In 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously said, in relation to the Battle of Dunkirk, “Wars are not won by evacuation.” A special guest at a recent Dunkirk Town Board meeting referenced that quote in relation to Chautauqua County’s own Dunkirk – rather than the famous ...
A Jamestown man has been charged in a May stabbing death in the area of Lakeview Avenue and Eighth Street. A secret indictment issued by the Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed in Chautauqua County Court charging 27-year-old Robert Brinkley with second-degree murder, first-degree ...
LAKEWOOD — A lot can change over the span of 50 years, but Kathy Putnam’s presence at Davidson’s Restaurant has been a constant. Putnam recently celebrated her 50th anniversary of working at the landmark Lakewood restaurant. She’s worked for all three generations of the ...
Ellicott officials are investigating a quality of life ticketing system in an attempt to decrease the volume of code cases making their way to town court. Brandon Shelters, Ellicott code enforcement officer, made the suggestion during the Ellicott Town Board's July 7 meeting. Rather than sending code violations to Ellicott Town Court, which ends up driving up the number of cases in court and allows code cases to stay open longer, Shelters suggested the use of violation tickets for common code violations. Jamestown's quality of life tickets give code enforcement officers the option ...
A project is in the works for 289 Steele Street, home of the old Jamestown Awning building. Members of the city Planning Commission recently discussed the project. Architect Chris Cooke, was in attendance with the building owner, Clint George. The building which used to be used for storage ...
Journey Gunderson has organized roughly one-third of the 35 Lucille Ball Comedy Festivals held in Jamestown. First hosted back in 1991 as the Lucille Ball Festival of New Comedy, the festival has changed a lot over the years. An early emphasis on live comedy gave way to remembrances of ...
