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In Our Opinion

Cruise-In Again On The Brink

For the second time in less than a decade, one of downtown Jamestown’s tentpole events finds itself on the brink of extinction. It was certainly news to many that the CHQ Chamber, which itself rescued the Downtown Jamestown Cruise-In back in 2017, is looking for an organization willing to ...

Impromptu Iglesias Visit Brings Excitement To Comedy Center

It was a little surprising to drive by the National Comedy Center late on a Monday night and see a public visit by famed comedian Gabriel Iglesias being advertised. Sure enough, comedy center officials made a public announcement the next day that Iglesias, who has performed in Jamestown as a ...

Clymer, Sherman, Panama Residents Face An Important Question

Clymer, Sherman and Panama residents won’t necessarily be watching for results of their school budget votes next week. We would expect each of the three schools’ proposed budgets to be approved when district residents go to the polls Tuesday. Everyone will be watching, though, to see how ...

Federal Budget Proposals Impact City, County Plans

Jamestown officials are making a push to reverse President Donald Trump’s cuts that would largely eliminate the Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs. To be honest we can see both sides of the issue. City officials on an already thin budget don’t want to lose both the ...

Second Street Plan Came Quickly – For Government

Jamestown officials have received confirmation from the state that interim surface improvements on East Second Street are tentatively scheduled to begin the week of June 9. Parts of the street that were treacherous over the winter are at least passable thanks to cold patching that has stayed ...

Rite Aid Is Only Latest Domino To Fall

The news that Rite Aid is likely to close its New York stores if it can’t sell them by June is going to be a problem for those who live in rural areas. Closing the Brooklyn Square and West Ellicott stores isn’t a huge inconvenience given that there are pharmacies very close to both ...