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Influence The Future: New City Fire Chief Likes Helping People

The gentle nudge Ryan Roush received to take the civil service test to become a firefighter has led him to having more responsibility. A lot more. At that time, he was a volunteer firefighter with the Panama Volunteer Fire Department, working at a local factory, and a co-worker’s husband ...

Tax On Vacation Homes Could Hit South County

Some state legislative Democrats are proposing extending Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposing a pied-à-terre tax on second homes in New York City. Hochul’s proposal would apply to properties that sell for more than $5 million that are not rented out full-time or listed as the owner’s primary ...

Chautauqua To Rent Rooms At JCC Residence Halls

A cost-saving measure for Chautauqua Institution has turned into a money-making opportunity for Jamestown Community College as an agreement between JCC and Chautauqua is coming to fruition. For the summer months, Chautauqua will be renting out rooms in JCC residence halls on the Jamestown ...

Parole Absconder Takes Fight To Appeals Court

The state Attorney General’s office is asking the state Supreme Court to dismiss an Article 78 lawsuit filed by a former city resident who is trying to avoid arrest on bench warrants that have been issued for him. Patrick Dhondt, now of Newark, N.Y., filed suit against Judge George ...

City Police Investigating Shootings

EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT A MARCH SHOOTING. Jamestown police are investigating a shooting that took place Wednesday night on East Eighth Street near Fulton Street and another shooting near the 7-11 store on North Main Street. Officers responded to the area at ...