Man from Westfield arrested on multiple Felonies following alleged domestic dispute...
A Westfield man has been arrested following a domestic incident that spilled into the parking lot of a motel in the village... and, resulted in him trying to hit the woman with his car. Westfield Police say they were called to a North Portage Road home about 9:30 a.m. last Saturday... and, spoke with the woman involved. Officers say the victim told them that she and her boyfriend, 41 year-old Xovier Nieves, got into a verbal altercation... and, he allegedly threatened and shoved her. She said the incident then escalated in the parking lot of the Thru-Way Motel, where Nieves allegedly drove a vehicle towards the woman.. forcing her to run. Nieves then allegedly drove onto the sidwalk... and struck a curb damaging the car before he fled the scene. He was later located by State Police and Sheriff's officers at the Barcelona Market and taken into custody without incident. Nieves was taken to the Westfield Police Department for processing... and, later the county jail pending centralized arraignment on charges of second-degree attempted assault... second-degree harassment... and, second-degree reckless endangerment.
Good turn-out on hand for CAWTILE Rally against wind turbines in Lake Erie...
A group opposed to the effort to place large, industrial wind turbines in Lake Erie is continuing to push against the move in northern Chauauqua County. A number of local and state officials were on hand with members of the Citizens Against Wind Turbines in Lake Erie -- also known as CAWTILE -- at a rally Wednesday in Sunset Bay. Among those on hand was State Senator George Borrello, who says members of CAWTILE have gathered grassroots support over the years to voice their concerns across Western New York... and, they were joined by other elected officials, including State Assemblyman Andrew Molitor... and, State Senator Dave DiPietro. Borrello... a Republican from Sunset Bay... says the rallygoers are expressing their rejection of putting a major source of drinking water in jeopardy. He says a number of local towns... and, the Chautauqua and Erie County Legislatures have approved resolutions opposing the turbines on Lake Erie. The rally was held at Sunset Bay Beach Club.
Repair work begins on East Second St. in Jamestown...
Major repair work to a large portion of East Second Street in Jamestown is underway this week... about a month behind schedule. Mayor Kim Eckund says city officials are glad to see state crews finally beginning work to tear up, and replace eroded pavement. Since East Second is a state road... New York has to take the lead in the project. Ecklund says there were two reasons for the delay: The late Spring weather... which included a lot of rain, and the need for an important piece of equipment -- a road milling machine -- the city does not have. The state is working around traffic on East Second... between Foote Avenue and the city line with Falconer... so expect some delays. Ecklund says this will be a temporary fix with the state doing a complete reconstruction next year. She pointed out another reason for the delay in repair work... and, that is having difficulty obtaining some additional properties to improve access for the handicapped. In fact... Ecklund says the City Council had to vote recently to take some property by Eminent Domain for the handicapped accessibility part of the project. She made her comments for this weekend's "Community Spotlight" program on the six Media One Radio Group stations.
Man from Jamestown arrested for attempted robbery...
A passerby apparently thwarted an attempted strong-armed robbery in downtown Jamestown shortly before mid-morning Wednesday. City police say they were called a report of a fight a few minutes before 8 a.m., and, located a 19 year-old man on the ground. Officers say the victim told them that he was jumped by an unknown man... but, they add the suspect was located nearby. Police say their investigation showed that 36 year-old John Lopez Alvarez had punched and kicked the victim and told the victim he was going to take property from him until the passerby yelled. Lopez-Alvarez was arrested for third-degree attempted robbery... and taken to the city jail pending arraignment.
Schumer makes push to preserve federal funding for public broadcasting...
New York's Senior U.S. Senator is pushing to have the chamber vote "no" on the clawing back of more than $45-million for more than a dozen public TV and radio stations across the state. Democrat Charles Schumer says Senate Republicans plan to gut funding for those stations... which he says provides important children's educational programs, news and rural matters. Schumer he's seen it over two generations of his family... including himself watching the nightly news, and later his daughter when she watched Sesame Street. While the funding cuts won't completely gut those stations... Schumer says "every region of the state could face major cuts to community programs... as well as lay-offs." He adds that this could "blow a hole" in many public broadcast station budgets. Overall... Schumer says the move could take more than one-billion dollars away from the country's public radio and television stations, which could devastate communities across the Upstate region. He says in Western New York... WBFO... and, BTPM, Buffalo Toronto Public Media... would loses about 15% of its annual budget.
