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Need For Shelters Heightened With Arrival Of Cold, Snow

Marie Vos and her husband spent many hours last winter volunteering at an emergency shelter at Joy Fellowship Methodist Church in Jamestown. Twice a week for most weeks the East Seventh Street church was open during “Code Blue” situations, the couple worked the 5 to 9 a.m. shift to help the ...

Gerry Native’s Bills’ Fiction Book On Sale

GERRY — A project a year and a half in the making has finally reached its finish line, just in time for holiday shoppers to support its cause. Travis Carlson, a filmmaker from Gerry and an avid Buffalo Bills fan, created a comic style adventure book, titled, “Mafia: Buffalo vs. The ...

Legislation Would Ban Drones Over School Buildings

Drones may be prohibited over school buildings under legislation proposed recently in the state Assembly. Assemblywoman Pat Fahy, D-Albany, recently introduced legislation (A.8176) to prohibit the use of unmanned aircraft over school grounds or critical infrastructure. Exceptions would be ...

US Life Expectancy Rose Last Year, But Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Level

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 rise was mainly due to the waning pandemic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers said Wednesday. But even with the ...

Council Adopts 2024 City Budget With Numerous Amendments

Though some concerns were raised, the Jamestown City Council on Monday unanimously approved the 2024 city budget that holds the line on taxes. More than a dozen amendments to the $40.15 million executive budget were brought forward and then unanimously approved by the council. Afterward, ...