A Pittsfield, Pennsylvania man was killed last Sunday night when his motorcycle crashed into a truck that was turning into a parking lot on Route 6 in Brokenstraw Township.
State Police in Warren say the motorcycle operated by 42 year-old Andrw Blauser was westbound about 8:30 p.m. when the eastbound truck crossed it's path. Troopers say the truck driven by 33 year-old Ashlyn Auflick of Youngsville was turning into a lot for a local business.
Police say Blauser was pronounced dead at the scene while Auflick and her two child passengers sustained minor injuries. No charges have been filed but, the investigation is continuing.
A Cassadaga man has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a child under the age of 11 in the town of Charlotte earlier this year.
Chautauqua County Sheriff's officers say they concluded an investigation involving 32 year-old Steven Morris, Junior of 7392 Hall Road into an incident back in April of this year. Deputies say Morris was arrested on a warrant issued out of county court on one count each of first-degree criminal sexual act and, predatory sexual assault against a child.
Officers say Morris was arraigned in county court and, sent to the county jail on $150,000 cash bail $300,000 property bond.
Comments were spirited at times during last night's public hearing on the proposal by the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities to annex about 4-acres of land used for it's Dow Street Substation from the village of Falconer.
The session was attended by just over 200 people at the Falconer Middle and High School Auditorium. The first person to speak was School Superintendent Steve Penhollow who says a projected loss of nearly $154,000 in tax revenue would mean cutting three full-time teachers.
He says that's a "significant loss of opporunities in a rural school district" and he urged officials to "really look at that." One resident of the village, Carmella Catanese opposed the plan which she called a "tax shift" by taking money away from the village, town of Ellicott, and the Falconer School District.
A couple of other people called the city and it's BPU's proposal nothing more than a "money grab." The proposal would save the BPU about $325,000 in taxes paid to the school district, town, village, and county.
Under the city and BPU's payment in lieu of tax agreement plan city government and the school district would split about $158,000.
Perhaps the most contentious moments of the hearing came during the presentation by Jamestown's special legal counsel Kathy Bennett who outlined the reaon's for annexation.
Bennett discussed the savings the city would see, and said it would lead to lower utility rates. She also said the Jamestown Fire Department would be able to better provide fire and emergency protection for the electric substation because it's a trained, full-time deparment with a nearby fire hall.
She says the Falconer Fire Station is closer, but, she says Jamestown stations are fully-staffed, "24/7" while Falconer, which has a volunteer department, does not. That did not sit well with several members of the Falconer Fire Department, who were in the audience and, several village residents. Department Second-Lieutenant Tyler Stimpson says Jamestown has 55 firefighters but, they have 80-plus more volunteers many of whom are amply qualified as EMTs.
The lawyer for the town and village Petra Zaffrom also argued that the annexation should not go forward because unlike the city contends the BPU property does not adjoin the city line except for a very small piece of it at Tiffany Avenue.
A Jamestown man is jailed for allegedly harassing two people outside the Northwest Arena last Saturday afternoon with a knife.
City police were called to the scene at 319 West Third Street shortly before 4 PM and, talked with the two victims who said 46 year-old Brian Livingston had threatened the pair with a knife. Officers say they found Livingston later at his home and, arrested him. He was arraigned on two counts of second-degree Menacing and, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon... and, sent to the county jail without bail.
A record-breaking blast of summer-like weather has hit New York and other parts of the Northeast.
The National Weather Service says New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport recorded a sweltering 97 degrees on Monday, breaking its 1973 record of 95 degrees. New York's LaGuardia Airport reached 95 degrees, topping its 1988 record of 92 degrees. Central Park tied its previous record of 93 degrees, set in 1973. It was a little cooler on Long Island, where Islip reached 91 degrees, topping its 1988 record by 3 degrees.
Here in the immediate Jamestown-area the temperature topped out at 86 degrees and, an air quailty alert was in place until 10 last night. Meteorologist Joe Pollina says the heat is being caused by a large high pressure system over Bermuda that's pumping heat and humidity into the area.
