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Wine, Liquor Bottle Recycling Proposed

Bottle redemption may be coming for liquor and wine sold in New York state. On Wednesday, state Sen. Patricia Fahy, D-Amsterdam, has introduced legislation (S.10211) that would amend the state Environmental Conservation Law to establish a deposit and recycling program for wine containers and ...

Person Dies After Sunday Stabbing In City

Jamestown police are investigating a Sunday stabbing that has left a person dead. On Sunday, May 3, around 4:30 a.m. city police officers responded to the area of Lakeview Avenue and East Eighth Street for a report of a stabbing victim. Once on scene, officers located an unresponsive person ...

SKF, Cummins Navigate Regulations, Global Unrest

National and global politics are helping shape the coming months for two of the area’s larger employers. Officials from Cummins and SKF talked recently with investor analysts about the effects things like tariffs, new environmental regulations and global uncertainty, particularly in the ...

Health officials discuss smoking, vaping challenges

The good news is that traditional tobacco smoking rates in Chautauqua County are declining. The bad news is that vaping appears to be taking its place. Members of the county Health Department recently gave a presentation at a legislature committee meeting regarding smoking and vaping. ...

Fredonia hotel owner fights closure

Dunkirk Hospitality LLC is fighting the village of Fredonia’s attempts to force those staying at the former Route 60 EconoLodge to leave the building. The company filed an Article 78 lawsuit Friday asking the state Supreme Court to annul and vacate Fredonia’s April 27 direction to ...