No one can say for sure how long it might be before a Forever postage stamp costs a dollar — up from the current 66-cent price that went into effect on July 9. But more and more, it seems that the $1 first-class stamp price is destined to happen perhaps even five or more years before this ...

Seven years ago, Jamestown and Oswego made news as two of the first 10 cities in New York to receive $10 million through the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Oswego officials have spent their last DRI dollar, celebrating last week with state officials at an indoor water park that received ...

Both Mayor Eddie Sundquist and Kim Ecklund, his Republican challenger for mayor in the upcoming November election, want to revitalize the city’s neighborhood watch program. Sundquist launched Safer Jamestown N.O.W. in June in an effort to get the community more involved with policing. Among ...

There’s a reason Jamestown residents were gobsmacked when green areas started to show up on Washington Street last week. No one had any notice they were coming. People heard a lot about Washington Street’s change from four lanes to three with the addition of bike lanes in the ...

We would hope Chautauqua County Health and Human Services officials aren’t surprised by Falconer residents’ complaints about use of the Budget Inn for county-backed emergency housing. More than five years ago, Falconer officials raised issues about issues at the Budget Inn on Main Street ...

Code enforcement officers could soon be given a new tool to spur homeowners to clean up their properties — though we caution council members and concerned neighbors not to expect immediate improvement. The proposal is aimed at curbing quality of life nuisance code violations such as high ...