JAMESTOWN - City, county and state officials gathered at the Jamestown Riverwalk on Tuesday afternoon to break ground on the next phase of the project. Jamestown mayor Sam Teresi was joined by several city officials, along with Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
NRG Repower Rally Set for Saturday, Oct. 17 in Dunkirk
DUNKIRK – State and local officials will converge in Dunkirk later this month to take part in a rally to show support for the NRG power plant. "A huge turnout is needed one more time to send a loud and clear message -- the community continues to … [Read more...]
State Lawmakers Expected to Act on County Sales Tax Hike This Week
ALBANY - The State legislature’s session will wrap up this week with plenty of items still left to be acted on. Among those is a request by Chautauqua County to increase its sales tax by .5 percent. According to county executive Vince Horrigan, the … [Read more...]
11 Financial Institutions Agree to Take Action Against Zombie Properties in NY State
ALBANY — New York is getting help from 11 major financial institutions in its fight against zombie properties. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the group of banks, credit unions and mortgage companies will take action to maintain properties … [Read more...]
Community Invited to Attend Workers Memorial Day Ceremony on Saturday in Frewsburg
FREWSBURG - The Chautauqua County Workers’ Memorial Committee will be holding its 15th Annual Workers’ Memorial Day on Saturday, at 11 a.m. at the Chautauqua County Workers’ Memorial Site at Erlandson Overview Park on Oak Hill Road in … [Read more...]
Reed Spends Time in Jamestown to Focus on Child Abuse Prevention
JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County’s representative in Congress was in Jamestown earlier this week to raise awareness about sexual abuse and what can be done to prevent it. Congressman Tom Reed spent Monday afternoon at the Child Advocacy Program’s … [Read more...]
Goodell to Focus on Welfare Reform Legislation During Second Half of Legislative Session
ALBANY - There are several key issues that still need to be addressed by lawmakers in the state capital. That from assemblyman Andy Goodell, who returned to Albany earlier this week to begin the second half of the legislative session. Among the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Senator Young, Assemblyman Goodell Cover Several Issues During Legislative Breakfast
LAKEWOOD - State Senator Cathy Young (SD 57, R, I, C -Olean) and Assemblyman Andrew Goodell (AD 150, R, C - Chautauqua) spent more than an hour talking about State Government during the annual Legislative Breakfast that took place on Friday. The … [Read more...]
Chamber to Host State Legislative Breakfast on Friday, April 17
LAKEWOOD - Residents wanting to learn more about how our local representatives feel about this year’s state budget process may want to attend the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce’s State Legislative Breakfast – which is taking place on Friday, … [Read more...]
[WATCH] Goodell Offers Budget Amendment on Welfare Reform in State Budget
ALBANY - Assemblyman Andy Goodell (R - Chautauqua) today introduced a budget amendment to the state budget that would penalize welfare recipients who misuse Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. The amendment would have prohibited the use of EBT … [Read more...]
