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Jamestown High School announces homecoming activities

Jamestown High School will celebrate Homecoming with activities Oct. 13–17, including the return of its parade to downtown Jamestown. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Farm Fresh Foods. Led by the JHS Marching Band, it will travel along Third Street, past City Hall, to ...

Two city residents plead guilty in WNY drug ring

Two Jamestown residents have found themselves sentenced as part of a fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine ring that was trafficking illegal drugs throughout Western New York. Letitia James, state attorney general, recently announced guilty pleas and sentences in the drug ring. The ...

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Sinclairville Baptist Church To Celebrate 200th Anniversary Saturday SINCLAIRVILLE — The Sinclairville Baptist Church will be celebrating its 200th birthday on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the church. Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP to nancymain93@gmail.com. CHQ Transit To Begin ‘Fill The Bus’ Food Drive Thursday CHQ Transit is holding a “Fill the Bus” food drive starting Thursday, Oct. 15, to benefit local food pantries this Thanksgiving season. Riders can drop off a non-perishable food item on any CHQ Transit bus to receive a $1 coupon off their next ...

Electrovaya accepts assembly line for local plant

Factory acceptance testing, the next step toward cell production at Electrovaya’s Ellicott plant, has been completed. Electrovaya officials issued a business update on Wednesday, with one of the top items discussed being the testing of module manufacturing equipment for the company’s Ellicott facility. The equipment has been accepted for delivery to Electrovaya’s 1 Precision Way plant. Company officials said testing of the cell manufacturing equipment is progressing well and is continuing to ensure the equipment and the integrated manufacturing process meet the company’s ...

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Boater rescued from Chautauqua Lake Tuesday after sailboat overturns The Bemus Point and Maple Springs fire departments and the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Water Rescue Team quickly helped those on a capsized sailboat after the boat overturned in Chautauqua Lake near Long Point State ...

Area Police Reports

JAMESTOWN POLICE - Jason R. Hines, 20, of Jamestown was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday after officers responded to a south side home for a reported domestic incident. Hines allegedly hit a woman in the face while she was holding a 3-month-old infant. Hines was charged without incident and taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. According to a police report, the infant was not injured CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - DUNKIRK - The West Dunkirk Fire Department and several mutual aid fire departments ...