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Ss. Peter & Paul Receives Merger Decree

Merge. The Catholic Bishop of Buffalo, the Rev. Michael W. Fisher, has officially issued a decree regarding the fate of Ss. Peter and Paul and St. James parishes Thursday evening. The diocese’s decision remains to merge the parishes. The official decree can be found at cniffamily.org ...

Chautauqua County Coalition Discusses Plan To Help Homeless

Members of the Chautauqua County Homeless Coalition now have an action plan to help decrease the number of homeless in Chautauqua County. The coalition met virtually on Thursday to discuss the working plan as well as hear updates from member organizations about the 2024-25 Code Blue season. ...

‘Experience And Commitment’

Jamestown has a new economic development coordinator - and she has a pretty big to-do list. During Monday’s City Council work session, Mayor Kim Ecklund said the position has been filled by Aili Makuch, who at the time of the meeting had been there for two days. “She has been here two ...

Council Approves Resolution To Hire Five New Police Officers

The hiring of five new police officers and one court security officer is in the works in the city to help with the current police officer shortage. The City Council approved two resolutions at Monday’s work session regarding suspending the hiring freeze to allow for these positions to be ...

Inmate Death Prompts Community Forum

By Christopher Blakeslee cblakeslee@post-journal.com The Jamestown Justice Coalition is hosting a community conversation Monday following the early December death of a man at the Marcy Correctional Facility. Robert Brooks, 43, was serving a 12-year prison sentence for first-degree assault ...

Electronic Edition Only Today

Due to the National Day of Mourning for the funeral of President Jimmy Carter, this newspaper will not publish a print edition today. Post offices will be closed. Print and online subscribers will be able to access the e-edition through our website and apps. Our weekly TV Book will be ...