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NFI Group Posts Strongest Earnings, Profits Since 2021

The owner of the New Flyer manufacturing plant in Jamestown has increased its second quarter earnings and profits over the past year. NFI Group recently released its financial statements for the second quarter of the 2024. Revenues totaled $851 million with 1,246 units delivered. Revenues ...

JPD Investigating Saturday Shootings

Jamestown police officers are investigating two shootings on Saturday. Officers responded to the area of Lafayette Street near Isabella Avenue for a reported gunshot complaint at 7:15 p.m. According to a police report, officers saw several shell casings in the area and began to secure the ...

Fire Damages South Main Street Home

Jamestown firefighters extinguished a fire at 289 S. Main St. on Tuesday night. Dozens of neighbors watched as firefighters put out the blaze, which started shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday. One neighbor stood outside his home with a garden hose, but firefighters were able to keep the fire from ...

Twelve People Charged After Friday Drug Raid

Twelve people face charges after a drug raid at 5:20 p.m. Friday at 70 Forest Ave., Jamestown. Members of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force executed a search warrant Friday with assistance from the Jamestown Police Department SWAT Team. ...

Local Cummins Plant Bests Quarterly Production Record

Cummins Inc.’s Jamestown Engine Plant just produced the most heavy-duty engines in one three-month period in its 50-year history. Cummins officials recently reported the company’s second quarter financial results, and one note was the second quarter production at the company’s plant ...

Lawmaker Proposes State Right To Food

A state lawmaker is proposing enshrining a right to food in the state constitution. Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, D-Elmont, has introduced legislation in the state Assembly (A.10474) that would amend the state constitution to say New York residents have the right to food and the right to ...