City teen arrested for alleged armed robbery on eastside Monday...
A Jamestown teenager has been arrested for allegedly holding up another person with a handgun on the city's eastside late Monday afternoon. City police were called to the scene about 4:40 p.m., and, found the suspect leaving the scene in a vehicle. Officers stopped the car, and found the 16 year-old male suspect in possession of a loaded handgun. The unidentified juvenile was processed on a charge of second-degree criminal possession of a loaded firearm... and, was then released with an appearance ticket for State Supreme Court... as per the state's Raise the Age requirements.
COI proposes new homeless women's shelter on city's westside...
A local human service agency that helps the homeless with temporary housing is proposing a new facility on Lafayette Street on Jamestown's westside. Director of Housing for Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc., Josiah Lamp, outlined the proposal to use a three-story building at last night's City Council work session. Lamp says they've secured $2.49-million from New York state for the project... which will specifically help homeless women. He says they'll be able to provide close proximity to services, because, otherwise, they have to house them in a motel... usually far away from the downtown area. Lamp says the new facility would house up to 18 women on the second and third-floors. He says it will be staffed 24-hours a day, every day... and, include office and other services on the first-floor. Lamp says there'll be a secure entrance with community space, a computer lab, and laundry facilities. He says the shelter will include a number of safety features for both women and staff. He says COI used local homeless trends and numbers in developing plans for the facility. The city of Jamestown is providing $110,000 in funding to assist with the project... which Councilman Jeff Russell said there is "a definate need for."
City leaders set Monday, Mar. 14 community meeting on replacing Cathedral Oaks on West Third St...
The city of Jamestown will host a special community meeting next Monday night on West Third Street to discuss the future of the street between Hall Avenue and Hallock Streets. That's where the city had to take down at least three dozen old and diseased Cathedral Oak Trees a couple of years ago. Public Works Project Engineer Mark Roetzer told lawmakers last night the project will also includes new sidewalks, and additional lighting. Roetzer says they're proposing the standard "candlestick lighting" from Hallock to the Third Street Bridge. He says the meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m., at Healing Word Ministries church at 1006 West Third, will also allow property owners to give input on what variety of trees they would like to have in front of their homes.
Gasoline prices in Jamestown-area soar over the past week to about $4.40 a gallon...
Gas prices in the Jamestown-area have skyrocketed over the past week to nearly $4.40 a gallon... with 20-cents added just Monday. At the start of the day... AAA reported the local price was up 44-cents to about $4.20 a gallon for regular, unleaded. The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces continues to be the main factor behind the surge. The average price last Monday was $3.75 a gallon. AAA says the national average price is now $4.06 a gallon... which is a staggering 45 cents more than a week ago. The national average has not been this high since July 2008. AAA says total domestic gas stocks decreased by 500,000 last week... while demand increased slightly from 8.66-million barrels per day to 8.74-million per day.
Chautauqua County now among those with "low" community levels of COVID, according to CDC...
Chautauqua County -- along with all of Western New York -- has seen it's COVID-19 'community levels by county' fall to the "low catagory." That from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... which shows the entire region is now in the CDC's "Low" community risk for COVID. County Executive P.J. Wendel says he's pleased by the news... and, says it means getting back to "some normalcy." Statewide... none of New York's 62 counties are now listed in the "High" category. The county's most recent numbers from the week ending Feb. 26, showed 139 new cases of COVID-19... and, a "Medium" transmission rate.
Silver Creek man arrested for allegedly violating order of protection, and damaging property...
A north county man has been arrested for allegedly damaging another person's property... and, violating an order of protection to stay away from that person. Sheriff's deputies were called to the undisclosed scene in Silver Creek just after 4 a.m. Monday, and, found that 29 year-old Marcus Hughes had intentionally damaged property... as well as breaking the court order. Hughes was charged with second-degree criminal contempt... and, fourth-degree criminal mischief. He was processed and taken to the county jail pending centralized arraignment.
"Doors Open Jamestown" a success, says organizer...
The organizer of last Saturday's "Doors Open Jamestown" is pleased with how the day turned out. The coordinator of the Jamestown Community Chamber of Commerce, Carrie Swanson, says reaction from the attractions and businesses that took part struck a familiar theme -- that there were a lot of people -- including many new faces -- who took part. Swanson says outlying locations reported a similar positive response. Sixteen attractions and 12 businesses took part in the event..
