 2026

DUNKIRK --- The Dunkirk Police Department is investigating a suspicious death that occurred between the dates of July 22 to 29, in or around the area of 515 Dove St. The deceased has been identified as Owen A. Taylor, 89, of Dunkirk, who was reported by the department as missing on Wednesday. ...

Fight To Fly

July 30, 2026

It’s possible the federal Department of Transportation may have had incorrect information and did not receive Chautauqua County’s full application to have commercial air service returned to Jamestown. Because of this, the county is appealing the federal Department of Transportation’s ...

‘Peak Of My Career’

July 30, 2026

CHAUTAUQUA - Natalie Merchant’s voice has appeared on four Top 40 singles during a singing career that began in Jamestown 45 years ago. It’s saying something, then, for Merchant to say that her work now on the Cabinet of Wonder, a project created in partnership with Head Start as an ...