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Electrovaya among Canada’s fastest-growing tech companies

Electrovaya’s growth - which includes the opening of a new factory in Ellicott - has landed the Canadian company on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list for Canadian companies. Electrovaya was fourth on the Canadian Technology Fast 50 list in the Enterprise - Industry Leaders category, ...

Area Police Reports

LAKEWOOD-BUSTI POLICE DEPARTMENT — BUSTI — A 35-year-old Lakewood man was arrested on felony driving while intoxicated charges following an early-morning incident Nov. 5 on Route 394 in the Town of Busti. According to the Lakewood-Busti Police Department, officers responded at approximately 5:46 a.m. to a report of a vehicle in a ditch. An investigation allegedly determined that the driver, Scott A. Heffner, was operating the vehicle while intoxicated. Police said Heffner allegedly had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. He was charged with felony DWI ...

County may run its own homeless facilities

It appears Chautauqua County is looking to run its own homeless shelters, although it probably won’t happen before winter. Carmelo Hernandez, the county’s director of mental hygiene and commissioner of social services, met recently with the county legislature’s Human Services ...

Briefly

Frewsburg To Offer Five Hour Prelicensing Course Nov. 16 FREWSBURG - A five-hour pre-licensing driving course will be offered at Frewsburg High School on Monday, Nov. 16, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The cost is $30. Pre-register by emailing rhair@frewsburgcsd.org – include a picture of the student’s permit - or by calling 716-569-7026 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. When calling, make sure to have the student’s permit on hand. Prendergast Library To Show Teen Lounge Movie Nov. 12 The Prendergast Library will show a Teen Lounge Movie on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 4 ...

Final 2027 city budget presentations are tonight

With the deadline approaching at the end of the month for official approval from city council for the city’s 2027 budget, the final group of budget presentations from department heads are to be held before tonight’s work session. The final group of budget presentations include the assessor’s office, city clerk/treasurer, corporation counsel, IT, the mayor’s office, and the Fenton History Center. These budget presentations begin at 6 p.m. in the police training room on the fourth floor of city hall. The city council work session will be held following the presentations at 7:30 ...