There have been a lot of changes at Midway Park over the past few decades. Some cherished rides — like the chair swings, the Paratrooper or the Dragon — have been removed. The park’s configuration has changed over the years. Even the name has changed a bit when the state purchased the ...
Jamestown Public Schools board members did the right thing last week by taking no action on teachers’ request to make Friday a day off across the district. We certainly don’t disagree with Stephanie Sardi, Jamestown Teachers’ Association president, or Nina Karbaka, school board member, ...
A little less than three years ago, we opined in this space that the success of Jamestown’s Human Rights Commission would hinge on the city staff it is allowed to access. Judging from the commission’s last meeting, we were right. Commission members approved Isaiah Rashad II as its new ...
It’s hard to say upstate New York is entirely shortchanged in the state budget when one looks at the massive amounts of state education aid that pour into our county’s schools year after year. But Assemblyman Andrew Goodell is right when he says there are some areas where our area is ...
Back in 1966, the Beatles asked in “Eleanor Rigby” where all the lonely people came from and where they all belong. Fifty-seven years later, the question remains just as pertinent and, in the estimation of U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, even more urgent. According to a report ...
City Council members met with Federal Emergency Management Agency officials this week to have questions answered regarding a $1.8 million SAFER grant to pay for eight additional firefighters. Council members had several questions, including whether or not the city would be required to hire ...