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Molitor Is Best Able To Represent County Residents’ Views In AssemblyThere have been a lot of issues thrown around in the race between Michael Bobseine and Andrew Molitor to see who will replace the retiring Andrew Goodell in the state Assembly. Bobseine comes with a lengthy history of public service in Chautauqua County and legislative experience through his time as a Chautauqua County legislator. He […]

ENDORSEMENT: Assembly race has new facesThere have been a lot of issues thrown around in the race between Michael Bobseine and Andrew Molitor to see who will replace the retiring Andrew Goodell in the state Assembly. Bobseine comes with a lengthy history of public service and experience through his time as a Chautauqua County legislator and Fredonia school board member. […]

Andrew Molitor Outlines Public Safety ReformsAssembly Candidate Andrew Molitor, at an event sponsored by the Brocton library, outlined several changes he would support to make communities safer if he is elected to the state Assembly. Molitor serves as the Chautauqua County first assistant district attorney. Based on his experience, Molitor said he would vote to change the current bail law, […]

Local State Assembly Candidates Take Stand On Area IssuesEditor’s note: This is the second of two parts on the state Assembly race. Local state Assembly candidates Michael Bobseine and Andrew Molitor debated earlier this month during an event hosted by WRFA Radio in Jamestown. The Post-Journal, OBSERVER and WJTN-AM in Jamestown also participated. Bobseine, a Democrat, and Republican Molitor are seeking to take […]

Assembly candidates clash on Dem majority in AlbanyEditor’s note: This is the first of two stories. Michael Bobseine wants Chautauqua County to elect him to the New York State Assembly so it can take advantage of the Democrat-dominated reality of Albany. The Democratic domination disgusts Andrew Molitor. The candidates for the 150th District seat that Andrew Goodell is leaving behind made a […]

Community Spotlight - Media One Radio Group (WWSE | WJTN | WHUG | WKSN | WQFX | WKZA)Community Spotlight - Media One Radio Group radio stations service the listeners of Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Warren Counties! Featuring the area's most community involved personalities and a variety of programming options!

Elected Officials Back Candidate’s Wetlands PositionSenator George Borrello, Assemblyman Andrew Goodell, and County Executive PJ Wendel have given their support for recommended changes in proposed DEC wetland regulations suggested by attorney Andrew Molitor. Molitor sent a detailed five page legal analysis to the Department of Environmental Conservation that recommended several changes to the proposed new wetland regulations. Molitor stressed the […]

Molitor Focused On Keeping Property Taxes LowerAndrew Molitor, a candidate for the State Assembly, focused on his desire to keep property taxes as low as possible during his talk at the Farm Bureau’s annual meeting. Molitor noted that his opponent has gone on record as proposing a 1% sales tax rate cut, as reported by the Dunkirk Observer and Jamestown Post-Journal. […]

‘Strongly Object’Chautauqua County’s state representatives are warning that proposed changes to wetlands regulations could exceed the state DEC’s statutory authority. Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, and Assemblyman Andy Goodell, R-Jamestown, had sent a joint letter in June to Sean Mahar, interim state DEC commissioner, expressing their concerns with the way proposed wetlands regulations could affect Chautauqua […]

Proposed Wetlands Regulations Leave Too Much To ImaginationThere is a lot of concern over new wetlands designations and what they mean for the future of Chautauqua Lake. Since The Post-Journal began writing about the new designations earlier this year, two basic schools of thought have formed. One group is saying there is nothing to worry about because the new regulations are meant […]

NYS Equal Rights Amendment Presentation To Be Held At Marvin House ThursdayThe Jamestown branch of the AAUW is looking to educate the local community on the New York State Equal Rights Amendment. The AAUW will be hosting a presentation on the amendment at the Marvin House, 2 W. Fifth St., on Thursday at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and attendees […]

District Attorney Comments On Saeli SentencingFor years, District Attorney Jason Schmidt has been working to get Samuel Saeli convicted and sent to prison for kidnapping a 13-year-old boy from the Fredonia Walmart parking lot in August 2016. His efforts came to a conclusion this week when Saeli, 46, of Dunkirk was sentenced by Judge Paul B. Wojtasek to 19 years […]

Endicott resident sentenced in attack on Lakeview Shock officerAn Endicott resident has been sentenced for attacking a corrections officer at the Lakeview Shock facility in Brocton. According to the District Attorney’s Office, Amanda Diaz, 39, was sentenced by Judge David Foley to an indeterminate state prison sentence of 1 1/2 to 3 years after being convicted of second-degree attempted assault, a class E […]

Molitor Opposes Wetland Definition For Lakes“Our navigable lakes have always been and should always remain ‘lakes’ and not regulated wetlands,” asserted Republican-Conservative Assembly candidate Andrew Molitor. “It is completely unnecessary and inappropriate to reclassify lakes as wetlands.” Molitor, the First Assistant District Attorney for Chautauqua County spoke with many affected residents, reviewed the applicable laws and proposed regulations, and listened […]

Randolph man convicted of 2022 Kennedy arson fireMAYVILLE – A Randolph man has been found guilty of arson that destroyed multiple buildings and killed animals in the southern end of the county. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, on Thursday a Chautauqua County jury convicted Aubrey Baize, 29, of intentionally setting a fire that destroyed a house in Kennedy. The fire ultimately […]

Illegal pistol leads to lengthy sentence for manMAYVILLE — After being convicted by a Chautauqua County Jury in October 2023 of illegally possessing a pistol, Joshua Hammer, 36, of Collins Center, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life by Chautauqua County Judge David W. Foley. Hammer was found to be a persistent felony offender in New York, making him eligible for […]

Molitor announces run for State AssemblyAndrew Molitor, Chautauqua County first assistant district attorney, officially announced he is running for the state Assembly seat currently held by Assemblyman Andrew Goodell. Goodell announced earlier this week that he will be retiring at the end of this year. “My wife and I chose this wonderful and unique place to raise our five children,” […]

Five candidates get backing of county GOP CommitteeFive candidates have been endorsed by the Chautauqua County Republican Committee. Chairwoman Nacole Ellis, Vice Chairman Martin Proctor, and voting members of the committee met on Monday to make their decision. Endorsed party candidates include incumbents U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy of District 23, state Sen. George Borrello of District 57 and county District Attorney Jason […]

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