City fire, police and other first responders busy with flooding, and storm damage...
It was a busy afternoon and early evening Monday for first-responders in the Jamestown-area with power outages... and, flood waters on streets and in basements.  Deputy Jamestown Fire Chief Matt Coon says his crews responded to nearly three-dozen calls between 1:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. when some powerful thunderstorms passed through the region.  Coon says they responded to 32 calls... 24 of which were for flooded basements.  He says there were two roadways that saw significant flooding: the first was the intersection of Allen and Tiffany Streets, which was still closed last night after about 18 inches of rain collected in that area.   Barricades were also put up on Jones and Gifford Avenue due to flood waters there.  Coon says they responded with the Board of Public Utilities to a report of a possible lighting strike near Center Ice Launderette at Third and Jefferson Streets.  He says that fire was put out quickly... and, adds a handful of off-duty firefighters were called in to assist.
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BPU Spokeswoman Becky Robbins says there was a pole-transformer issue and fire at the corner of Dunn and Second Streets.... and, a tree and power lines were down at McKinley and Norwood.  Robbins adds that a feed for lighting into the 100 Acre lot on Curtis Street had to be disconnected, and will be repaired later.  And.. a power line was reported down at 101 West Main St. in Falconer.  The problems were first reported about 1 p.m., and power was restored by mid-afternnoon.

City Council approves project to improve and add lighting to downtown railroad viaduct...
The Jamestown City Council has approved the first-phase of a project to improve safety... and, the appearance of the viaduct under the railroad bridge on North Main Street.  Lawmakers approved an amended measure... allocating $45,000 to the project as a matter of public safety.  The city council agreed to hold off action on what would have been another $105,000 to further improve that area.  City Council President Tony Dolce says they're looking at a number of concepts right now... but, they wanted to deal with the public safety aspect first.  Following a pair of public hearings... city lawmakers also approved the city's $1.54-million Community Development Block Grant and HOME program Action Plan... along with the sale of city-owned property on Lafayette Street.  That parcel is being purchased by JMI Properties for $4,000.

Jamestown man arrested for drug possession, and outstanding warrants...
A city man has been arrested for alleged drug possession after his car was stopped by the Jamestown Police Department's Violent Crime Unit on multiple arrest warrants.  City police say the unit stopped 25 year-old Sharef Corely in the area of North Main and Kingsbury Streets just before 8 p.m. Sunday.  Upon seeing that Sharef was in the car... he tried to run off... but, he was taken into custody a short distance away.  Officers say they found him in possession of 6.5 grams of fentanyl and 1.8 grams of cocaine that was packaged for sale.  Corely was arrested for third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, resisting arrest along with the outstanding warrants.  He was jailed pending arraignment.

Wendel among county leaders in NYS pushing for meeting with Hochul, and NYC officials on migrant issue...
Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel is pushing for a meeting of Governor Kathy Hochul, the mayor of New York City and county officials to discuss the issue of relocating migrants to upstate counties.  Wendel says lack of discussion on how to deal with the matter led to him deciding to extend the State of Emergency recently.  In addition... he says local agencies and other organizations who help migrants can't accept anymore of them.  On another issue... Wendel says he was concerned about the Assembly’s delay in passing home rule legislation extending the county's 5% bed tax and the 8% sales tax... and, credits local Assemblyman Andy Goodell with getting it through because the item had been lingering in the legislature's lower chamber.  The county's home rule legislation was approved during the Assembly's special session last week. 

There will be no Republican mayoral candidate on the ballot in Fredonia this November...
Then Fredonia-Pomfret Republican Committee will not be fielding a candidate for the mayoral election in November.  That from current GOP Mayor Doug Essek... who is not running for re-election.  Essek says the committee was unable to come up with a candidate.  However... he says the committee was able to come up with candidates for the three village trustee races.  Two are incumbants... and one is a newcomer.  With no Republican mayoral candidate... the only name on the November ballot will be Democrat Mike Ferguson.  Essek says the only way a Republican, or any other candidate, would be able to run is through a write-in candidacy.

Widow of Jim Roselle pleased with how new patio named in his honor looks at Prendergast Library...
Several members of Jim Roselle's family were on hand for last Saturday morning's patio dedication at the Prendergast Library in Jamestown... including his widow, Kathy.  She was very pleased with how the new patio and community gardens turned out... and, congratulated the library's board for giving them the honor of naming the patio after him.  Kathy Roselle says her husband always called the library a "gem" of the community... and, often promoted it while using it's resources to get information for his interviews.  The patio dedication took place right before the Prendergast Library held it's second-annual Block Party.