JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council is continuing its review of the 2018 city budget. On Oct. 12 Mayor Sam Teresi presented a $35.7 million spending plan that included a 0.88 percent property tax increase and also a deficit of $947,000. Since … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Autumn Echo Talks Pulse Poetry Slam
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Autumn Echo, founder of Pulse Poetry Slam, about her local group of slam poets and several different events they have scheduled for the month … [Read more...]
Monopine Cell Tower Again Goes before Zoning Board on Wednesday Afternoon
JAMESTOWN - The issue of whether or not a cell tower should be put up in a residential area of Jamestown will go before the city zoning board Wednesday afternoon. In September the Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals tabled the use and area variances … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Meet the Candidates – Jamestown City Council At Large: Part 2
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Part 2 (of 2) of WRFA's 2017 Election Preview Special, focusing on the six candidates running for the three at large seats for Jamestown City Council. Candidates … [Read more...]
City Council Approves Healthcare Buyout Program
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council approved the new health insurance buyout program for Medicare eligible retirees. On Monday night the council voted unanimously to accept the $1.5 million in state grant funding to help pay for the voluntary … [Read more...]
Voters Approve Jamestown School Sale of Crescent Street Warehouse
JAMESTOWN - Voters in Jamestown have given the Jamestown School Board permission to move forward with selling the district’s Warehouse on Crescent Street. A special vote to allow the sale to move forward took place on Monday, with 179 voting for … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Meet the Candidates – Jamestown City Council At Large: Part 1
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 at 8 p.m. Part 1 (of 2) of WRFA's 2017 Election Preview Special, focusing on the six candidates running for the three at large seats for Jamestown City Council. Candidates … [Read more...]
Trick or Treat Hours, Safety Tips for Halloween 2017
JAMESTOWN – Tuesday is Halloween, and communities throughout the county will be taking part in the annual tradition of trick-or-treating. Here are the hours for various communities in the greater Jamestown area are as follows: Ashville – 5 to 7 … [Read more...]
Three More Prendergast Art Collection Paintings Sell at Auction for $9,900
Artwork Sales Total $338,400 with Nine Paintings Sold JAMESTOWN – Three more paintings from the Prendergast Library art collection have sold at auction for a total of $9,900. According to the Stair Galleries website, the three paintings that … [Read more...]
Election Officials Question Anonymous Political Mailings Distributed in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Board of Elections is asking the individual or individuals who helped to send out a political mailing attacking candidates running for Jamestown City Council to come forward. According to the Jamestown … [Read more...]
