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Prison strike was impacting county jail

MAYVILLE – A potential resolution in the unauthorized strike will not only benefit state corrections officers, but it will also help the Chautauqua County Jail, as its operations have been impacted as well. During this week’s county legislature meeting before the resolution was reached, ...

Agreement Reached To End Strike At Prisons

A resolution that includes a temporary suspension of the HALT Act has been announced by the New York State Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association regarding the 11-day strike at more than 30 prisons by officers. James Miller, spokesman for NYSCOPBA said in a statement Friday ...

Relatable Moments Are Backbone Of Bussman’s Memoir

When Jason Bussman applied for his Master’s degree, he thought he was going to become a fantasy fiction writer. That didn’t happen. Instead, for his MFA, he began writing a memoir. And he figured out that he had plenty of material from which to draw. “As I started writing, the ...

JCC Officials Concerned Over ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter

Concerns were aired Tuesday by Jamestown Community College Board of Trustees over a “Dear Colleague” letter dated Feb. 14 sent by The United States Department of Education. Essentially, the Dept. of Education and the Trump Administration are giving the nation’s schools and universities ...

‘Pursuing Businesses’

Aili Makuch hasn’t been in her position as Jamestown’s new economic development coordinator for long. Among her first acts - make sure people know the position will be used differently than it has in the past. Makuch says she will be actively pursuing new development opportunities. ...

Federal Charges

Two Jamestown residents are among seven facing federal charges after the state Attorney General’s office and area police agencies broke up a drug trafficking operation in Buffalo and Jamestown that included fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. The 130-count indictment charges seven ...