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County panel proposes increasing levy, using less reserves

MAYVILLE – After about 17 hours of budget review, the legislative committee that oversees county finances is recommending using less reserves, increasing the levy, and not cutting the tax rate as much as proposed by the county executive. All six of the county legislature committees participated in the budget review process last week. While each committee focused on their specific area (public safety, human services, etc.), the Audit and Control Committee attended each review session and then had its own discussion on the budget. Dan Pavlock, R-Ellington, serves as the chairman of ...

Molitor signs GOP letter on data center power agreements

Assemblyman Andrew Molitor is among the Republicans in the state Assembly members signing on to a letter asking the New York Power Authority for more transparency about power subsidies for data centers. Assemblyman Ed Ra, R-Garden City and Assembly minority leader, recently sent a letter to ...

Chautauqua Lake fourth graders celebrate fall with Ripley students

MAYVILLE — For the third year, Chautauqua Lake Central School fourth graders were given the opportunity to take part in a day of seasonal fall fun and activities with a visit to Ripley Central School. The fall festival brings students from the two schools together for hands-on activities, ...

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 ...

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 ...