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Electrovaya Continues Jamestown Plant Buildout

Electrovaya continues to make progress toward starting the next phase of manufacturing at its Ellicott plant. The company announced recently that it has begun drawing down its $50.8 million Export-Import Bank funding that is tied to capital and engineering expenses at the 1 Precision Way, ...

Council Approves 5.5% Tax Hike

The Jamestown City Council has officially approved the 2026 General Fund Budget after a few amendments have brought the tax levy increase down to around 5.5%. During Monday’s voting session amendments were made to the budget, beginning first with a decrease to the health insurance section ...

DA Won’t Press Charges In 2024 City Shooting Death

There will be no charges placed in the gunshot death of a Buffalo man in August 2024 in the city of Jamestown. District Attorney Jason Schmidt, in a news release issued Tuesday, said during the early morning hours of Aug. 16, 2024, 25-year-old Corey Johnson sustained a fatal gunshot wound to ...

City Discusses Potential DRI Projects

Work on the Downtown Revitalization Initiative continues in the city of Jamestown. City planner Jason Kulaszewski recently updated the city’s Planning Commission on where the Department of Development currently stands on this ongoing project. The DRI application was submitted on time, ...

District Attorney Not Filing Charges In 2024 City Shooting Death

There will be no charges placed in the gunshot death of a Buffalo man in August 2024 in the city of Jamestown. District Attorney Jason Schmidt, in a news release issued Tuesday, said during the early morning hours of Aug. 16, 2024, 25-year-old Corey Johnson sustained a fatal gunshot wound to ...

Bill Seeks Upstate Exemption To All-Electric Construction

A Buffalo-area Republican wants Upstate New York to be exempt from the state’s All-Electric Building Act. Assemblyman Paul Bologna, R-Clarence, has introduced legislation (A.9189) that would amend the state’s Energy Law and the Executive Law to limit the prohibition on the installation of ...