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Homeless man charged with destroying St. Susan Center freezer system

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JAMESTOWN – A homeless Jamestown man has been charged with destroying the cooling system at the St. Susan Center in August. Jurall R. Reid, 33, was charged Monday with second-degree criminal mischief and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Reid was arraigned in Jamestown City Court and released. City police responded to a report from the St. Susan Center manager on August 17 of a criminal mischief complaint at the center. At 5:34 p.m. Aug. 16, the St. Susan Center cooling system was destroyed. Video surveillance footage showed a man had walked to the where the ...

Award-winning journalist to speak at Fredonia Friday

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An award-winning journalist and author will present a lecture at SUNY Fredonia on Friday, Oct. 2. Ismail Einashe, a British-Somali journalist and author, will speak at 4 p.m. in McEwen 209 as part of the Department of Visual Arts and New Media’s Visiting Artist Program. Einashe will ...

Lineman dies in Mayville during substation repair

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A lineman was killed earlier this month while working on a substation in Mayville during a scheduled power outage. Attorney Joe Nicastro with Buffalo Law confirmed the death during a phone interview Tuesday. “Our firm has been retained by the Lockett family following the death of Stephen P. Lockett. Stephen suffered catastrophic injuries in the early morning hours of September 11, 2026 while performing electrical repair work at the village of Mayville’s Lakeview Avenue electric substation,” he said. On Sept. 2, some mini-transformers blew at the Mayville substation, ...

Officials explore nuclear energy opportunities for former NRG site

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As efforts continue to identify a productive new future for the former NRG Generating Station in Dunkirk, local economic development officials recently traveled to New York City to learn more about the rapidly evolving nuclear energy industry and its potential application to the site. Mark ...

New Bemus Point boat launch ramp complete

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BEMUS POINT - Another boat launch has been added to the roaming shores of Chautauqua Lake. The state Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the completion of the Bemus Point State Boat Launch and Fishing Access Site. The new launch point is located at the former fish ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Ryan D. Edwards, 42, of Jamestown was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal contempt, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and fourth-degree criminal mischief at 6:30 p.m. Monday at an east side home. Officers received a complaint regarding a past-tense domestic incident involving multiple alleged violations of an Order of Protection. Edwards allegedly threw and damaged the protected party’s cellular phone before allegedly forcibly taking her to the ground and applying pressure to her neck. Following the incident, Edwards allegedly ...