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Fatal Accident Prompts Council Calls For Better Traffic Safety Monitoring

Pedestrian and traffic safety is on the minds of council members following an incident Saturday night on Falconer Street. Jamestown police reported Monday that they responded to a call at 6:08 p.m. Saturday for a car-pedestrian accident on Falconer Street near Bowen Street, where a Jamestown ...

‘Ongoing Concern’: Council Discusses Love School Traffic Changes

Traffic changes may soon be coming by Love Elementary and other schools in the city. Councilman Tony Dolce, R-Ward 2 and chair of the Public Safety Committee, at Monday’s committee meeting said he is planning on talking with the principal at Love Elementary School about some possible ...

Hochul Gives 2026 State Of The State

Gov. Kathy Hochul has formally released her agenda for the coming year with more than 200 initiatives included in her 2026 State of the State address. Among the initiatives are increasing funding by $1.7 billion to provide universal, affordable child care around the state, eliminating the ...

Officials Discuss Impacts Of Older Homes On Public Health

By Gregory Bacon gbacon@observertoday.com When it comes to the health of the residents of a community and the physical structures where they live and work, it appears there is a connection. During the recent Chautauqua County Planning Board meeting, some members of the county’s Health ...

County EMT Classes Remaining Packed

After an expansion to Chautauqua County’s EMT training programs a few years ago, classes are still beginning at nearly full capacity each session. With the ability to train more individuals having increased the number of EMS responders in the county, it seems that this expansion has ...

‘Threats’ Close Langworthy’s Office In City

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy announced Sunday night that “repeated credible threats” have forced the temporary closure of his Jamestown office. “The safety of my staff and the constituents we serve is my top priority,” Langworthy said in a statement. “Due to repeated credible threats ...