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County may run its own homeless facilities

It appears Chautauqua County is looking to run its own homeless shelters, although it probably won’t happen before winter. Carmelo Hernandez, the county’s director of mental hygiene and commissioner of social services, met recently with the county legislature’s Human Services ...

Electrovaya among Canada’s fastest-growing tech companies

Electrovaya’s growth - which includes the opening of a new factory in Ellicott - has landed the Canadian company on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list for Canadian companies. Electrovaya was fourth on the Canadian Technology Fast 50 list in the Enterprise - Industry Leaders category, ...

Bemus Point to open overland/blue water trail system in 2027

BEMUS POINT - The Village of Bemus Point's Board of Trustees and the Strategic Plan Oversight Committee are about to launch their connecting overland trail system and blue-water navigable trails. “The two leadership bodies have actively pursued the implementation of objectives identified ...

‘Doors Are Open’: Pilgrim Memorial Church celebrates 125th anniversary

 A Jamestown church that began as a Sunday School ministry outreach of downtown’s historic First Congregational Church in the 1800s recently celebrated its 125th anniversary. The chapel that is home to Pilgrim Memorial Church, located at 70 McKinley Avenue, on the corner of Forest and ...

Veterans charity fight AG’s charges

The operators of a veterans retreat in Bemus Point are fighting charges filed in August by the state Attorney General's Office. Attorney General Letitia James alleges Healing for Heroes - A Disabled Veteran's Retreat and Wooded Oasis Inc. defrauded donors, billed itself as an outdoor ...