Twice in recent weeks we’ve seen shared services agreements come to an end. The first was a note that North Harmony was ending its agreement to share an assessor and code enforcement officer with the town of Busti. Then, it was learned Chautauqua and Mayville are ending a shared code ...

Many area residents, we’re sure, don’t understand everything the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints espouses. We’re sure, however, that the church does good work in the community - and that’s something everyone should be able to get behind. The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul will have a choice to make later this summer when she reviews A.544B/S.1985. It’s hard to argue, given our shared history with domestic abuse cases, that seizing weapons in these instances isn’t a smart thing to do in certain situations. The legislation requires a ...

Jamestown residents - and some of their elected officials, too - should be paying close attention to the ongoing Dunkirk fiscal crisis. Our sister paper, the Dunkirk OBSERVER, has documented the growing mess over the past several years. Dunkirk took a hit when the NRG power plant closed and ...

The Jamestown Police Department’s inclusion in a state program that aims to decrease domestic violence can be nothing but positive for the city. The Chautauqua County STRIVE Partnership received $847, 225 from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services’s Statewide Targeted ...

In March, state Sen. George Borrello proposed legislation for a control board in the city of Dunkirk in an attempt to change the path of its beleaguered finances for the future. Last December, Common Council members — including Republican members Abigail Zatorski, James Stoyle and Nancy ...