CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES DOWNTOWN TAILGATE PARTY ON SEPT. 11 The Jamestown City Council’s public safety committee has given its approval for an outdoor tailgate party for Buffalo Bills, to be held on September 11. The Q Bar and Nightclub is sponsoring … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
WRFA News – Aug. 15, 2011
CITY POLICE CONTINUE SEARCH FOR KIDNAP SUSPECT Jamestown police continue their investigation into the report of a man who abducted a 12-year-old Jamestown girl from her home early Friday morning. Police say the man drove her to a deserted road in the … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 11, 2011
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES 9/11 MEMORIAL IN JAMESTOWN, ACROSS STATE ALBANY, N.Y. - A memorial marking the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 will be on display in Jamestown at the end of this month. The announcement was made yesterday by Governor Andrew … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 8, 2011
LUCY BIRTHDAY EVENT SETS WORLD RECORD JAMESTOWN, N.Y. - A world record was set this past weekend in Jamestown. More than 900 people took part in setting the world record for "Most People Dressed as Lucy Ricardo in One Place at One Time.” Organized by … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 3, 2011
PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS DEFICIT BILL WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Barack Obama has signed legislation to increase the nation's borrowing authority and avert a government default. Obama signed the bill privately in the Oval Office on Tuesday, little … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 2, 2011
SENATE TO ACT ON DEFICIT BILL TODAY WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate is expected to act on the federal deficit bill during a noon voting session today. The move comes after the house approved the plan yesterday by a wider-than-expected margin – … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 1, 2011
CONGRESS TO ACT ON BILL TO RAISE DEBT CEILING WASHINGTON -- President Obama and Republican congressional leaders have finally reached agreement on a plan to raise the federal debt ceiling. At the same time, the plan would reduce the deficit by at … [Read more...]