Borrello, Giglio, blast judge's decision not to send Kindt back to jail for violating his parole...
The judge's decision not to send paroled murderer Edward Kindt back to prison for violating his supervised parole is being blasted by two state lawmakers from the region.  In a press release today... State Senator George Borrello and Assemblyman Joe Giglio condemned a decision by Administrative Law Judge Michael Marasa presiding over the parole revocation hearing of Kindt to release him back into the community after two serious parole violations.  Borrello says -- "I am appalled at the judge’s decision to release rapist and murderer Edward Kindt after he committed two parole violations, including the serious charge of absconding from parole supervision."  Giglio says "when he was in prison, Kindt was written up for exposing himself to female corrections officers and for contraband and drug use.  He’s been a disaster as a parolee.  In November, parole allegedly caught him using drugs.  After a couple weeks in the Dutchess County Jail, parole sent him back to his group home."  Kindt was convicted of assaulting, raping and killing 39 year-old Penny Brown near Olean in 1999.

Former Jamestown man killed after his E-bike collides with an SUV...
A man formerly from Jamestown has died from injuries suffered after his E-bike was struck by a sports utility vehicle on a street in the Niagara County city of North Tonawanda this past Monday.  In Facebook release... North Tonawanda Police report that 58 year-old Terry Crick died from his injuries Tuesday at the Erie County Medical Center.  Police say Crick was eastbound on Tremont Street and failed to yield to the southbound SUV... which was on Twin City Memorial Highway.  The driver of the SUV is fully-cooperating with the investigation... and no charges were filed. 

Ecklund says two local entities involved as first responders to substance abuse and mental health crisises will each have a share of a $188,000 SAMHSA Grant...
Two entities on the front lines of fighting the substance abuse and mental health crisis in Jamestown will benefit from the 188-thousand dollar federal grant awarded to the city.  Congressman Nick Langworthy recently announced the grant is part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's "Projects of Regional and National Significance Program" through the Department of Health and Human Services.  Langworthy, and City Mayor Kim Ecklund say the funding will those struggling with addiction get the help and care they need.  She says the first entity will be the Jamestown Fire Dept., and the other will be Jamestown Community College which has a program to teach students about becoming EMTs.  However... Ecklund did temper recent news that the number of overdose deaths in the region have fallen in recent times.  She believes the accessibility of Narcan has helped... in reducing those numbers in addition to people getting the help they need. 

Homeless man arrested in Fredonia for alleged burglary...
Fredonia Police have arrested a homeless man who allegedly tried to burglarize a residence in the village Tuesday morning.  Village Police Chief David Price says officers received a 9-1-1 call shortly before 10:30 a.m. for a report a man attempting to break into a residence through a rear door on Lakeview Avenue.  Fredonia officers, with the help of Dunkirk Police and University Police, set up a perimeter of the neighborhood between Lakeview Avenue and Eagle Street and saw a male matching a description of the suspect running in the area.  The Sheriff's Office K-9 unit was called to assist and located the suspect, 47-year-old Jeremy Welch, within the contained area.  Welch has been charged with attempted burglary, possession of burglar's tools, and criminal mischief.  He was taken to the county jail pending centralized arraignment.

Schumer blasts Trump for saying he'll eliminate the cap on SALT deductions after he pushed for them in 2017...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer is blasting former President Donald Trump for now saying that he'll eliminate the cap on the State and Local Tax deduction if elected.  It's something that both Trump and Congressional Republicans touted when Trump was in office in 2017 as part of his new tax law.  The move created a high property tax burden on New Yorkers who paid more than $10,000 a year in in taxes... taking away disposable income for people living in blue states.  Mr. Trump was speaking at a campaign stop in Uniondale, Long Island... when he made the promise.  However... Schumer says he doesn't believe Trump will follow through once far-right lawmakers have his ear.  Those lawmakers pushed for at least capping the deduction because they felt it wasn't fair to their states.  Among the lawmakers who touted the capping of the SALT deduction was former Southern Tier Congressman Tom Reed.

Gas prices in Jamestown-area finally fall, following national trend...
After several months of no change in Jamestown-area gasoline prices... the cost per gallon of regular, unleaded fuel has fallen four-cents a gallon to end the week.  The sudden, overnight change has not been explained yet... but, over the past week... AAA says the national average price has fallen seven-cents a gallon to $3.20.  To begin the week... AAA reported the local price remained slightly under $3.70 a gallon.  Officials say the primary drivers of lower gasoline prices are low demand and oil costs.  The latest data from the Energy Information Administration... shows that gas demand fell last week from 8.93-million barrels per day to 8.47 million.  Meanwhile, total domestic gasoline stocks rose to 221.6 million barrels.  The price of crude oil is now hovering at about $70 a barrel.