Among Tuesday night’s midterm elections came another race for the city of Jamestown to fill the city council’s Ward 2 seat for the remainder of late councilman Tony Dolce’s term. Democrat Jason Sample was officially elected to serve the residents of Ward 2 for the remainder of the ...
It appears Republicans will once again hold the majority of the Chautauqua County Legislature and have a shot of getting a super majority. Currently Republicans hold a 12-7 advantage in the legislature. Following Tuesday’s unofficial election results, it appears Republicans have at ...
The blue wave that flipped offices from red to blue on Election Day is costing Republicans in the New York state Legislature as well. Statewide, it appears Democrats have reimagined their supermajorities in both the state Senate and state Assembly after flipping at least a dozen seats, ...
Write-in votes could determine the Mayville mayor’s race, though write-in challengers Bill Ward and Tom Carlson face an uphill road. Rick Syper, incumbent mayor, received 228 votes while there were 237 write-in votes cast. Those will need to be counted and verified by the county board of elections. Voters across Chautauqua County decided a number of local races Tuesday, with contests for city, town and village offices appearing on ballots throughout the county. For this year's November elections, there were 37 local races among cities, towns and villages. A total of 17 towns, seven ...
CHERRY CREEK — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the temporary closure of a section of Arab Hill Forest Road at Boutwell Hill State Forest in Chautauqua County. This closure is necessary to accommodate a road maintenance project that will rehabilitate the northern section of Arab Hill Forest Road. Contractors installed fresh gravel on a section of Arab Hill Forest Road that runs north from Housington Road to where it meets Lewis Road. The gravel needs time to settle and compact to ensure its viability for the future. This section ...
DUNKIRK - A hearing on Dunkirk’s proposed 2027 budget saw five residents critical of city spending speak — but the most passionate comments came afterward. Linda Wierzba said during the Common Council’s meeting Tuesday, held directly after the hearing, that she originally wasn’t ...
