ALBANY — Five local wrestlers opened the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division 1 and 2 Wrestling Championships on Friday morning at MVP Arena. Division 2 116 pounds Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer freshman Thandon Bensink opened action as the No. 12 seed ...

ALBANY — Local reigning state champions Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer senior Jordan Joslyn and Southwestern sophomore Tavio Hoose took the first step to repeating as champions in the prequarterfinals. While Southwestern sophomore Carmine Calimeri and Randolph junior Caden ...

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ALBANY — As the tournament goes on the more difficult your opponent gets. Well at least it should be, but that was not the case for Southwestern sophomore Carmine Calimeri in the 131-pound quarterfinals at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division 1 and 2 ...

A Buffalo man who fired a half-dozen shots at a vehicle this week is facing a host of charges, the Jamestown Police Department announced. No injuries were reported in the morning shooting incident. Officers were alerted at about 10:15 a.m. Thursday for shots fired in the area of Beechview ...

Douglas P. Essek of Fredonia announced on Friday he is a candidate for the seat of the New York State Assembly's 150th district. A Republican, Essek's declaration comes one day after current Assemblyman Andrew Goodell’s announcement to retire at the end of 2024 from the position. In his ...