Rep. Brian M. Higgins, D-Buffalo, is going to bat for a soldier from Jamestown and more than 100 other troops who are stuck in Kuwait on their way back home after serving in Iraq. The service members were stranded when the airline that was supposed to transport them went bankrupt.
PUBLIC FORUM: The Wheatfield Business Association and the Town of Wheatfield will conduct an open forum on the rising costs of health insurance, 7:30 p. m. Thursday in the Wheatfield Community Center, 2800 Church Road. Final plans for a bus trip to Albany on May 20 and 21 will be made. Call 553-6475.
By Maki Becker NEWS STAFF REPORTER
Updated: 05/09/08 8:03 AM
A school bus driver for the Warsaw Central School District has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a child on his route, state police and school officials said Thursday.
By Holly Hewitt
CHAUTAUQUA CORRESPONDENT
Updated: 05/08/08 6:31 AM
FREDONIA — The Pomfret Town Board on Wednesday night signaled that it would likely give Wendel Duchscherer Architects & Engineers of Amherst the OK to continue working on details for a proposed water district.
By Kathy KelloggCATTARAUGUS CORRESPONDENT
Updated: 05/08/08 1:01 PM
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Probation Department, with a core staff of seven officers, should have 10 officers to meet the American Probation and Parole Association standards.
JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Public Schools will hold a hearing on the proposed 2009-09 budget at 7 p. m. Tuesday in the auditorium of Persell Middle School, 375 Baker St.
State environmental officials say the federal government should commit at least $95 million a year to the West Valley nuclear site to pick up the pace of the cleanup.
BUDGET HEARING: A public hearing on the proposed Lackawanna school budget for 2008-09 is scheduled for 7 p. m. today in the high school cafeteria, 550 Martin Road.