A proposal to convert the JCC North campus into apartments has been shot down. Peter Smith, Tanya Smith, and architect Ed Schober with Dunkirk Waterfront Development, LLC appeared at a recent Dunkirk Town Zoning Board of Appeals meeting for their proposal to convert the former JCC building ...
GOWANDA — There is now officially an answer to who will fill some of the biggest shoes left open at the Gowanda Central School District next year. The Gowanda Central School District Board of Education has officially appointed Wendy Luce as the new Assistant Principal for Grades 5–12. ...
Casella Waste Management will remain party to a lawsuit filed by the estate of a man who was killed in 2020 at the Chautauqua County Landfill in Ellery. On Aug. 3, 2020, Scott Deming was standing behind a large pile of garbage and debris he had just dumped at the landfill in Ellery when he was hit by a bulldozer driven by a county employee. Deming was fatally injured. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office stated the bulldozer operator had “no idea” Deming was behind the pile when the debris was pushed into a pit. The son of Scott Deming Sr. initially filed suit in state ...
Ripley and Chautauqua County rolled out a huge welcome mat Tuesday to commemorate a “whistle-stop” by the Union Pacific Railroad’s legendary Big Boy 4014 locomotive that chugged its way on the eastern leg of a coast-to-coast tour celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. The ...
JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Donald W. Dean Jr., 27, of Jamestown, was charged May 17 with making a false punishable statement while Jodi L. Monroe, 47, of Jamestown, was charged May 17 with resisting arrest. According to police, at about 11:15 a.m., officers responded to a report of a disorderly person on Eagle Street. During the initial investigation, police said, a female victim made allegations that she had been choked by Dean, which correlated with the markings on her neck. Officers approached Dean, and advised him that he was under arrest. At that time, police said, Dean ...
At their meeting last month, Westfield Academy and Central School Board of Education members approved the appointment of Andrea Marsh as Secondary School Principal, effective Monday through June 15, 2030. Marsh comes to WACS from the Fredonia School District, where she has served as Assistant Principal for the last two years. Before that, she was the Assistant Principal of a middle school in Jamestown for four years, and she has also served as a K through 12 Instructional Coach in Jamestown in the areas of Math and ELA. Board members received a presentation from Erie ...
