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Frewsburg man charged three times in six days

A Frewsburg man was charged three times in six days, including a stalking charge after allegedly calling a woman 200 times in violation of a stay away order of protection. Mitchell A. Costanzo, 32 , of Frewsburg, was charged with fourth-degree stalking, second-degree aggravated harassment, ...

Ellery approves solar, wind, BESS moratoriums

The Ellery Town Board has approved six month moratoriums for commercial solar and wind farms as well as battery energy storage systems. The moratoriums were approved in June after public hearings were held with no comments received. Neil Robinson, town attorney, said regulations governing commercial solar developments in the town are two or three months away from being finalized. A first draft of the solar regulations Dan Balling, owner of the Enclave Apartments in the former Fluvanna Elementary School, 2887 Fluvanna-Townline Road, Ellery, spoke to board members during the workshop ...

First Presbyterian Church to host benefit Sunday

First Presbyterian Church is hosting a spaghetti dinner and basket raffle at the church, 509 Prendergast Ave., Jamestown on Sunday, Aug. 2, from noon to 3 p.m. to benefit the Shultz family. The family is shouldering a financial burden of paying medical expenses for their daughter, Trinity. After being hospitalized for nearly two weeks, Trinity has just begun an extended period of recovery that involves medically necessary equipment that insurance has repeatedly denied. As a result of the recovery period, Trinity will not be able to work for several months. Additionally, her father, ...

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 ...