×

Top stories

Trick-Or-Treat

The annual Chautauqua Safety Village Halloween Fun Fair was held Wednesday with hundreds of families getting an early start on trick-or-treating in the village’s 26 buildings. There were also crafts, ghoul houses, bounce houses and games for children. Sponsors include Serta Simmons, Lake ...

New Design Wanted

LAKEWOOD - The Lakewood Village Board of Trustees is not supporting the proposed Route 394 (Fairmount Avenue) Sidewalk Extension Project. Instead trustees want the New York State Department of Transportation to consider a new design. Trustees approved a resolution Monday denouncing the ...

Forensic Experts Testify In Ellicott Homicide Trial

MAYVILE – Four experts with the State Police, some of which work at research labs in the state capital, took to the stand in the murder trial of an Ellicott man shot to death early last year. First to testify was Stephen Packard, a crime scene investigator with the State Police in Batavia ...

DPW To Start Using Brine On Roads

The switch to brine to help clear city roads is under way. The move was discussed earlier this week as Mark Schlemmer, who runs the city DPW streets department, and Mark Roetzer, acting city public works director, discussed the DPW’s 2025 budget with council members. Schlemmer discussed ...

‘A Blessing To Others’

Conduit Ministries is setting a big goal for itself this Thanksgiving - 1,500 meals. The church, located at 120 Delaware Ave., started a tradition of giving away Thanksgiving meals in 2016 and gave away 200 turkey dinners. Since the initial inception of the giveaway program, each year, ...

New Code Blue Shelter Opens In City

Recovery Options Made Easy has a new Code Blue Shelter in Chautauqua County. It is located at 917 Washington St., Jamestown, and it will be open on Code Blue designated nights beginning Friday through April 30, 2025. Recovery Options CEO Shannon Higbee said Recovery Options has more than 30 ...