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Opinion

JRC Closure Doesn’t Change Much For Development, Housing

In Our Opinion

The handwriting had been on the wall for the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation since the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization’s board has shrunk over the years, the JRC hasn’t been a consistent advocacy group for quite some time, and public awareness of the organization had shrunk over ...

Washington Street Redesign Was Worth The Hassle

In Our Opinion

In 2020, Washington Street intersections at Third, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth streets accounted for four of the top eight car accident locations in Jamestown. It wasn’t an isolated trend. The 2020 Jamestown Public Safety Department annual report is the first time the city published the ...

Just A Toy Or More?

Local Commentaries

Recently I have seen a lot of posts about paper dolls. I have not seen any that I had as a youngster. My favorite set was a set of twins. They came in a cardboard case so I could carry them around. They were probably about two or three years old as their clothes indicated. More than half the ...

Congress Works For Us

Letters To The Editor

To The Reader’s Forum: The residents of Congressional District # 23 know Nick Langworthy describes himself as a man who values life, who values those providing military service to our nation, and who values – as so many of us do- fiscal responsibility in order to safeguard the present and ...

Enjoy Lakewood’s Trees While They’re Still Here

Letters To The Editor

To The Reader’s Forum: When driving down Fairmount Avenue in Lakewood from Shadyside Avenue to the western village line, now is the time to enjoy all of the trees that enhance the beauty of one of the primary corridors in Lakewood. Please enjoy them now as in a couple of years many of ...