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14 Local Residents Charged in Federal Drug Trafficking Investigation

October 18, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

BUFFALO - Fourteen Jamestown residents are facing multiple federal charges for their involvement in a methamphetamine drug trafficking ring. Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia Astorga, who is handling the case, stated that according to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alexis Hall, Andrew Bennett, Danny Michael III, Destiny Hare, Ernest Cauley Jr., Jacob Motherwell, Jamell Trapp, Jamestown Police Department, Marcus Bowman, Michael Davis, Patricia Astorga, Ramael Fields, Searcy Fields, Stacie Yancer, Stephanie Harrison, U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. District Court, Zackiel Fields Jr.

Chautauqua Institution Challenges Intervention Effort by Chautauqua Lake Partnership in Herbicide Lawsuit

October 18, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Post-Journal says Chautauqua Institution has filed a motion opposing the requested involvement of the Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP) in a State Supreme Court lawsuit filed by the institution earlier this year. In August the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Department of Environmental Conservation, New York Supreme Court, Town of Ellery

Statewide Survey of NY Landowners About Black Bears is Underway

October 18, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is partnering with the Center for Conservation Social Sciences (CCSS) at Cornell University on a survey of roughly 11,000 randomly-selected New York landowners to better understand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Black Bears, Cornell University, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Ken Hardley Discusses Season 9 of Rolling Hills Radio

October 17, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Oct. 11, 2018 WRFA's Jason Sample (right) talks with singer/songwriter and radio personality Ken Hardley (left) about season 9 of Rolling Hills Radio, recorded each month at Shawbucks in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Arts on Fire, Ken Hardley, Rolling Hills Radio

Planning Commission Calls on Gateway Lofts Project to Address Environmental Concerns Before Moving Forward

October 17, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The City of Jamestown Planning Commission Tuesday unanimously issued a positive declaration for the proposed Gateway Lofts as part of its State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) assessment. The positive declaration means the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community Helping Hands, Crystal Surdyk, Gateway Center, Gateway Lofts, Harold Whitford, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Steven Ald, YWCA of Jamestown

JRC Selects UPMC Chautauqua Neighborhood as Target Area for Block Challenge 2.0

October 17, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A neighborhood on the south side of town will be one of the target areas for a beautification and improvement program spearheaded by the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation. The JRC has selected the Allen Park/UPMC Chautauqua area as the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy

Lakewood Sears Among 142 Locations to be Closed due to Bankruptcy

October 16, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

LAKEWOOD - The Chautauqua Mall in Lakewood will be losing another anchor store. Sears announced Monday morning it was closing dozens of stores as part of its bankruptcy process and the location at the local mall was one of the 142 stores on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bon-Ton, Chautauqua Mall, Kmart, Sam's Club, Sears

City to Remove 176 Trees Due to Invasive Emerald Ash Borer

October 16, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown will be losing over 170 trees during the next couple months. City arborist Dan Stone told the Jamestown City Council Monday night that the city will have take down 176 of its ash trees located along city … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Dan Stone, Emerald Ash Borer, Jamestown City Council

Gateway Lofts Proposal Goes Before Planning Commission Tuesday Afternoon

October 16, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Planning Commission is meeting Tuesday in city hall and will continue its review of site plans for the proposed Gateway Lofts project. The meeting comes just one week after a public hearing was held focusing on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Andrew Liuzzo, Andy Goodell, Andy O'Brien, Anthony Toda, BOCES, Bond Schoeneck and King, Catherine Young, Chautauqua Hardware, Christine Schuyler, Community Helping Hands, Gateway Center, Gateway Lofts, George Borrello, Greg Rabb, Heroin and Opioid Addiction Task Force, Homeless Coalition, Jacqueline Chiarot Phelps, Jamestown Planning Commission, Love Inc., Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, Southern Tier Environments for Living, St. Susan Center, Steven Ricca, YWCA of Jamestown

Jackson Center Hosts Two Public Events Tuesday and Wednesday Focusing on Historic Court Decision

October 16, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Robert H. Jackson Center is hosting a two-day event starting Tuesday to commemorate an historic Supreme Court decision. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette Supreme Court … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: First Amendment, Louise Gobitis Blanton, Marie Barnett Snodgrass, Philip Brumley, Robert H. Jackson, Robert H. Jackson Center, Robert L. Tsai, Thomas A. Loftus III, U.S. Supreme Court

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