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Appeals Court hears arguments in murder case

BATAVIA - Whether a grand jury indictment charging a Silver Creek woman with second-degree murder is reinstated or not now lies in the hands of five judges in the Fourth Department Appellate Division. Ashley Bertino of Silver Creek was charged by grand jury in 2025 with second-degree murder, ...

Jackson Center to present ‘Who Belongs in America? with constitutional scholar

The Robert H. Jackson Center will host the next installment of its 25 Years of Asking Questions lecture series, "Who Belongs in America?” on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 6 to 7 p.m. The program will feature Robert L. Tsai, law professor and Harry Elwood Warren Memorial Scholar at the Boston University School of Law. Tsai served during the 2024-25 academic year as a Laurance Rockefeller visiting Faculty fellow at Princeton University's University Center for Human Values. A scholar of constitutional culture and democratic development, he is the author of "Demand the Impossible: One Lawyer's ...

Pearl City Clay House adds Olivia Reynolds

The Pearl City Clay House has added Olivia Reynolds to its team as a receptionist and studio technician. Pearl City Clay House is a a program of Infinity Visual and Performing Arts. A graduate of Warren Area High School and current Fine Arts student at Jamestown Community College, Reynolds ...

JHS Marching Band to host Fall Festival of Bands Saturday

The Jamestown High School Marching Band will host its 47th annual Fall Festival of Bands starting at noon Saturday, Sept. 26, at Strider Field. The JHS Marching Band will perform its 2026 show “Paint It Black.” “This year's show is a dramatic, western-inspired show that tells the ...

Kennedy man charged with rape

A Kennedy man has been charged on multiple rape charges following a secret indictment. According to Chautauqua County Assistant District Attorney Mike Pisko, Major Sterns was indicted on three counts of first-degree rape and three counts of third-degree rape following a court appearance Aug. ...