There is no proposed tax increase in the 2026-27 budget being proposed by the Jamestown Public Schools District. At its budget workshop Tuesday, the Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education reviewed the proposed 2026-2027 spending plan. According to Brittnay Spry, JPS assistant ...
The state Division of Human Rights has ruled in favor of Chautauqua County and several of its employees in a discrimination case. Leanne Luka-Conley is petitioning Chautauqua County Supreme Court to overturn the order that found no probable cause to believe unlawful conduct occurred. She alleges she was kept from meetings and proper communications with her department while out on maternity leave through the machinations of male co-workers, Carmelo Hernandez and John Sedota. Luka-Conley subsequently filed an internal complaint against the county in July 2023 after she and others ...
Firefighters and members of the Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association Local 137 are suing the city of Jamestown over consistently leaving management positions such as battalion chief, captain, and lieutenant unfilled with permanent appointments, and instead filling them with temporary ones, even while there is not an emergency situation. A verified petition, petitioner’s affidavit, and petitioner’s memorandum of law have been filed with the Chautauqua County Clerk’s office late Tuesday with Benjamin McLaughlin, a captain in the Jamestown Fire Department and member ...
KENNEDY – This year is the first year in nearly a decade and a half that the town of Poland has not had Kelly Snow serving as town supervisor. Snow announced her retirement from the position in 2025 and was recognized recently for her service by town officials. Snow has long had a deep ...
A second Jamestown man has been charged in connection to an early morning shooting July 24, 2025, near East Second and Cheney streets. Jamestown police on Monday announced that Ian N. Sanchez, 24, of Jamestown has been indicted by a Chautauqua County Grant Jury on charges of attempted ...
SHERMAN - A merged Clymer, Sherman and Panama school district should not affect non-resident students or the Amish. What happens with tuition and non-resident students was among the questions asked by Sherman residents during a community forum Monday regarding a possible merged district. ...
