[galleryids=1400764, 14700765]The newest historic marker in Jamestown honors the legacy of the J.P. Danielson Tool Company, a company whose innovation, craftsmanship, and contributions helped shape Jamestown’s reputation as a center of American manufacturing. The dedication ceremony took ...
Two Youngsville residents have been charged after 31 animals were seized from their home in late June. Christine M. Vanguilder, 45, and Jason Farnham, 42, both of Youngsville, were charged Wednesday with seven third-degree felony charges related to the late June seizure: one count of each of aggravated cruelty to animals - torture and six counts each of aggravated cruelty to animals - causing serious bodily injury or death. They also each face 31 counts of third-degree misdemeanor neglect of animals - vet care and citations for application dog licenses/fees, penalties, vaccination ...
Since a much-needed control board is not part of the current equation, the city of Dunkirk is banking on a new comptroller to better steer the fiscal condition for the municipality. In taking the newly created position this month, Tracy Smith-Dengler will be compensated $140,000 per year. With the entity being strapped for cash, that figure has ruffled some feathers. Before the salary was made public, Common Council member Gary Frederickson from the Third Ward was the lone no vote on the position after he couldn’t get a response on the salary. “It seemed that nobody in this ...
Following the retirement of Monika Alch, longtime Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet artistic director and school director, after more than three decades of leadership, the CRYB has named Samantha Barczak as its new school director. Barczak worked alongside Alch throughout the past year. An ...
The Jamestown Police Department has been honored as the Department of New York American Legion Police Department of the Year. The state honor came after the JPD was named the Chautauqua County American Legion Police Department of the Year as well as the Eighth District Police Department of ...
The Robert H. Jackson Center will host “25 Years of Asking Questions: Who Decides What Justice Looks Like?” on today, July 24, from 6 to 7 p.m. The free program is open to the public and will explore prosecutorial discretion through the lens of Robert H. Jackson’s landmark speech, “The Federal Prosecutor.” Featured speaker Jessica H. Kim, former U.S. Special Prosecutor for the Crime of Aggression, will discuss the power and responsibility prosecutors hold when deciding which cases to pursue and what justice requires. The event is part of the Center’s 25 Years of Asking ...
