City officials last week asked for the public’s help addressing an increase in vandalism affecting city parks and public spaces. It’s not a new story, as we noted last week. Vandalism and theft of historical markers were stories in 2024 as well, with additional issues created by homeless ...

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 ...

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 ...

What else is there to say about the still non-existent CHQ Transit hub on East Third Street other than ugh. You’ve heard the whole sordid tale already. After being asked to move the CARTS hub from Second Street in front of the National Comedy Center, the county settled on the former Ray ...

Since the state legislative session is scheduled to end June 12, we’re not sure legislation that would prohibit the state DEC from authorizing any permits to large farms should concern farmers this year. That’s likely a temporary reprieve for farmers who have plans to house more than 700 ...

News that the federal government is preparing to close the Cassadaga Job Corps Academy is a shock to many, including students and faculty. The Job Corps is a federal job training and education program designed to serve low-income youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who face barriers to ...