A Jamestown man has been arrested for allegedly theatening a woman, who had an order of protection against him, with a paintball gun last weekend.
City police were called to the scene on Chandler Street shortly before 9 PM last Saturday and, learned that 40 year-old Grant Monroe, Junior had gone to the residence and threatened her. Officers say their investigation led them to another house on the southside where they found and arrested Monroe.
Police found that he had been convicted of a domestic violence charge within the preceeding five-years. He was arrested for Aggravated Family Offense, a Felony and, three counts of first-degree criminal contempt, another Felony.
Monroe was also charged with second-degree menacing and, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was jailed pending arraignment.
A Sinclairville man faces burglary and other charges after he allegedly entered a building in the village and, removed property that didn't belong to him.
Sheriff's officers say they arrested 26 year-old Peter McTaggart following an investigation into the incident late last week. Deputies arrested McTaggert without incident and, charged him with third-degree burglary, petty larceny, and, fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
McTaggart was arraigned in Charlotte Town Court and, sent to the Chautauqua County Jail on $30,000 cash bail.
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is moving it's Spring Water Main Flushing program to mornings and afternoons beginning a week from today.
BPU General Manager Dave Leathers say officials with the Water Division worked for the past 8 to 10 months to come up with a plan that's less disruptive and, works better for the utility and it's customers. Leathers says one of the main considerations for the change was the safety of their workers.
Leathers says they initially looked at doing the flushing in two shifts from 7 AM to 9 PM each weekday. However, he says they finally decided on an 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM time period. Leathers says the only difference will be when they start the flushing next weekend in the village of Falconer.
He says that will remain an overnight flushing program starting this Friday, April 28th with some pre-flushing work. Leathers says that runs through next Sunday afternoon.
The new schedule will begin on Monday morning, May 1st on Jamestown's eastside. Leathers made his comments for last weekend's "Community Spotlight" program on the five Media One Group stations.
The top government lawyers from 19 states are telling President Donald Trump and the Republican leaders of Congress not to cut federal money for drug treatment programs.
A group of Democratic state attorneys general sent a letter Friday to federal officials saying the government "cannot abandon this commitment to our communities." It's the latest of several actions from Democratic attorneys general objecting to Trump policies.
In this case it's a pre-emptive argument that comes as Trump says Republican lawmakers are closing in on an agreement on how to replace former President Barack Obama's health insurance overhaul.
It's not clear what any new plan would mean for drug treatment, which has become a major issue amid an epidemic of addiction to opioid drugs.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York says he has spoken with President Trump about a U.S.-Canada trade dispute involving dairy products.
Schumer said Sunday that he is working with the president, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other stakeholders to develop a plan to tackle the issue that has left dairy farmers in Wisconsin and New York without a market for their product.
Local Congressman Tom Reed says there are some ways right now that lawmakers can address the issue. Canada recently changed its policy on pricing domestic milk to cover more dairy ingredients, leading to lower prices for Canadian products including "ultra-filtered" milk that compete with the U.S. product.
Reed says, long-term the North American Free Trade Agreement needs to deal with dairy and, with the wine industry. He says both need to be involved in any discussion of NAFTA.
Reed made his comments during a recent conference call with Southern Tier Media. Schumer says the new policy "violates our agreements and hurts our farmers."
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says an investigation by his office found hundreds of vehicles had been sold to consumers without disclosing serious safety issues.
Schneiderman says he has reached settlements with 104 car dealerships around the state that sold vehicles without telling customers about recalls for defects such as unintended acceleration and steering or brake loss. Under the settlements, dealers are required to follow a set of guidelines to alert consumers that their vehicles may have unrepaired recalls.
Each dealer will also pay a $1,000 fine to the state. The attorney general's office says consumers can check the recall status of any vehicle by entering its Vehicle Identification Number on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website .
New York state is investing 112-million dollars in federal funding into several dozen projects intended to enhance bicycle and pedestrian transportation.
Governor Andrew Cuomo's office announced the projects late this past week. They include new and improved sidewalks, trails and bike paths, crosswalks, safety upgrades at traffic intersections and expanded public transportation services around the state. The money will pay for up to 80 percent of the work.
Cuomo, a Democrat, says the money is "critical" to expanding transportation options that are healthier for people and better for the environment.
Facing huge deficits, Pennsylvania could become the first state to allow both its casinos and lottery to take its games online.
It's a quest for money from new and younger players. The Republican-controlled Legislature is considering allowing Pennsylvania's licensed casinos to control new online gambling sites. It's legal in just three states, including New Jersey.
Meanwhile Democratic Governor Tom Wolf wants to expand the lottery's reach to cyberspace. Just four states allow that.
