CHAUTAUQUA - Michael E. Hill, currently the president and CEO of Youth For Understanding USA, will be Chautauqua Institution’s 18th president, the Institution’s Board of Trustees has announced. Hill is an experienced leader of arts, cultural and … [Read more...]
Full Demolition 10-12 E. Second St. Scheduled for Friday
JAMESTOWN - A downtown building that saw a partial collapse last month leading to an emergency demolition will be completely raised on Friday, Nov. 4. Jamestown Public Works Director Jeff Lehman says the building at 10-12 E. Second Street is … [Read more...]
United Way of Southern Chautauqua County to Lead State Funded Effort to Fight Poverty in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown will be moving forward with its effort to fight poverty, thanks to a recently acquired state grant. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi announced Thursday that he’s designated the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
First DRI Workshop Involving $10 Million State Grant Set for Monday
JAMESTOWN - The process to determine how to spend a $10,000,000 economic development grant from the state will continue next Monday. The first Community Workshop for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) will take place Monday night at the … [Read more...]
City Reminds Motorists of Consequences for Failing to Pay Overdue Parking Fines
JAMESTOWN - The City of Jamestown Treasurer’s Office reminds motorists that police officers and parking enforcement officers will continue the towing and booting of vehicles maintaining more than $100 in unpaid parking tickets. Following the … [Read more...]
Jackson Center, Erie County Bar Association Committee Present Nuremberg War Tribunals Reenactment on Sunday
JAMESTOWN - To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunals, the Bar Association of Erie County’s Human Rights Committee, through major sponsorship from Phillips Lytle, LLP and additional sponsorship from Barclay Damon, LLP, … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Kurt Sodergren of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Friday Nov. 4, 2016 WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Kurt Sodergren, drummer and founding member of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, in advance of the band's performance at Reg Lenna Center for the Arts on … [Read more...]
WRFA Rock and Roll Rundown: November to December 4
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. THU NOV 3 Pulse Poetry Slam - Infinity Cafe - Jamestown FRI NOV … [Read more...]
$156 Million Arkwright Wind Farm Set to Break Ground in 2017
ARKWRIGHT - A $156 Million wind farm in northern Chautauqua County is making progress and will commence with construction next year. That’s according to officials with the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, who participated in the … [Read more...]
No Labels Gives Tom Reed its ‘Problem Solver Seal of Approval’
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) has received recognition from a non-partisan organization dedicated to developing a new era of focused problem solving in American politics. The No Labels group recently awarded Reed with its ‘Problem … [Read more...]
