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Ss. Peter And Paul Receives Temporary Reprieve

The parishioners of Ss. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church have been granted a reprieve from the church’s ordered merger with St. James Catholic Church by the Vatican. AFacebook post Tuesday shared a letter from the Dicastery in the Vatican to the Save Holy Apostles Parish group. The ...

Five Face Drug Charges After Ninth Street Raid

Five area residents face charges while two more were arrested for outstanding court warrants after a drug raid on Ninth Street on Monday. According to a police report, members of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 26 W. ...

Examining The Worst Case Of A Control Board

A control board provides an ability for Dunkirk’s city government to continue to operate as it works to reorganize - but the experience may not be pleasant. Legislation introduced by state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, earlier this week will make some stringent requirements of the ...

Some Governors Fight To End ‘Taxpayer-Funded Junk Food,’ Critics Push Back

A battle is brewing nationwide over whether recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as “food stamps,” should be allowed to purchase soda and candy with their government food assistance. Critics of the new push to ban soda and candy purchases under SNAP say it unfairly targets lower income ...

Borrello Introduces Dunkirk Control Board Bill

A control board in the city of Dunkirk could be coming by the end of June under legislation introduced Monday by state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay. Borrello said in late March he was going to introduce legislation to implement a fiscal control board in the city of Dunkirk. Assemblyman ...