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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Jamestown phone call launched a 30-year outdoors column
  • How a Jamestown senior brought state-level leadership lessons back home
  • Why Clymer historians are so intrigued by Jamestown’s Trolley Car 93

Also on today's calendar: Alfred State hosts Law Author Alfred Piombino leading NYS Notary Exam Prep on Dec 15 and 6 more events.

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Snow squalls, 1-3"; colder, with a high of 24 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Cold with snow flurries, temps: high: 27, low: 17.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, snow showers; cold, with a high of 25 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. [LISTEN] Oakridge Outdoors EP 107 – December 01, 2025 (wrfalp.com) — Longtime Jamestown Post-Journal outdoors columnist and licensed guide Craig Robbins shares tips and stories from decades of guiding hunters and anglers on Chautauqua Lake and across western New York. His weekly “Outdoors with Craig Robbins” column, born from a call from the Jamestown Post-Journal sports editor, continues to serve local sportsmen and women with practical advice and regional outdoors news.
   

2. Jamestown Student Represents WNY At State Leadership Conference In Puerto Rico (post-journal.com) — A Jamestown High School senior, Geovany Brown, has just represented Western New York at a prestigious Puerto Rican/Hispanic youth leadership conference in San Juan. He joined other students in meeting state leaders, learning about the legislative process, and exploring how culture and government intersect, bringing those insights back to benefit his Jamestown community.
   

3. Clymer Historical Society Is ‘Alive And Well' (post-journal.com) — Clymer residents keeping an eye on regional history will notice a local tie-in to Jamestown through the Trolley Car 93 restoration project, which recently drew Clymer Historical Society members to visit the car in Falconer. The society reports it is financially stable, expanding its archives, selling a new town history book, and planning a state historical marker and building maintenance projects into 2026.
   

4. Federal grand jury indicts former Jamestown man on narcotics conspiracy and fentanyl charges (einpresswire.com) — A man formerly from Jamestown has been federally indicted on narcotics conspiracy and fentanyl distribution charges after an investigation that included the Jamestown Police Department. Prosecutors say the case ties into a broader Justice Department initiative targeting drug trafficking and violent crime, and the defendant is currently being held pending further court proceedings.
   

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