ASHVILLE - The Ashville Bay Marina is set to undergo a transformation under a new management team. Recently, the marina owners announced a partnership with Vince and Emily Liuzzo, who will take the lead on this project. The collaboration aims to bring a fresh, programmable facelift to the ...
A former Jamestown man who has been accused of being part of a drug ring that included several Jamestown residents has had his charges related to an Olean shooting upheld by a state appeals court. Theodore E. Coffie had appealed his jury conviction on a charge of first-degree reckless endangerment to the Fourth Department Appellate Division. The court recently dismissed Coffie’s appeal. Coffie was arrested in 2021 in Jamestown by Jamestown police and charged with reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a firearm and second- and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He ...
Cash-strapped Dunkirk could soon receive some much needed relief. On Thursday, state Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Molitor announced in a letter to Common Council members that both introduced legislation to establish an updated Fiscal Recovery Act for the city of Dunkirk. Before the bill can move forward in Albany, however, it needs the support of the council. “As you know, Dunkirk’s financial condition is in crisis. The loss of NRG plant revenue created a structural deficit that has never been resolved, and years of poor fiscal management have made it far worse,” ...
Seventeen Democratic Party members of the state Assembly are asking an appeals court to require New York state to proceed with regulations to further implement the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. The CLCPA mandates a 40% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 ...
County officials were involved for nearly a year trying to prevent the closure of eSolutions Furniture’s plant on Mason Drive in Ellicott. Those efforts, according to County Executive PJ Wendel and Mark Geise, county IDA director, included working with Empire State Development, Upstate ...
A newly established Jamestown restaurant is getting some assistance as it looks to expand. During the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting, Chief Executive Officer Mark Geise stated that Wicked Warrens owner Rob Roth would like to “free up some cash” so he can make some improvements to its banquet area. Wicked Warren’s, under the name “Wicked Jimmy, LLC” has a 10-year Payment In Lieu Of Taxes agreement, which was approved two years ago. Shelby Bilskie, the Chief Financial Officer for the county IDA, said they have been working with the city of Jamestown ...
