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County eyes earlier retirement for probation officers

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 ...

Winning TAKE 5 ticket sold in city

A winning TAKE 5 was sold Tuesday at a Jamestown Kwik Fill. The New York Lottery announced one top-prize ticket was sold for the Wednesday TAKE 5 MIDDAY drawing at 1781 Foote Ave. The prize-winning ticket is worth $17,637.50 TAKE 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. A Lottery draw game prize of any amount may be claimed up to one year from the date of the drawing.

Man accused of shaking baby, causing blindness

Charges have been placed against a man who is accused of shaking an infant which caused her to possibly become blind. According to the secret indictment, which was unsealed at the time of his arraignment in September, Seth Pulver, 28, has been charged with reckless assault of a child. It ...

Assemblywoman proposes tighter limits on screens in schools

The reaction was swift earlier this year when the Salamanca City Central School District proposed using a Realbotix educational robot and digital avatar designed to support teaching and learning in its high school STEAM program. That project was quickly shelved after widespread criticism, ...

GOP candidate for Ward 2 eyes programs, services for families

Bryan Bigelow is making children and families a hallmark of his campaign for the Jamestown City Council’s seat on Ward 2 - though housing and the homeless are certainly issues the recently seated interim councilman knows need to be addressed. Bigelow was appointed to fill Tony Dolce’s ...