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Borrello honors Veterans Hall of Fame inductee Dispenza

BROCTON — State Sen. George Borrello honored U.S. Army veteran and longtime veterans advocate Lori Dispenza Saturday during a special ceremony at American Legion Post 434 in Brocton recognizing her induction into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame. Dispenza, a Portland native ...

Questions, complaints arise from county tax auction

MAYVILLE – A Clymer property that was initially sold at the county auction has been pulled from getting final approval, at least temporarily. During the Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, Darlene Bolsover expressed concerns over a property in Clymer that she has won through the county ...

Lecture ‘Who Belongs in America?’ set for Oct. 8

JAMESTOWN — The Robert H. Jackson Center will host the next installment of its 25 Years of Asking Questions lecture series, "Who Belongs in America?," on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Jackson Center, 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown. The program will feature Robert L. Tsai, Professor of Law and Harry Elwood Warren Memorial Scholar at Boston University School of Law. Tsai served during the 2024-2025 academic year as a Laurance Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellow at Princeton University's University Center for Human Values. A scholar of constitutional culture and democratic ...

Calling for a cure: Gies visits Dunkirk to speak on healthcare

Aaron Gies has traveled throughout Western New York on the campaign trail, one of the most prominent issues he has heard from constituents is concerning healthcare. Monday morning, Gies visited Dunkirk to meet with healthcare workers and hear their concerns firsthand. Gies is the ...

State backs large battery project for city

The Battery Energy Storage System project planned for a wooded area off Brigham Road just got an award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The authority announced awards for eight new bulk energy storage projects and 13 large-scale renewable energy projects, including GCI Lighthouse Energy’s power storage project in Dunkirk. The amount of the awards was not mentioned in NYSERDA’s press release. The awards “are the result of NYSERDA’S first Bulk Energy Storage solicitation and its 2025 Tier 1 Renewable Energy Standard solicitation,” ...

Area Police Reports

JAMESTOWN POLICE - Brenda K. Leeper, 58, of Jamestown was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia at 8:45 a.m. Friday after a search warrant was executed at 107 Lister St., Jamestown, by narcotics detectives from the Jamestown Police Department and narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department. Once officers made entry, they allegedly found Leeper inside as well as a quantity of fentanyl, crack ...