JAMESTOWN - Two local developers are hoping their effort to fix up a blighted home on the north side of Jamestown will encourage others to make similar investments in the community. Andrew Jarrett and Garrett Sell of Albatross Investments have put … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Over 1500 Turnout for PSC Public Hearing on NRG Plant
FREDONIA - More than 1600 people were at SUNY Fredonia last night to attend a public hearing that will help decide the fate of the NRG Power Plant in Dunkirk. According to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, those who were in attendance … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Democrats Announce Endorsements for 2013 Election
Dems endorse 8 incumbents, 5 newcomers and 1 Republican for County Legislature MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County’s Democratic Committee has approved its list of preliminary endorsements for the 2013 local elections. Last weekend the party’s nominating … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Cornell Announces Candidacy for County Clerk
JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County Legislator Lori Cornell (D-Jamestown) has announced her candidacy for the Office of Chautauqua County Clerk. The two-term county legislator will make her second attempt to win the office after challenging incumbent Sandy … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Clerk Sandy Sopak to Retire
MAYVILLE - Another county-wide office holder is announcing that she is not running for reelection. Chautauqua County Clerk Sandy Sopak Monday announced she will be retiring at the end of this year and will not seek re-election to a sixth term of … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Local Campaign Fundraising Now Underway
While the November elections are still more than five and a half months away, a couple of local lawmakers are starting to get into fundraising modes for their campaign. Vince Horrigan (R-Bemus Point), who is running for County Executive - the top … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Dems to Announce Candidate for County Executive Next Week
Chautauqua County residents should know by the middle of next week who the democratic candidate will be for County Executive. That’s according to they county’s Democratic party chairman - Norman Green – who tells WRFA that his party intends to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Lawmakers Approve Resolution Maintaining Current Sales Tax Level
MAYVILLE - The Sales tax in Chautauqua County remain at 7.5 percent. That after the Chautauqua County Legislature last night voted in favor of a resolution that authorizes the county retain it's local sales tax of 3.5 percent. Currently under state … [Read more...]
NEWS UPDATE: Cornell Responds to Recent Editorial Saying She Should Have Recused Herself from County Home Vote
Chautauqua County Legislator Lori Cornell (D-Jamestown) is responding to criticism that has surfaced since she - along with eight other legislators - voted against the sale of the Chautauqua County Home to a Chicago-based company on Jan. 23. The nine … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Effort to Sell Chautauqua County Home Fails
MAYVILLE - A Chicago-based company will not be buying the Chautauqua County Home any time in the near future. During last night’s monthly voting session, the county legislature voted against the sale of the 216-bed skilled nursing facility to … [Read more...]
