1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (288+ words) Hochul Vetoes Toll-Free Thruway Use For Emergency Vehicles Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed legislation that would have exempted ambulances and fire vehicles from paying tolls on the state Thruway if engaged in emergency operations. A.34/S.31 was approved unanimously by both the…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (219+ words) Chautauqua Rails to Trails will continue its tradition of commemorating the tragedy of the Christmas Eve 1872 tragedy when a Buffalo, Corry, and Pittsburgh train went off the trestle, causing its passenger car to fall 25 feet, crash and burn. Twenty-one lives…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (462+ words) Panama Central Honors Students Of First Quarter PANAMA " Panama Central School officials recently announced the school's Students of the First Quarter. They are: Walker Eggleston, seventh grade and the son of Adam and Bessie Eggleston of Panama. Walker is an…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (290+ words) WESTFIELD " One of the prize winners in the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation's "10 Days of Giving for WMH" Raffle is Julie Landholt of Westfield. Landholt won a Weber Spirit II Grill during the foundation's annual fundraising raffle held Nov. 17-26. Landholt, who…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (206+ words) Marcus E. Merced, 19, of Jamestown, was charged Dec. 22 fourth-degree criminal mischief. According to police, at about 12:35 p.m. officers were flagged down, and informed of a domestic dispute at a Northside residence. Upon speaking with the victim, police said, officers determined that Merced…...

19+ hour, 34+ min ago  (196+ words) In September 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon asked a now-famous question in a letter to the New York Sun. Is there a Santa Claus? "Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus " Please tell me the truth, is there…...

19+ hour, 41+ min ago  (595+ words) Brianna Krawczyk is pictured with her first grade class at C.C. Ring Elementary School. Writing letters to Santa Claus may not be the oldest Christmas tradition observed around the world " but it's one that most children around the world take part…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (231+ words) We have a feeling many city residents agree with the city development director's standing request to hire six to eight more code enforcement officers. Frankly, we can't disagree with Crystal Surdyk's request either. City residents know one way to clean…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (197+ words) Friday was a "party day" for residents of Hultquist Place, with a Christmas party in the afternoon that followed the 100th birthday celebration for resident Margret Ostrander earlier in the day. Ostrander celebrated her birthday with her fellow Hultquist Place residents…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (773+ words) Over the past few years, one of the constant issues expressed by both the homeless and by advocates is the lack of street outreach to the homeless. That complaint came up again in November during the county Homeless Coalition meeting....