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The Vespa 400 Was My Ride

My four-wheel Vespa was not one of their world-renowned motor scooters. It was a car. A really small car. I don’t think my mother ever forgave me. “That’s probably the dumbest purchase you have ever made.” I bought the little red car during my junior year of college. No longer living ...

City Kiwanis Club Holds Annual Christmas With Santa

The Jamestown Kiwanis Club, aided by its Jamestown High School Key Club, put on its annual “Breakfast with Santa” at the Salvation Army. For more than 20 years the Kiwanis Club has partnered with the Salvation Army to provide a pancake breakfast to 50 children, selected by the Salvation ...

Keeping Traditions: Women Carry On Pieces Of Christmas Past

Many years ago, when I was attending a December sorority meeting, our group was told to be ready to tell about the Christmas traditions of our childhood. I became uncomfortable while I dreaded my turn because my family had very few traditions, aside from a tree, gifts, a stocking with an orange ...

Electrovaya Boosts Revenues, Profits

Revenues and profits are both up for Electrovaya, which opened its Ellicott manufacturing plant this year and is now in the midst of building out the local facility. Company officials said in November that design reviews of assembly processes and equipment that are customized to the ...

Lisciandro’s Restaurant To Hold Soft Opening Monday Morning

After temporarily closing earlier this year, a community staple will be opening its doors to the public again with a soft opening Monday morning. Chris and Patti Larson had to close Lisciandro’s Restaurant — located at 207 N. Main St. — earlier this year while Patti recovered from the ...

Dewittville Project Closer To Reality

DEWITTVILLE – A $70 million housing and commercial development project is one step closer to becoming a reality. During the Chautauqua Town Board meeting, the board unanimously approved a negative State Environmental Quality Review to Sunset View, the commercial and housing project proposed ...