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Pine Valley: lawsuit claims are ‘without merit’

Pine Valley Central School officials say a woman’s claims are without merit and will be handled through the legal process. The district has issued a statement in regard to a recent lawsuit by a parent over alleged abuse of her two children that she says contained racist and sexual overtones over a period of seven years. The district had been contacted for comment by The Post-Journal and OBSERVER. “It is important to note that the claims set forth in the complaint represent the allegations of one party and have not been established as fact. The district disputes allegations and ...

City comprehensive plan released

The city of Jamestown has been working to develop their Comprehensive Plan over the last few years, and this past week the official plan was presented to the Planning Commission. Tom Voight with C&S Companies who worked with the Department of Development on developing the plan presented to the Planning Commission during their meeting on Tuesday. “Just to give you a precursor, the city received a Smart Growth Planning Grant from New York State’s Office of Community Development,” Voight said. “That was to kind of revamp the comprehensive plan, so this process kicked off in ...

Residents report increase in activity on Fulton, East Eighth streets

Work has been ongoing to help with the drugs and other ongoing activities in the neighborhood of Fulton Street and East Eighth Street, yet residents are reporting some activities continue, and are getting worse. At a recent public safety committee meeting, Fulton Street resident Paul Wolff ...

Gauging Support

PANAMA — A study has found that a merger of the Clymer, Sherman and Panama school districts is feasible. Now, it’s time to see how feasible it is for the communities involved. The three school boards will have to officially decide to move forward with the process and how to gauge ...

County says AI creating overload of FOIL requests

Artificial Intelligence programs are being blamed as the culprit for Chautauqua County needing to increase staffing in its law department. The Chautauqua County Legislature’s Administrative Services Committee has backed a request from the county Law Department to hire an additional paralegal. The law department is seeking an additional $105,982 for its budget, which will come from the county’s reserves. Of that amount, $53,594 will be for a new paralegal and $52,388 will cover a budgetary error for 2026. County Attorney Emily Woodard discussed the request during the committee ...

Carroll highway employees may join Teamsters

FREWSBURG - Carroll Town Board members will hold a public work session and informational meeting at 6 p.m. June 24 regarding Highway Department contract negotiations and the department’s unionization. The department has been represented in the past by the IBEW, though a Public Employee Relations Board opinion filed in 2023 as part of an employee matter showed the union’s grip on the Highway Department wasn’t very right. According to a Facebook post recently by Timothy Burkett, Carroll town supervisor, the Highway Department is trying to transition to the Teamsters for union ...