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Bemus Point-Stow Ferry Receives Engine Upgrade Via Cummins

Thanks to Cummins Inc., the Bemus Point-Stow Ferry has received a much-needed boost. With the recent installation of a 4B 76 horsepower engine, the ferry now can continue taking passengers across the lake from Bemus Point to Stow. The installation would not have happened without board ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...