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UPDATE: Borrello, Molitor, Sullivan widen leads

State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, R-Westfield, have widened their leads in their races as election results begin trickling into the Chautauqua County Board of Elections. Borrello leads Victoria Giute-Williams 24,651 to 13,334 with 78 of 91 districts ...

Jason Sample is unofficial winner of Jamestown City Council Ward 2 race

Jason Sample is the unofficial winner of the race for Ward 2 on the Jamestown City Council. Sample received 620 votes while Bryan Bigelow received 512 votes in the race to fill the rest of former councilman Tony Dolce's term. Bigelow had been sworn in to fill Dolce's seat. He will serve ...

Republicans retain edge on Chautauqua County Legislature; Absentee ballots to decide Districts 9, 11

Republicans appear likely to hold a 13-6 edge over Democrats on the Chautauqua County Legislature with two races likely awaiting the absentee ballot vote. The race between Vince DeJoy and John Vogan in District 9 is separated by 12 votes with all districts reporting. DeJoy's name was on the ballot even though DeJoy has moved to North Carolina. In District 11, Bob Whitney leads Jeremy Maggio, 808-793, with all precincts reporting. In other results, Democrat Tom Nelson has held off Republican challenger Andrew Faulkner, 636-552, while incumbent Democrat Fred Larson has held off a ...

Borrello ‘grateful’ for re-election to state Senate

After receiving 66% of the vote against Victoria A. Guite-Williams, incumbent state Sen. George Borrello expressed his gratitude to the voters of the 57th Senate District for re-electing him to a fourth term in the State Senate and vowed to uphold their trust by continuing to fight for ...

School board hears presentation on district communications

Jamestown Public Schools District board members learned more about the district’s efforts to spread the word about what happens in the district’s classrooms. An update on the school's Strategic Communications Plan, led by the district’s Cameron Hurst, public relations specialist, and Katie Russo, executive director of information and student services, was presented. Hurst outlined a road map for updating the plan, which he says began in the spring of 2025. Throughout the development of the plan, there were many areas of research including school safety, student successes, ...