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Planning Commission Hears Water Street Brewing Pitch

The plans for two city residents to open the Water Street Brewing Company at 137 Water St. are continuing. Jake Berg and Chase Churchill have taken the next steps for the project by introducing the project to the city Planning Commission this week. Churchill has owned the property for around ...

City Struggling To Fill JPD Positions

The struggle to fill open positions in the Jamestown Police Department is a concern for outgoing City Councilman Jeff Russell, R-At Large and Public Safety Committee chairman. During a discussion with two city residents about bail reform and its effect on the city recently, Russell noted ...

County Moves Ahead With JCC-YMCA Project

The proposed YMCA-Jamestown Community College project is officially moving ahead. On Wednesday the Chautauqua County Legislature agreed to pay $195,000 for design of the entire project as well as requesting the state to have the JCC project in SUNY’s capital projects. The county will ...

Coming Down

After continuous discussions over the past year at city council, demolition work has finally begun on some of the condemned houses on Fulton Street, with one announced as already down during Monday night’s Housing Committee meeting. City development director, Crystal Surdyk, reported at ...

‘Beacon Of Light’

Joe DiMaio proudly served the Jamestown Public Schools District for 45 years. And on Tuesday JPS Board of Education members remembered the former member and longtime district teacher and coach. DiMaio, 78, passed away Monday, Nov. 17. Board members also wore the Jamestown High School ...

Institution Sues After Amphitheater Damage

Chautauqua Institution is asking the state Supreme Court to award $450,000 for damages after a February sprinkler malfunction damaged the institution’s amphitheater. On Tuesday, attorney Daniel W. Coffey of Albany filed a suit on behalf of Chautauqua Institution against Allied Fire ...