MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 5, 2018. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with James Colby (GreenUp Jamestown) and Marion Beckerink (Robert H. Jackson Center) about GreenUp Jamestown 2018, including the upcoming panel … [Read more...]
Tomlin, Schumer and Aykroyd to Appear in Jamestown for 2018 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival
JAMESTOWN - The headliners for the 2018 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival have been announced. Early Tuesday night the National Comedy Center announced via a media release that it would celebrate its grand opening on Aug. 1 with appearances by Amy … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Officials Discuss 2018-19 Budget, Possibility of Tax Cut
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board is getting closer to approving the district’s $86.23 million budget for next school year. During the board’s meeting on Tuesday night, school finance director Vern Connors walked the board through an updated … [Read more...]
Jamestown Men Face Federal Gun and Drug Charges
BUFFALO - Two Jamestown men face federal criminal charges connected to illegal possession of a firearm and lying to federal investigators. According to the U.S. Attorney the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo, 27 year-old Craig Anderson and 26 … [Read more...]
Sundquist, Mitrano File Signatures with State Election Officials
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown attorney and candidate for Congress Eddie Sundquist is a step closer to getting his name on the Democratic Party’s primary ballot after filing over 2,000 signatures with the New York State Board of Elections. Meanwhile, … [Read more...]
Jamestown Finishes 2017 with Surplus
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown finished 2017 with a surplus. City comptroller Joe Bellitto presented the final, unaudited numbers for 2017 to the city council during Monday night’s work session. According to Bellitto, the city finished the … [Read more...]
Young Reaches Plea Agreement in Pennsylvania Arson Case
BUTLER, PA - The Jamestown area man accused of setting a dozen fires in Jamestown and Falconer in March 2017 has reportedly reached a plea agreement involving charges he faced in Pennsylvania. WNY News Now is reporting that 20 year-old Jonathan … [Read more...]
Falconer Business Owner Voices Concern over Increased EMS, Police Calls to Local Motel
FALCONER - A business owner in the village of Falconer is voicing his concern over what he fears is a growing public safety issue involving a neighboring businesses. Gary Visosky, long-time owner of the Belle-View East restaurant on E. Main St. in … [Read more...]
Falconer Village Board Approve $1.42 Million Budget with 3.09 Percent Tax Increase
FALCONER - The Falconer village board unanimously approved the village's 2018-19 budget Monday night, with total spending at $1,420,756. The total property tax levy for the fiscal year, which begins June 1, is $821,454, which results in a property … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Sue Jones from Jamestown Noon Rotary Discusses ‘Fire and Ice Ball’
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 5, 2018 WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Sue Jones from the Jamestown Noon Rotary Club about the 2018 Fire and Ice Ball. The Fire and Ice Ball fundraiser is set for 6 p.m. … [Read more...]
