Gillibrand releases statement on release of Israeli hostages by Hamas in Gaza...
New York's Junior U.S. Senator is praising the release of the remaining 20 living Israeli hostages in Gaza. Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand says "I am filled with relief and joy seeing 20 hostages rejoin their families after two long years of anguish and I pray for their healing. While we celebrate their freedom... I hold in my heart the 28 families who still await the return of the remains of their loved ones.” Some of those have now been released.
North county man arrested for resisting arrest, drug possession and on warrant following weekend traffic stop...
A Dunkirk man has been arrested following a traffic stop early last Saturday in Jamestown after being found to be wanted in the Buffalo area... and, being in possession of cocaine. City police say a GIVE Targeted Patrol Detail stopped the car... driven by Clarence Williams III... for multipe traffic infractions in the area of East Sixth and Grant Streets shortly after 1 a.m. Officers say Williams tried to give a false name to evade arrest. Due to him lying about his identity... police ordered Williams to get out of the car... but, he refused. Officers then tried to physically remove him... but, Williams resisted. There was a brief struggle before police were able to get him out of the vehicle. Once he was outside the car... officers say Williams tried to discard the quantity of cocaine and destroy it. He was taken into custody... and, charged with resisting arrest... seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... second-degree obstruction... false personation... and, tampering witn physical evidence... along with his outstanding warrant out of the Hamburg Police Department. He was jailed pending arraignment.
Brocton man arrested on drug possession charges following traffic stop in Jamestown...
A Brocton man has been arrested on multiple drug possession charges after he was allegedly found to be driving under the influence of drugs late last week in Jamestown. City police say a patrol spotted 34 year-old Steven Seavy commit a traffic infraction in the area of North Main and West Seventh Streets shortly after 2 a.m. last Thursday... and, stopped the vehicle. Officers say they spoke with Seavy... and, further investigation found he was driving while impaired by drugs. He was also accuxed of being in possession of a large quantity of Methylphenidate tablets -- a controlled substance... as well as a quantity of Methamphetamine and others. Seavy was arrested for driving while ability impaired by drugs... fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was arraigned and released with appearance tickets for city court.
Borrello calls James indictment "Karma..."
While Democratic elected officials in New York are decrying last week's indictment of State Attorney General Letitia James as political retribution.... an elected, GOP official from Chautauqua County sees it as "karma" for her. State Senator George Borrello believes the fraud-related charges against James are legitimate despite claims that President Donald Trump is retaliating against her for previous legal action she led against him. Borrello says the charges are "real" because they involve her signing a document in Virginia that the house involved would be her "primary residence." He also spoke about $10-million that's set aside in the state budget that Republicans have criticized as a defense fund for state elected officials who face federal investigations. He says it appears that the Attorney General has not decided to use those funds as of yet. When Borrello was asked if he believes the indictment will compromise James' ability to do her job, the Sunset Bay Republican said, "I don't know how it could negatively impact her job because I don't think she's doing it well to begin with."
Absolut of Westfield's union chief talks about nursing home being shut-down in one week...
News of the decision to close Absolut of Westfield by the end of the month came as a surprise to the union representing the workers at that nursing facility. Executive Vice-President Todd Hobler of 1199SEIU Upstate, says it was "a bit of an outrage" because none of the workers, residents and community members were "in the loop" when the McGuire Group submitted its plans to the New York State Department of Health. Hobler says by the time they found out, "it was a done deal." The union says it has submitted a demand to bargain over the impact of the closure to workers and has since held meetings with workers to discuss plans going forward. Hobler says the impact of the closure will be "pretty dramatic" to not just workers, but the community at large. Absolut Care of Westfield is scheduled to close a week from today on Monday, Oct. 20.
Langworthy joins in penning letter to Schumer and Gillibrand calling for end to shut-down...
Republican members of Congress -- including local Representative Nick Langworthy -- have signed onto a letter to Senate Democratic leaders calling on them to vote to "immediately reopen the federal government. Langworthy says the letter is being sent to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York... and, the state's Junior Senator -- Kirsten Gillibrand. The Buffalo-area Republican says Congressman Mike Lawler of New York led the effort... and, the delegation "condemned Schumer and Gillibrand for reversing their long-held positions on avoiding government shutdowns and prioritizing partisan politics over the needs of hardworking New Yorkers."
