Of all the bugs I’ve known – from ants to aphids, from fleas to fruit flies – I like my travel bug the best. I was bitten early. After college, when I absolutely couldn’t decide what I wanted to do with my life, I embraced my travel bug and became a stewardess. It was the perfect ...
On April 29, the New York State Assembly passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act. This was followed by Senate passage on June 9 and as I write this the indications are that Gov. Kathy Hochul will soon sign the bill into law. If the bill becomes law New York will join Maine, Vermont, New Jersey, ...
It is not often that Trustees Michelle Twichell and Jon Espersen are on the same page. They were last month in a 3-2 vote that approved the hiring of a new firefighter. “I really don’t see where we have the money right now to hire anyone else,” Twichell said before the vote. Espersen ...
Last month, Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the New York Power Authority to develop and execute a plan to build a “zero-emission advanced nuclear power plant” at a to-be-determined location in Upstate New York. I applaud this decision, and I am glad to see the governor finally acknowledging the ...
July 7 — 1849 – The first Jamestown-bound shipment of postage stamps departed Washington, D.C., including 1,300 five-cent and 700 ten-cent stamps. — 1924 – Speeding fines in Jamestown were increased to one dollar. —1956 – A Navy AD6 Skyraider crashed in Chautauqua Lake. July ...
County Legislator Fred Larson, D-Jamestown, wants to see Jamestown represented on the Chautauqua County Land Bank board. It’s something that we would like to see County Executive PJ Wendel keep in mind when making appointments to the land bank in the future - but it’s really not a major ...