Jefferson Project leaders present first full report of findings on Harmful Algal Bloom issue...
Reducing the amount of phosphorous and nitrogen that gets into Chautauqua Lake is the key to reducing or eliminating harmful algal blooms in the lake.  That from researchers from the Jefferson Project... which was brought in three years ago to look at the problem... and, recommend solutions.  The two principles in the project... Technical Director Kevin Rose of Renssalear Polytechnic Institute... and, Harry Kolar with IBM Research... recently presented their findings to the county legislature.  Rose says dropping phospherous levels is especially important in cutting the toxicity of the blooms through annual management.  Rose and Kolar add that monitoring is also critical in preventing loss of oxygen at various depths of the lake which also contribute to creating cynobacteria... which also fuels the algal blooms.  Kolar says they're now putting in stream stations around the lake to monitor sedimentation coming into the lake.  The Chautauqua County Legislature last year approved using $1-million from American Rescue Plan Act funding for the Jefferson Project the past year.  Chautauqua Institution... and, the Sheldon Foundation are also involved.  Harmful algal blooms have wreaked havoc on the lake... forcing swimming areas to be closed once they appear. 

Dolce says East Second St. improvement project will move ahead without bike lane...
While the Jamestown City Council has nixed a plan to create a bicycle lane on East Second Street... the major project to upgrade the road from West Fourth Street to Tiffany Avenue will move forward.  That from City Council President Tony Dolce... who says the decision to reject creation of a bike lane was a very difficult one.  Following the panel's 3-to-6 vote... against the measure... Dolce said lawmakers had to make a decision on the proposal by Monday night so the design work on the project can go forward.  He went back to comments by fellow Councilman Bill Reynolds... who supported moving ahead with a bike lane as part of an effort to improve that stretch of East Second.  Reynolds felt council should trust what their public works, and transporation experts are telling them... about it improving safety.  However, Dolce says a lot of people "get frustrated by the changes" that get made.  He says the East Second Street improvement project will be moving forward over the next year or so... and, it's badly needed for vehicular traffic there... along with the residents and businesses there.

Hochul signs new law expanding definition of rape... (includes mature subject matter)...
New York state will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law Tuesday by Governor Kathy Hochul.  The state’s current limited definition was a factor in writer E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation case against former President Donald Trump.  The jury in the federal civil trial rejected the writer’s claim last May that Trump had raped her in the 1990s, instead finding the former president responsible for a lesser degree of sexual abuse.  The current law defines rape as vaginal penetration by a penis.  The new law broadens the definition to include nonconsensual anal, oral, and vaginal sexual contact.  Highlighting Carroll's case at a bill signing ceremony in Albany... Hochul -- a Democrat -- said the new definition will make it easier for rape victims to bring cases forward to prosecute perpetrators.  The law will apply to sexual assaults committed on or after Sept. 1.

Two Jamestown residents face drug charges following traffic stop...
Two people from Jamestown face drug-related charges after their car was stopped for a traffic violation on the city's northside.  Jamestown Police say a patrol pulled over the vehicle... driven by 35 year-old Andrew Cooley... just after 5 p.m. Monday.  Officers say they found that Cooley was under the influence of drugs.  Police say they found a quantity of methamphetamine inside the vehicle... and was in the possession of the passenger... identified as 37 year-old Karen Danson.  Both Cooley and Danson were taken into custody without incident.  Cooley was charged with driving while Ability Impaired by drugs... failure to signal within 100 feet of a turn... and, seventh-degree criminal possession of a Controlled Substance.  Police say Danson was also charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  Cooley was held pending arraignment... while Danson was issued an appearance ticket and released.

Fugitive from Florida caught in Jamestown...
A 48 year-old man has been arrested as a fugitive from justice following a traffic stop Monday in the area of West Seventh and Lafayette Streets.  City police say they stopped the car for observed traffic infractions just after 2 p.m., and, found that a passenger, Selwyn Goodlow... had outstanding warrants from the state of Florida.  Goodlow was taken to the city jailpending arraignment on a Felony Fugitive from Justice charge.   

Buffalo man arrested for child endangerment in Cassadaga area...
A Buffalo man has been arrested for allegedly endangering a child during an incident earlier this month in the town of Stockton.  Sheriff's offcers say their investigation of the Jan. 3 incident on Maple Avenue in Cassadaga led to the arrest of 41 year-old Ian Lewis.  Details of the incident were not released.  Lewis was charged with endangering the welfare of a child... and, issued an appearance ticket for Stockton Town Court at a later date.