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Ellicott passes battery energy storage system local law

The town of Ellicott has passed a Local Law regulating battery energy storage systems. No one spoke at a public hearing on the local law held early this month. Large-scale BESS systems will not be permitted in the town. Small-scale BESS systems will be allowed in certain areas of the town, with the local law setting several conditions on their installation. The local law says regulating battery energy storage systems will provide for and protect the public safety, welfare, health and well-being of the persons and property in Ellicott. Small-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems are ...

Wells showcases ‘family company’ in ribbon cutting of Dunkirk facility

DUNKIRK — For more than 100 years, Wells Enterprises has prided itself on being “a family company.” Thursday morning, every key piece of Wells as a company came together as a family to celebrate a day that has been in the works for years. A ribbon was cut to signify the completion of ...

Road to expansion

A Jamestown paving company that sits near some residential homes is looking to move some of its noisy operations outside the city limits. On Tuesday, Mark Lindstrom, the president of Lake Shore Paving, appeared at the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting to discuss his ...

City woman sounds alarm on loose animals

The Jamestown Police Department has seen a small increase in the amount of calls that have come in related to animal control issues over the past few years. This includes a recent incident near Allen Park by West Virginia Boulevard. Karm Messina, a resident of the area, reported the incident both to the police and the Post-Journal. A neighbor’s huskies are continually getting loose, coming on her property, and killing her cats. “This is the second kitty these huskies have killed for me in the last two months,” Messina said. “These huskies keep breaking loose, I don’t know ...

SWCS argues against discovery claim in incident

Attorneys for the Southwestern Central School District say the district shouldn’t be required to turn over pre-discovery materials in a potential lawsuit by a substitute teacher because there is no sign the district is at fault and because disclosing school security videos and building blueprints is a security risk. The district responded to a July court filing by a Lakewood woman asking the state Supreme Court in Mayville to compel the Southwestern Central School District to turn over video of an alleged incident in which the woman was injured. No lawsuit has yet been filed, only ...

Lakewood on track for Fall Fest in October

LAKEWOOD - The village will host a popular local event on Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., entitled the Lakewood Fall Festival 2026. Taryn Wilson, the director of the Lakewood Farmer’s Market and who also pulls double-duty as the fall festival supervisor, spoke this week at the Village ...