Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of ...

Ownership of three parcels at 8, 10 and 12 East Second Street, including a building that has been a vacant eyesore for nearly two decades, has been transferred to the Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency. It’s a good move, in our opinion. The private market hasn’t resulted in any sort of ...

It’s always been amazing to see the public reaction when animals or children are taken out of squalid conditions. That was the case last week, when social media was ablaze about a situation on Peach Street and then caught fire again after two city residents were charged with several animal ...

Too often, we look to New York state government for money to help solve our problems. One of those problems has been the merger of local governments and school districts. We still don’t think the state has been proactive enough on that front, particularly after the 2008-09 Lundine ...

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. An event with a familiar name struggles to get volunteers after years of successful operation. Or, organizers decide they want to focus on other things and make the decision to cut their losses. In either case, the community that didn’t hear the ...

Farming has been a way of life for many in Chautauqua County for as long as there has been a Chautauqua County. That way of life is increasingly difficult, as we were all reminded recently when news broke that Refresco, a grape processing plant located on Talcott Street in Dunkirk, is ending ...