Passage of a Local Preservation Ordinance has popped up on the City Council’s agenda tonight - and in our opinion council members should tread lightly on this ground. For starters, the ordinance includes reference to a Jamestown Preservation Board, a board that to our knowledge doesn’t ...

ByteDance, a Chinese firm that the federal government says is essentially a front for the Chinese government, owns the popular social media platform TikTok, which is used by an estimated 170 million Americans. That’s a national security threat, says Congress, which last year passed a law ...

There were plenty of complaints - loud ones - about how the Jamestown Public Schools District handled cold, snowy weather over the past couple of weeks. It’s not like these are new complaints. We hear them every year - particularly in Jamestown when roads may be passable but sidewalks ...

In a few weeks, Nick Sirianni will add the title of Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame member to his already glowing resume. The Southwestern High School graduate has another prize in sight. We’re talking, of course, about the title of Super Bowl champion. Buffalo Bills fans had hoped the ...

One of the issues raised by neighbors of the Code Blue homeless shelter operated by ROME on Washington Street is easily solved. A locking garbage dumpster will solve the problem of garbage stored behind the building being strewn throughout the area as has been reported to some City Council ...

Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association members have been making the rounds of town and village board meetings in the past month or so asking for support of a Chautauqua Lake management plan drafted by researchers from North Carolina State University. The plan was funded by the ...