The July 4th weekend was an “Absolute Nightmare” on Chautauqua Lake for Burtis Bay, Sherman Bay, Ellicott and Fluvanna residents as broadcast by Channel 4 WIVB Buffalo to all of Western New York. Several broadcasts followed from impenetrable weed-choked areas of the lake now designated ...
CHAUTAUQUA—Sometimes worship services are striking in ways that go unspoken. So it was with the Aug. 10 sacred-song service at Chautauqua Institution. The service focused on “the family of Abraham,” and thus on the religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—tracing their roots to ...
Fifteen years ago, Chautauqua County’s political landscape was vastly different. Though Republicans were in control of many of the important local seats, they were far from dominant. At that time, Democrats had representation in the Assembly from longtime North Harmony resident William ...
The state Education Department says more students are proficient in English language arts and math. Overall, the 2024-25 state assessment data show that proficiency rates of students in third through eighth grades to be 53% in ELA and 55% in math. The proficiency rate of students in fifth ...
Jamestown police officers have been called to Fulton Street 126 times over the first six months of the year. That number has only gone up since the end of June. August’s City Council meeting isn’t the first time Fulton Street residents have come to the council for help and we’re sure ...
It doesn’t take much to find signs of the Jamestown area’s Scandinavian heritage. There are monthly events at Jamestown Community College, the yearly Scandinavian Folk Festival that brings hundreds of people downtown to celebrate the area’s Swedish roots and, of course, the Swedish flags ...