Work continues on the I-86 bridge over Chautauqua Lake, and as the New York State Department of Transportation moves into the next phase, they have alerted the Jamestown city council to a planned detour that will involve Fifth Street. A resolution regarding this planned detour was discussed ...
CLYMER - Second and fifth graders at Clymer Central School got to see a piece of history thanks, in part, to some quick thinking from Clymer’s school resource officer. At the beginning of June, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 made a stop in Ripley on its journey north, and some students ...
Winter brought a brief respite for the town of Ellicott and village of Falconer in dealing with homeless issues in the town. The issues have returned with a vengeance. During the Ellicott Town Board’s most recent meeting, Dan Ingrao, Ellicott police chief, told board members had attended a meeting in early June regarding issues with the homeless at the Quality Inn. Ingrao said police had responded to 22 more calls in May at the hotel than they did in April, with calls increasing from 47 to 69. Issues at the Quality Inn in Ellicott had quieted some over the winter – but ...
Chautauqua County is declining a request by a Jamestown company for a new access road to replace a failing bridge, stating that the county can’t do the work to benefit a private business. David Dawson, president of Dawson Metal at 825 Allen St., said in a letter to the county that the bridge to their business has deteriorated and is a safety hazard. “Its continued degradation threatens access to the site, creating serious risks for employees, visitors, suppliers and emergency response services,” he wrote. Dawson noted that over the years, his company has met with various ...
Two weeks ago the city of Jamestown received funding from the state totaling $10 million as a part of Round Nine of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, marking the second time the city has received this type of funding. Monday, Mayor Kim Ecklund updated the council on what comes next ...
Aaron Gies, Democratic and Working Families candidate for Congress in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, defeated primary opponent, Kevin Stocker, with more than 71% of the vote. With 82% of the results in, 19,130 ballots have been counted so far across the large district, which ...
