Elderly Sinclairville woman identified as person killed in two-car crash in town of Ellicott...
New York State Police are continuing to investigate a two-car, fatal crash that occured on Route 394 in the town of Ellicott yesterday afternoon. Troopers in Jamestown report they were initially called to the scene -- at the intersection with Water St. -- shortly after 3:30 p.m. Police say their investigation showed that a sedan... driven by 41 year-old Jacqueline Visker of Kennedy... was eastbound on Route 394. They say the other car, driven by 66 year-old Lori Maloy of Warren, Pa., was northbound on Route 394. Troopers say Maloy stopped at a stop sign.. but, then pulled into the path of Maloy. They say her passenger... 95 year-old Virginia Maloy... died at the scene. Police say Visker and Lori Maloy were taken to UPMC Chautauqua Hospital for evaluation.
City man accused of choking victim during domestic dispute...
A Jamestown man is accused of choking another person during a domestic incident reported on the city's southside Thursday night. City police were called to the unidentified location about 8 p.m. on a report of a physical domestic dispute. When they arrived... officers investigated... and, found that 25 year-old Tarice Echevarria had choked the person... then left the house. Echevarria was located a short distance away... and, was arrested for criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation.
Ground-breaking held for Phase-Two of westside Sewer District expansion project...
Ground has been broken on the second-phase of the nearly $17-million expansion of the South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District. Leaders from Chautauqua County... along with officials from the sewer district... and, the contractor joined in the ceremony late this morning in Stow. Sewer District Executive Director Tom Walsh says the two-year project will complete the effort to bring sewer service to everyone on the lake's westside. Walsh says the project will connect the district from Stow to Prendergast Creek at the border for the Northern Chautauqua Lake District. He says more than 400 customers and two campgrounds will be part of the extended service. While those people will be able to enjoy the new and more reliable service in late 2026... Sewer District Board Chairwoman Karen Rine talked about the bigger objective... that being making Chautauqua Lake cleaner, and more attractive. The general contractor on the Phase-Two extension will be J.D. Northrup Construction. County Executive P.J. Wendel says funding for this part of the effort will come from American Rescue Plan money... and, state and federal sources.
Pair of city residents arrested on warrants for northside robbery...
Two Jamestown residents have been arrested for allegedly being involved in a robbery this past Monday on the city's northside. Jamestown police say they were patrolling near Fulton St. shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday... when they spotted 34 year-old Michael Green... who had active arrest warrants stemming Monday's incident. Officers took Green into custody... and, he was also found in possession of a quantity of Fentanyl. A short time later... police found 22 year-old Abigail Thompson outside of a northside business... who was also a suspect in Monday's robbery incident. She was taken into custody without incident on the warrants. Both Green and Thompson are charged with first-degree robbery... second-degree menacing... and, petty larceny. Green is also charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Both are jailed pending arraignment.
Fredonia Democrat makes run for Congress...
The endorsed Democratic Party candidate for New York's 23rd Congressional District wants to use the skills he has learned from his work experience and take them to Washington, D.C. Tom Carle is a retired plant manager of food and beverage manufacturing and a manager of human resources. Carle, who was raised in Broome County and currently lives in Fredonia, says he has been in challenging situations throughout his career, and believes he can make a difference... given his experience in manufacturing and human resources. Carle says the 23rd District needs more prosperity based on the economy and job growth. He says a lot of what he would focus on, if elected, would be bringing industry back to the Southern Tier. He says he would push for high-tech jobs, such as computer chip manufacturing. Carle also believes that the competence and motivation of many in Congress is at an all-time low, adding that his opponent, incumbent Republican Nick Langworthy, is an "unfortunate" part of what he calls a "do nothing" Congress.
Lake Property owners group to hold fifth in series of meetings on wetland regulations...
The fifth in a series of meetings about new state wetland regulations and their potential impact on Chautauqua Lake will be held tomorrow morning in Bemus Point. The meeting... hosted by the Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association... will begin at the Lawson Boat Center at 9:30 a.m. The Association's Jim Wehrfritz says he and others will update attendees on the situation... especially on local elected officials support of their efforts to at least delay the new regulations taking effect. Again... the meeting runs from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Lawson Boat Center tomorrow.
