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A Look Back At Jamestown Baseball
JAMESTOWN – On Thursday, the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame released an article taking a trip down memory lane of Jamestown Baseball. Dubbed the “JCB Journal”, the article featured a photo of an old logo …
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Water Off In Parts Of Lakewood As Crews Repair Main Break
LAKEWOOD – Water is shutoff to some BPU customers in Lakewood as crews work to repair a main break on Southwestern Drive. The utility says crews are repairing a water main break on Southwestern Drive …
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VIDEO: Longtime Mayville Restaurant Destroyed By Fire
App users, click here to watch the video. MAYVILLE — A longtime Mayville Restaurant was destroyed by fire Monday night. The Mayville Diner, best known for classic dinner dishes and a family atmosphere, was first …
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Castelli America’s Ashville Plant Officially Closes
ASHVILLE – Castelli America, LLC has officially closed its facility located at 5151 Fairbanks Road on Friday, affecting approximately 50 employees according to Chautauqua County officials. The Nuovo Castelli Group, based in Reggio Emilia, Italy, is a producer …
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Fire Causes Shutdown Of County Landfill
MAYVILLE – Acting Chautauqua County Executive Stephen Abdella says a fire Friday night in the engine room at the County Landfill’s power plant temporarily disabled the plant’s operations, although one engine has now been restarted. Two more engines are expected to be restarted later today or tomorrow. …
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Albany Bishop Takes Over Following Malone’s Departure
BUFFALO – A Bishop from Albany will be leading the Buffalo Catholic Dioceses after Bishop Richard Malone’s resignation this week. On Wednesday, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Edward Scharfenberger as the next Apostolic Administrator. “I feel …
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Missing Three-Year-Old Jamestown Boy Reunited With Parents
JAMESTOWN – A missing three-year-old Jamestown boy found wandering on North Main Street Wednesday morning was reunited with his parents. Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings told WNYNewsNow that the boy was found alone by a …
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Jamestown Man Arrested For Warrant, Fentanyl Possession
JAMESTOWN – A City of Jamestown man is behind bars after allegedly possessing 12 1/2 grams of fentanyl following a probation warrant check on Tuesday. Jamestown Police say Jesus M. Rodriguez Marrero, 44, was observed …
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More Prison Officers Claim Beard Discrimination In New York
ALBANY — More correction officers are accusing New York’s prison agency of discriminating when it comes to religious beards. A federal judge last week barred the state prison department from taking any “adverse action” against …
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Investigation Launched Into Viral Video Of Kids Torturing Deer
BROOKVILLE, Pa. – A viral video showing two young Pennsylvania hunters beating and torturing a white-tailed deer is now under investigation. The Pennsylvania State Game Wardens made the announcement Sunday. “The Pennsylvania Game Commission is …
