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City DRI planning committee to meet Wednesday

The first meeting of the Jamestown Downtown Revitalization Initiative’s Local Planning Committee will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Media Arts Studio. The meeting will include an overview of the DRI program, a review and discussion of the city’s DRI application, and a summary of the eight-month planning process culminating in a Strategic Investment Plan that will guide revitalization efforts, including the award of nearly $10 million by New York state to community and economic development projects. It will also include an overview of the Open Call ...

Clarification

In the story printed on Wednesday July 22, titled “Clymer School Board Discusses Regents ‘Mixed Messages’, Clymer Central School would like to clarify that NYSED said districts shouldn’t count the Regents exam scores into their final course grade because if a student fails the exam, it may cause the student to fail the course for the year, causing them to lose credit for the course. That is why NYSED does not recommend counting the Regents Exams as a 5th marking period. They would also like to clarify that this is why it became confusing for teachers as to whether or not to ...

Search continues for unlawful immigrants who fled from Youngsville police

Arrest warrants have been issued for two people from Georgia wanted after fleeing from a traffic stop Saturday at 9:30 p.m. on Route 6. Youngsville police officers pulled a vehicle over for an equipment violation involving a vehicle registered in the state of Ohio. The officer made contact with five people inside the vehicle, with the officer finding all five were allegedly unlawfully present in the United States. The State Police at Warren responded to the scene and the five people were attempted to be taken into custody at the request of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Three ...

Smashing sendoff

Yet another busy Sunday greeted the Chautauqua County Fair for this year’s Demolition Derby final. This year featured six heats: Youth Wire Compact, Wire Compact, Pro Stock Compact, Most Wanted Fine Art (MWFA), Head-on Full Size and Motor Swap Full Size. The biggest change for the event ...

Annual vintage book, paper show is Sunday

MAYVILLE — Those with an interest in history are welcomed to return to the annual Chautauqua Region Vintage Book and Paper Show as it makes its return to Chautauqua Suites at the beginning of August. Held on the first Sunday of August every year, this year’s show and sale is set for ...

Clymer student BOE members share FBLA nationals experience

CLYMER — Recently, Clymer Central School’s student Board of Education members along with their other FBLA members traveled to San Antonio, Texas, for the FBLA National Leadership Conference. Student BOE member Roman Wassink shared some highlights from the experience with the overall ...