The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has determined the cause of Sunday’s power outage in the city. Officials say the 90-minute BPU electric outage on the south and west sides of the City, West Ellicott and Celoron, was caused by a fault in the … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
MORNING NEWS: Red Cross Offers Help to Tornado Victims in Oklahoma
JAMESTOWN - The American Red Cross is working around the clock to help people in Oklahoma after Monday’s devastating tornadoes. Disaster officials and volunteers are already on hand providing victims with shelters, food, water and supplies with more … [Read more...]
AUDIO: Spire Theater’s Angelo Giuffre Talks about ‘The Great American Trailer Park Musical’
JAMESTOWN - Big Time Productions will present “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” later this month at the Spire Theater in downtown Jamestown. In anticipation of the show, WRFA's Jason Sample sat down and talked with director Angelo Giuffre … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: JPS Budget Vote and School Board Election is Today
JAMESTOWN - The 2013 School elections are set to take place today across New York State, including 18 school districts here in Chautauqua County. In Jamestown, residents will be voting on a $73,370,000 school budget with no increase to the tax levy … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Gas Leak Causes Explosion, Destroys Westfield Home
WESTFIELD - A gas leak was the cause of an explosion that destroyed a home in Westfield on Monday morning. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office says a home located at 8131 McKinley Road exploded and subsequently caught fire just before 11 a.m. … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Police Consolidation Study to Move Forward
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has given the go ahead to have a Rochester firm to continue services related to the completion of a Police Consolidation Plan. During Monday night’s city council meeting, lawmakers unanimously approved a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Most City Council Members Say They will Run for Reelection
JAMESTOWN - Nearly every member of the Jamestown City Council will be running for reelection this year. Following last night’s city council meeting, WRFA polled city lawmakers to find out their intentions for the 2013 elections. All but one of the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Busti Approves New Contract with Lakewood-Busti Police
LAKEWOOD - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting today that officials in Busti and Lakewood have reached a long-term contract agreement on police services. On Monday, the Busti Town Board passed a resolution agreeing to a five-year contract that … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Teresi Announces Walking Tour of North Side Neighborhood
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi will once again take to the streets of Jamestown as part of his weekly Residential Neighborhood Walking Tour Program. The Mayor will launch his 2013 weekly tour series on a door-to-door basis along Newton and Euclid … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Areas of City Without Power on Sunday
JAMESTOWN - Residents in the city of Jamestown were without power for about 90 minutes yesterday. According to a post on the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Facebook page, power was out from approximately 5:11 p.m. Sunday, with all back in … [Read more...]