A northwestern Pennsylvania man was killed yesterday morning when his motorycle was struck by a truck at an intersection in Warren County's Brokenstraw Township. State Police in Warren say 58 year-old Clifton Kimbrough of Volant was northbound on State Route 62 just before 10 AM when he was hit. Troopers say the driver of the Nissan Frontier, 62 year-old Paula Gustafson of Gerry, NY, was eastbound on National Forge Road. However... police say she failed to stop at a stop sign... and, the two vehicles collided. Troopers say Kimbrough was ejected from the bike, and pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is continuing into the crash.
One person suffered a severe injury... but, is expected to recover... after the vehicle she was riding in overtuned in a two-car crash in the town of Sheridan. Sheriff's officers say the vehicle... driven by 61 year-old Andrea Perry of Dunkirk... was northbound on Center Road about 8:20 PM Saturday. Deputies say Perry's car was struck by a westbound vehicle on King Road after the driver, 61 year-old Linda Matyjakowski -- also of Dunkirk -- allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign. Perry's vehicle overturned... and, came to rest on its wheels. Her front seat passenger, 32 year-old Kathleen Cicelske of Saratoga Springs, had to be extracted from the vehicle. Cicelske was flown to the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo for treatment of apparently non-life threatening injuries. Perry and a back seat passenger were uninjured. Matyjakowski was also uninjured... but, has been ticketed for failure to yield the right of way at a stop sign.
New York environmental regulators have now issued a "Drought Watch" for the entire state... and, in western New York -- at least -- no drought-buster storms are in the near-future. That from Forecaster Kirk Apfell with the National Weather Service in Buffalo... who says parts of the region are at least 3 to 8-inches below normal precipitation levels for this time of year. Apfell says one "telling" situation is with local creeks... many of which are dry or much lower than normal. Late last Friday... the state Department of Environmental Conservation said precipitation has been below normal for the past nine months... leading to the lower stream flows and reduced groundwater. A "watch" is the lowest of four advisories. The last drought watch was in 2002. People are being urged to conserve water by doing things like fixing dripping faucets and toilets and using outdoor watering systems that automatically skip watering in wet weather. However... there are NO mandatory statewide restrictions at this point.
A Jamestown man convicted of conspiracy to commit securities fraud has been sentenced to a year-and-a-half in federal prison. U-S Attorney William Hochul, Junior says 34 year-old Jamie Boye was found to have taken part in what is commonly known as a "pump and dump" scheme from October of 2008 to September of 2011. Boye and his co-conspirators were found to have registered several Internet domain names, such as Trypennystocks-dot-COM... and, falsely advertised 29 penny stocks as being profitable investments. Prosecutors say those misleading advertisements encouraged investors to buy the advertised penny stocks, causing the stock prices to increase. Once Boye and his conspirators thought that the price of any one stock would not increase any further, they sold their shares for a large profit. In total... they say Boye received just under 499-thousand dollars to take part in the scheme. Several of his vehicles, and property were seized... and, will be credited towards the money judgement.
Authorities say a western New York man accused of posting an online threat against police on the day of the Dallas ambush was carrying a loaded pistol when he was arrested. U.S. Attorney William Hochul says that 23-year-old Arthur Jordan of Buffalo was arrested late last week by police who'd been looking for him the past week. FBI investigators say he wrote on Facebook, "Let's Start Killin' Police Lets See How Dey Like It." Jordan faces a federal charge with a potential sentence of 5 years in prison. Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda says Jordan is a gang member who was carrying a loaded .380 caliber pistol when officers on routine patrol spotted him and he resisted arrest.
The first of two street projects on North Main Street in downtown Jamestown this Summer should be wrapping up shortly. That from Mayor Sam Teresi... who says the Board of Public Utilites has made final repairs to a water line that broke between Second and Third Streets last October. Teresi says that part of the street should be re-opened shortly once the BPU and Public Works Department finish their work. Teresi says that block of North Main will be finished next year... and, the pipe under North Main between First and Second Streets will be replaced. In addition... the mayor says the project to 'lower' North Main between First Street and the Railroad Bridge will be starting soon. Teresi says that project is needed before Chautauqua County begins the one-million dollar replacement of the South Main Street Bridge. The project to lower Main Street by about two-feet is needed so tractor-trailers can get to Blackstone-Ney Ultra-Sonics while the bridge is out. Right now... there's not enough room for trucks to get under the rail bridge.
Governor Andrew Cuomo's campaign reports raising 4-million dollars over the past six months... having amassed $19 million toward a re-election effort that's still two years away. The Cuomo 2018 campaign said late Friday it had $16 million at the start of the six-month reporting period, collected $4 million in receipts and spent almost $1 million during the period. The campaign's detailed filing at the Board of Elections shows several individual donations ranging from $45,000 to $60,000 from commercial interests, including New York City real estate developers, mixed martial arts promoters and construction trade unionists. The Democrat says he wants to serve as the state's governor ``as long as the people will have me.'' In 2018... Cuomo would be seeking a third term.
The six graduates of WCA Hospital's Medical Lab Science Program will have no problems getting work. In fact... most of them do already. However... there is a shortage of Medical Lab technicians in the area... and, across New York state. That from Program Director Michelle Harms after last week's local graduation. Harms says there's also a shortage nationwide in many of the medical career fields for basically two reasons. Harms says another factor in New York state is the fact that Medical Lab Technicians need to be licensed to work here. With that "extra level" of education... it's made the shortage here even more acute. Harms says WCA Hospital has one of only three hospital-based Medical Lab Science programs in all of New York state. The next closest is in Rochester... while others are "university-based." One of the six graduates at last Friday's program will begin work immediately at WCA Hospital. If you're interested in the Medical Lab Sciences program... go to WCA's website at "WCAHospital-dot-ORG... and, pull down the "career menu" catagory.
It's estimated over 2,000 people attended the 15th annual Scandinavian Festival over the weekend at the Gerry Rodeo Grounds. Festival organizer, Don Sandy, said the crowd was standing 'three-deep' Saturday afternoon for the festival's first ever Finnish Wife Carrying Contest. Otherwise the festival was filled with Scandinavian food, music, lectures and products. Don Sandy believes the best part is the social aspect. The featured musical group at this year's festival was Donnez making their first visit to the US from Sweden.
