MAYVILLE - Residents in Chautauqua County continue to be less healthy than others living across New York State. Last Friday the results of the 2018 health rankings for all counties in the United States were released, using information compiled by … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Superintendent Reaches Out to Community Stakeholders to Help Address Challenges
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown School Superintendent Bret Apthorpe is calling on community partners to help improve the performance – and lives – of the city’s public school students. On Thursday afternoon Apthorpe delivered a presentation at the Robert H. … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jeff Smith Discusses St. Susan’s 2018 Basket Fair
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing on Thursday, March 8, 2018. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Jeff Smith from the St. Susan Center about the 2018 Basket Fair. JAMESTOWN – The Basket Fair will take place this Saturday, March 17 … [Read more...]
Rock and Roll Rundown – March 15, 2018
The WRFA Rock n’ Roll Rundown is presented Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons and brought to you through the support of the Arthur R. Gren Company in Jamestown,NY. FRI MAR 16 Charity Nuse - Wine Cellar - Jamestown … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – RTPI’s Jane Johnson Discusses Upcoming Bats, Birds, Bees Presentation
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, March 8, 2018. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Jane Johnson from the Roger Tory Peterson Institute about the upcoming "Loving Birds, Bats, and Pollinators" presentation scheduled for … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board Receives Presentation on 2018-19 Budget; Tax Hike Unlikely
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown school officials began the 2018-19 budget process Tuesday night during the school board’s monthly meeting. Jamestown Finance Director Vern Connors walked the school board through some of the known factors of next year’s … [Read more...]
Chapman Waives Detention Hearing in Federal Court, Will Remain in Custody
BUFFALO - A Jamestown man accused of attempting to coerce minors into prostitution and sexual activities waived a hearing for detention earlier this week in U.S. District Court in Buffalo. The Post-Journal is reporting that 37 year-old James … [Read more...]
Percoco Found Guilty on Three of Six Counts in Corruption Trial
NEW YORK - Joseph Percoco, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo whom he described as “my father’s third son”—was found guilty on three of six felony counts in a corruption trial that lasted eight weeks. Percoco, 48, who served as Cuomo’s former … [Read more...]
Online Threat Leads to Arrest of Falconer Man, Confiscation of Assault Weapons
FALCONER - The Town of Ellicott Police Department is announcing the arrest of a Falconer man following an investigation into an alleged threat made on social media. According to a media release from Ellicott Police, on Feb. 28 the police … [Read more...]
Salary Commission will Once Again Make Recommendations for Elected City Officials Later this Year
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will once again consider salary increase for elected officials within the next 12 months. During Monday night’s city council work session, city councilman and finance committee chairman Tony Dolce said that … [Read more...]
