One of the most significant lessons schools, governments and elected leaders were supposed to have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic revolved around the hazards that come with giving away cash. The first windfall allowed to happen in 2020 was in the form of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and ...
Not everyone is in favor of all aspects of the St. Susan Center’s move from Water Street to downtown Jamestown. Zoning Board of Appeals members met recently to discuss a zoning variance requested by the center that would allow the center to locate refrigeration units closer to the property ...
Recent news that the court-disputed sale of the Hotel Lenhart is, we hope, a good development for the village of Bemus Point and those who look forward each summer to spending lazy summer evenings on the iconic rocking chairs of the venerable lakefront hotel. The Hotel Lenhart has has been a ...
Restore Protected Status To Afghan Refugees To The Reader’s Forum: The Trump Administration just revoked temporary protected status for more than 9,000 Afghan refugees living in the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced May 12th that conditions in Afghanistan ...
For the second time in less than a decade, one of downtown Jamestown’s tentpole events finds itself on the brink of extinction. It was certainly news to many that the CHQ Chamber, which itself rescued the Downtown Jamestown Cruise-In back in 2017, is looking for an organization willing to ...
It was a little surprising to drive by the National Comedy Center late on a Monday night and see a public visit by famed comedian Gabriel Iglesias being advertised. Sure enough, comedy center officials made a public announcement the next day that Iglesias, who has performed in Jamestown as a ...