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Five Leaders Take On New Roles Across JPS

Five leaders are stepping into new roles across Jamestown Public Schools as the district prepares for the 2026–27 school year. The appointments include Katie Russo as executive director of information and student services; Michelle Buccola as principal of Lincoln Elementary School; ...

JPS To Welcome Students Back On Sept. 2

Get those first day of school smiles ready! The first day of the 2026-27 school year for Jamestown Public Schools students will be Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. This will be a half-day for students. Please note the different start times depending on the level of school: Elementary Schools: ...

Winning TAKE 5 ticket sold in Lakewood

The New York Lottery announced Sunday one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the Saturday TAKE 5 EVENING drawing in Chautauqua County. The ticket was sold at Crosby's at 5 E. Fairmount Ave. in Lakewood. That ticket is worth $31,989. TAKE 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at 2:30 and 10:30 p.m. A Lottery draw game prize of any amount may be claimed up to one year from the date of the drawing.

‘Ongoing challenge’

On July 25, 2024, a state of emergency was declared in the city of Jamestown in an effort to help with the city’s growing homeless population. In the two years since then, Mayor Kim Ecklund and other homeless related officials are reporting that work has continued, with one of the most ...

Electrovaya CEO: Amazon deal is ‘validation’

Electrovaya’s business relationship with Amazon has been a fruitful one for Electrovaya’s bottom line. The July announcement that Amazon and Electrovaya are entering into a new commercial agreement with an associated warrant transaction that deepens that relationship is good news for ...

Community heroes honored during congressional ceremony

SINCLAIRVILLE – Some are youth sports leaders. Others serve senior citizens in the community. Some have literally saved a life in crisis, others save lives through medicine. Some help improve our environment, others help improve our downtowns. The one thing they all have in common is ...