Chautauqua County officials are doing their part to ensure Cassadaga Lakes stays clear of some new weeds. During the county legislature meeting, officials agreed to spend $5,000 so the Cassadaga Lakes Association can retain the services of a qualified aquatic biologist to conduct an aquatic ...
Bottle redemption may be coming for liquor and wine sold in New York state. On Wednesday, state Sen. Patricia Fahy, D-Amsterdam, has introduced legislation (S.10211) that would amend the state Environmental Conservation Law to establish a deposit and recycling program for wine containers ...
Brice Dieter, a Jamestown father of four, is set to ride for a second time in the statewide Empire State Ride to help raise money for cancer research. It’s a ride that is very personal for him following his son James’s own fight with leukemia a few years ago. The Dieter family’s ...
The good news is that traditional tobacco smoking rates in Chautauqua County are declining. The bad news is that vaping appears to be taking its place. Members of the county Health Department recently gave a presentation at a legislature committee meeting regarding smoking and vaping. ...
Jamestown police are investigating a Sunday stabbing that has left a person dead. On Sunday, May 3, around 4:30 a.m. city police officers responded to the area of Lakeview Avenue and East Eighth Street for a report of a stabbing victim. Once on scene, officers located an unresponsive person who had been stabbed. The person was taken to UPMC Chautauqua and then transported to UPMC Hamot via STAT MedEvac for life-threatening injuries. On Wednesday, May 6, the person succumbed to his injury sustained during the incident and was pronounced deceased while at UPMC Hamot. At this time, the ...
Dunkirk Hospitality LLC is fighting the village of Fredonia’s attempts to force those staying at the former Route 60 EconoLodge to leave the building. The company filed an Article 78 lawsuit Friday asking the state Supreme Court to annul and vacate Fredonia’s April 27 direction to vacate the property without Dunkirk Hospitality LLC having an opportunity to be heard. The village had given a deadline of May 6 for that to happen. The company is also asking the court to require Fredonia to hold an expedited post-deprivation administrative hearing before a neutral officer on a ...
