Our nation could use plenty of prayers at this time. As a Dunkirk church made plans this week for a service for 5 p.m. today to remember those who died in a racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo on May 14, another deadly attack occurred at a school in Texas on Tuesday that left 21 dead, ...
It’s hard to believe it’s been 40 years since 10,000 Maniacs formed in Jamestown. The band has reached some amazing highs — releasing four albums between 1987 and 1993 that charted in the top 50 in the U.S.: “In My Tribe” in 1987, “Blind Man’s Zoo” in 1989; “Our Time In ...
It may be next year before legislation to require New York schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to their students is considered in the state Legislature. Between now and then, we hope the sponsors of A.9518/S.9144, Sen. Michele Hinchey, D-Kingston, and Assemblywoman Jessica ...
After rejecting a contract with the union representing Jamestown’s firefighters earlier this year over cost concerns, the Jamestown City Council is now poised to hire the four firefighters that only a few months ago they deemed too rich for the city’s blood. On one hand, if there is a ...
A leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision, not yet final, that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling recognizing abortion rights for women, will continue to dominate the nation’s attention for months, if not years. Within hours after the decision was leaked, certainty already was cemented ...
By now, chances are most of our readers have seen video posted to the Jamestown Police Department Facebook page showing officer Jakki Martin-Ahlbin rescuing a dog from the water near the Riverwalk. It was just the latest of the department’s posts showing officers in the midst of community ...