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Woman, 18, charged in pair of Dunkirk incidents

Area police

An 18-year-old city woman is facing charges after a pair of incidents last week, including one involving a knife. At 5:11 p.m. Friday, Dunkirk Police were dispatched to a home for the recent theft of a coat. Once on scene the victim stated they and the suspect, Asabela Marrero-Pagan, got into ...

Jamestown man on parole facing weapons charge

Area police

JAMESTOWN — A 31-year-old city resident with a violent past and state parolee is facing more trouble after an incident Thursday evening. Jamestown police report Alvin J. Jusino Jr. was charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree criminal ...

Five years later

Local/Region

As a reminder of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on our nation’s capital, a dozen or so determined demonstrators stood at the corner of Main and Temple streets in Fredonia on its fifth anniversary last week. On that day rioters broke into the Capitol, did damage, and disrupted the proceedings which ...

Ripley takes actions on plant, properties

Local/Region

Town of Ripley Council members passed a resolution at their meeting in December increasing the bond anticipation note for improvements to the wastewater treatment facility from $1,838,050 to $1.9 million. The resolution stated that "due to increases in certain project and construction-related ...

Frewsburg OKs football merger with SWCS

Local/Region

FREWSBURG - For the second year, the Frewsburg Central School School District will merge its Varsity Football team with the Southwestern Central School District. In a unanimous vote, the Frewsburg Board of Education Thursday approved the merger for the 2026-2027 school year. “A year ago, ...