After tabling a Local Law in August to abolish the city’s Strategic Planning and Partnerships Commission, the City Council Public Safety Committee has approved abolishing the commission and moving the decision to a full council vote. At their Monday meeting, Councilman Jeremy Engquist, ...
CLYMER - Fire destroyed a tarp business and barn on Ravlin Hill Road in Clymer on Tuesday - though the family’s home was saved. Firefighters from six area volunteer fire departments responded to the fire around 5 a.m. after Clymer firefighters called for mutual aid. Surrounding ...
Packages carried by Amazon, Federal Express and UPS may soon receive the same level of legal protection as those carried by U.S. postal workers. State Sen. Sam Sutton, D-Brooklyn, has introduced legislation (S.10703) that would establish the crime of private carrier package theft, with ...
The Jamestown Public School Board of Education has approved a contract with the Jamestown Area YMCA to operate an after-school program at Persell Middle School. The contract calls for the after-school program to run from Oct. 13, 2026, to June 30, 2027, on school days from 3:15 p.m. to 5 ...
The city Department of Development is in the midst of working on a proposed ordinance that will look to regulate things such as abandoned shopping carts in the city. There is still much work to be done on the ordinance, and Director of Development Crystal Surdyk shared with the City ...
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz has sponsored legislation since the 2019-20 legislative session that would close what is known as the “voluntary intoxication” loophole in sexual assault and rape cases. His bill (A.101/S.10632 in the 2025-26 legislative session) has passed the state Senate ...
