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Profits, Revenue Up As Electrovaya Continues Buildout Of Local Plant

Electrovaya, one of the newest additions to Jamestown’s manufacturing base, is projecting a roughly 30% increase in revenue for the rest of 2026. One reason for the company’s revenue and profit growth is the opening of its Gigafactory in Ellicott. Company officials said work on the site ...

Search Is On For Missing City Man

Efforts to find Christopher Allenson, 58, of Jamestown who has been missing since May 12 are continuing. In multiple Facebook posts, he was last seen on Shady Lane, and he was also seen on video on Harrison Street walking past the Crescent Inn at 7:11 a.m. He is 6 feet 1 inches tall, ...

Electric Bus Mandate May Be Delayed

Legislation introduced in April to push back the state’s electric school bus mandate an additional five years is gaining traction in state budget negotiations. Sen. Chris Ryan, D-Syracuse, introduced S.9667 on April 1, with the legislation referred to the Senate Education Committee - the ...

Jamestown Public Schools Unveils Renovated High School Cafeteria

As of Wednesday, students at Jamestown High School are enjoying a different dining atmosphere. Tuesday some members of the Jamestown Public Schools Board of Education got a first-look at the renovated cafeteria. JPS Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker said JHS alumni will be surprised at ...

Dems Propose End To Legislative Raises

Two Democratic county officials want to see the clerk’s pay cut in the future as well as see legislators’ automatic pay raises eliminated. CLERK PAY Chautauqua County Legislator Bob Bankoski of Dunkirk has prefiled a local law to reduce the county clerk’s pay from $89,300 to $79,300 ...

Benefit Is Sunday For Man Battling Two Types Of Cancer

Matt Ekstrom is a man known to always be willing to help others, and now it is his turn for that same help as he faces two different types of cancer. A benefit for Ekstrom is set for Sunday at the Celeron Legion, 26 Jackson Avenue, supported by the Brothers By Choice. The benefit will be a ...