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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Three city residents face charges after officers responded to the south side for a reported incident at 5:32 p.m. Thursday. Police report that while investigating the original incident it was learned that a domestic incident had allegedly taken place in the residence. Ray ...

County history this week

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July 25 — 1886 – Three train cars of German immigrants from Dunkirk danced and drank beer at Lily Dale. — 1900 – A massive fire destroyed 25 buildings in Fredonia. — 1933 – First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt spoke to a crowd of 6,000 at Chautauqua Institution. July 26 — 1989 ...

Firefighters douse blaze at NRG site

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A fire at the NRG plant was handled late Thursday by Dunkirk Fire Department. At 11:25 p.m., the firefighters were dispatched to a report of an electrical fire at NRG, located at 106 Point Drive North. Upon arrival, crews found a smoldering fire in the ceiling of a conveyor belt area. ...

Jamestown Man Arrested In Thursday Shooting

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JAMESTOWN — A Jamestown man has been charged with assault and weapons possession after the city’s second shooting in less than a month. Xavier M. Ramos, 23, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon after officers responded to a ...

Bogosian joins Fredonia Optometry Group

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Fredonia Optometry Group has announced Dr. Zak Bogosian O.D. has joined its practice. Dr. Bogosian will be joining Dr. Steven Ihrig O.D. at the Main Street office in Fredonia. Dr. Bogosian grew up and went to school in Silver Creek and completed his bachelor’s degree in biology, summa sum ...

State agency works to fill corrections officer posts

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The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision highlighted initial results to advance its Recover, Recruit, and Rebuild initiative. Launched earlier this year in response to ongoing staffing shortages following the illegal job action by thousands of Correction ...