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P-J mourns loss of reporter

The Post-Journal is mourning the passing of former reporter Michael Zabrodsky. Zabrodsky, 61, of Jamestown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at UPMC Hamot, Erie, Pa., after a short illness. A 1983 graduate of Jamestown High School, Michael also earned a B.S. from ...

Buffalo residents plead guilty to misdemeanor conspiracy charges in PA

Two Buffalo residents have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor conspiracy charges related to gun purchases in Warren County. Alexander E. Jones, 33, of Buffalo, was charged with six counts of third-degree felony selling or transfer of firearm - false written statement while Julia Rose Carter, 33, ...

Carroll continues search for water well

Carroll Town Board members are ready to drill a test well on Ivory Road as the town continues its search for a new town water well. Board members in August approved a $1 payment to the property owner to give the town access to the land. A hydrologist working with the town on its water project identified the Ivory Road area as a potential area with a safe water supply. Tim Eklund, town water supervisor, said the Ivory Road site was one of two new test well sites in Carroll that had been marked. Board members were reviewing the recently received Wigren tank report. Burkett said the ...

Trustees counter concern, call village ‘safe place’

FREDONIA - Fredonia Trustees Tim Mulholland and LeeAnn Lazarony recently pushed back against Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt’s assertion the village is getting increasingly unsafe. Schmidt made the statement during a Sept. 1 presentation at a Fredonia Village Board meeting about Flock Safety cameras. He was attempting to justify his office’s placement of the cameras. “A lot went on during that meeting, it was a couple weeks ago, you kind of sit with it and think about it,” Mulholland said during a recent Board of Trustees meeting. “One thing I did not ...

YMCA Camp Onyahsa to host fundraiser in October

DEWITTVILLE - On Saturday, Oct. 10, from 5 to 7 p.m., YMCA Camp Onyahsa will hold its annual Cash for Camp fundraiser to support youth development at its Dewittville site. One of the longest-established YMCA camps in the United States, Camp Onyahsa has expanded its programs beyond summer to ...