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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 continues, with site upgrades and construction in progress, including a significant portion of dry room construction. The company has also hired a head of Jamestown cell manufacturing operations along with other senior managers. Raj DasGupta, Electrovaya CEO, said he was at the Ellicott plant on ...

Councilman Raises Issues With App-Based Parking Meters Downtown

City parking meters have been seeing some issues lately, and one council member brought some complaints he has been hearing from residents to the council. Councilman Andrew Faulkner, R-Ward 6, said some parking meters do not currently take coins, forcing residents to have to use an ...

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 ...

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 but not take effect until 2030. That is the next time the clerk’s office is up for election. The local law notes that in 2018, the county clerk was earning $55,500 and was getting regular Cost Of Living Adjustments. In 2024, the county legislature voted to increase the pay by $17,880. ...

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 ...