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City Talks Code Complaint Process

There are various ways for someone to report a code violation or concern in the city to the Department of Development. Crystal Surdyk, city development director, and Kasie Foulk, deputy director of development, took the time during Monday’s meeting of the City Council’s Housing ...

Insurance Company Seeks Video Of Fatal Accident

An insurance company is requesting the Jamestown Public Schools District turn over video that may have captured the death of a 4-year-old Jamestown girl in November. The Progressive Casualty Insurance Company has filed a pre-action discovery motion in state Supreme Court in Mayville seeking ...

Concerns Grow In State Over ‘Raise The Age’ Changes

New York Legislative officials have had recent discussions on potential changes to the funding for the “Raise The Age” bill that went into effect in 2017. While arguments are being heard on providing funding through direct grants, some are arguing for expansions of the law to cover ...

City Woman Charged In Alleged Kidnapping

A Jamestown woman has been charged by Ellicott police after an alleged kidnapping attempt on Saturday. Angelea A. Luszcak, 33, of Jamestown, was charged with second-degree attempted kidnapping, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment after an incident Saturday after Ellicott police responded to a report of a woman attempting to kidnap a child in the area. It’s alleged Luszcak approached an 8-year-old and grabbed onto the child’s coat. Luszcak then allegedly started to drag the youth down the alley and away from her home. Another youth, ...

Resident Asks For Help With Intersection Near Bridge

A city resident is asking the City Council to help with an area of Fifth Street that sees a lot of traffic accidents. A few different constituents have approached members of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee with concerns, specifically about an area of Fifth Street that is ...

Gas Prices Soar After Strikes On Iran

NEW YORK (AP) — The average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight to about $3.11 in the U.S., according to motor club AAA. Gas prices were already rising before the U.S. launched strikes on Iran as refiners switch over to summer blends of fuel, but crude futures have risen sharply this week because of the war. On Tuesday, oil futures soared to levels not seen in more than a year as Iran launched a series of retaliatory attacks, including a drone strike on the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia. Iran has also struck energy facilities in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and ...