New York's Junior U-S Senator says the Trump administration has finally released a long-delayed report on homeless data nationwide. Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand... who is a member of a relevant Senate subcommittee, has announced that the U-S Department of Housing and Urban Development has finally responded to her call to release its long-overdue homelessness data. Part-One of the 2025 Annual Homelessness Assessment report... found that homelessness fell by 3-percent nationwide in the year ending in January 2025. But, there were concerning increases for certain populations, particularly a 6.8-percent increase among people aged 65 and older.
The annual "Hope & Healing Conference of Western New York" is taking place Thursday and Friday on the campus of SUNY Fredonia. The day-one speakers include Joseph Green and Kym Laube... two nationally recognized voices who bring powerful perspectives on connection, recovery, and the impact of lived experience. Joseph Green brings more than 20 years of experience in helping people to make "meaningful change" in their lives. Kym Laube is the Executive Director of Human Understanding Growth Services -- or HUGS, Inc., based in Westhampton Beach, New York. She has more than 35 years of experience in substance use prevention. For more information... go on-line to hopeandhealingconference.com.
A Dunkirk man has been charged with four counts of 2nd degree rape after his arrest early Wednesday morning in Forestville. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office reports 44-year-old Vernal Carpenter was apprehended around 3:30 AM in a vehicle along with a 'juvenile subject.' A subsequent investigation determined there had been several instances of intimate contact between the pair on more than one occasion. Carpenter was taken to the county jail pending arraignment.
The Jamestown Farmer's Market will open for the season this Saturday, from 9 AM to 1 PM... at a new location. Neith Weith (wythe), the Director of Food Access Programs says they are moving to East Third Street in the area in front of the Reg Lenna Civic Center. The change came at the request of both vendors and customers who wanted a more 'park like' atmosphere with trees to fend off the mid-summer heat. As in past years, customers can use SNAP and 'Fresh Connect' benefits when they shop. The Jamestown Farmer's Market is a program of St. Lukes Episcopal Church.
I-86 Catt County Rebuild-Short (No Audio) 06-03-26
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that work is underway to repave a portion of Interstate 86 that runs through the Seneca Nation in Cattaraugus County. It's a $5.6 million project that will include milling and resurfacing of more than 25 'lane miles' of the road. Some lane closures will occur between now and the conclusion of the project later this year. The governor called I-86 a 'vital corridor.'
The largest steam locomotive operating anywhere in the world will make a whistle stop in Northern Chautauqua County next week. Union Pacific’s Big Boy Number 40-14 is set to cross the state line and stop in Ripley at Noon on Tuesday, June 9th. 'Big Boy’ will remain at the State Street crossing in Ripley until around 12:30 PM, Tuesday. The locomotive is aptly named, as it weighs 1.2 million pounds, and with the attached ‘tender,’ is 133 feet long. The powerful engine generates 7,000 horsepower. Union Pacific used a fleet of these engines to haul heavy equipment in World War II. As the last remaining ‘big boy,’ 40-14 is on a major tour east in conjunction with the U.S. 250 celebration.
