There is little the city can do to reduce costs for its new Public Works garage. Council members will have little choice in April but to swallow hard and increase the bond anticipation note for the garage and other miscellaneous projects from $4.6 million to $6.3 million. There was a lot ...

There should be one overriding factor as four area fire departments in the town of Chautauqua discuss a merger - will the merger result in better service for town residents? At first blush, we have a feeling it will. But there is a lot of work to do to make sure that initial read is ...

E-bikes and e-scooters may be the wave of the future - but that doesn’t mean the future is now for ride-sharing such devices. The business model established by Bird Global certainly doesn’t indicate the future is now. And that’s one reason Jamestown may be playing it smart by ending ...

Last week’s fire in the High-Rise Apartments on West Fifth Street could have been worse. Much, much worse. Those who want proof need only Google search high-rise apartment fire to see just how bad Monday’s fire could have been. Those worst-case scenarios were avoided largely due a ...

After the uproar over possible impacts expanded wetlands regulations could have on Chautauqua Lake over the past few weeks, no one should be surprised that state DEC officials are saying there will be no major changes to the lake. It’s good to hear the DEC say to local and state elected ...

Two of the most destructive, costly and dangerous fires the Jamestown Fire Department has fought in recent years have come in vacant industrial buildings. That’s more than enough to justify the city taking a tougher stance on vacant properties in both residential and commercial ...