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Sixteen and Seventeen Year Olds Allowed to Pre-Register to Vote Starting January 1st

December 19, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Sixteen and seventeen year old voters will legally pre-register to vote in New York State starting Jan. 1, 2020 due to voter enfranchisement laws passed in 2019 by the New York State Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Brian Abram, Chautauqua County Board of Elections, Norman Green, State Legislature

Jamestown School Board Accepts JHS Principal Resignation

December 19, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board has accepted the resignation of Jamestown High School Principal Rosemary Bradley. The board voted to accept the resignation during a special meeting Thursday morning, following a brief executive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Allyson Smith, Bret Apthorpe, Dana Williams, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Jamestown Teachers Association, Rosemary Bradley

*POSTPONED* Public Hearing on Annexation Postponed Due to Winter Weather

December 18, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

UPDATE [DECEMBER 18, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.] The Public Hearing that was scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. regarding the Annexation of the BPU substation property located on Dow Street has been cancelled due to inclement weather. A new Hearing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Annexation, Bond Schoeneck and King, Dow Street Substation, Ellicott Town Board, Falconer Central School District, Falconer Village Board, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown Public Schools, New York 4th Appellate Division, Sam Teresi

City Planning Commission Gets First Look at Revised Gateway Lofts Proposal

December 18, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown will be the lead agency for the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) for the Gateway Lofts project. On Tuesday the Jamestown Planning Commission approved being the lead agency for the SEQR process, which is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Crystal Surdyk, Ellen Ditonto, Gateway Center, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown YWCA, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, John LaMancuso, Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, Southern Tier Environments for Living, State Environmental Quality Review

Dahlstrom Roll Form to Relocate to Falconer Following Purchase of New Property

December 18, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has approved a mortgage recording tax exemption to help Dahlstrom Roll Form relocate its operation from Jamestown to Falconer. On Tuesday the board approved the tax exemption … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Dahlstrom Roll Form, DC Roll Form, Inscape NY Inc., Lakeside Capital Corporation, Mark Geise

Harrison Street Water Line to be Restored Wednesday Night

December 18, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Water employees will restore use of the Harrison Street water line Wednesday evening, Dec. 18. The line has been out of service since July, as part of the Harrison Street Bridge Reconstruction … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Harrison Street Bridge Project, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities

#NotAboveTheLaw Rally Supporting Trump Impeachment Planned for Tuesday Afternoon in Downtown Jamestown

December 17, 2019 By WRFA Radio 2 Comments

JAMESTOWN - On Tuesday, December 17 at 4:30 p.m., the night before the U.S. House of Representatives votes to Impeach President Donald Trump, a group of concerned citizens will gather outside congressman Tom Reed's (R-Corning, NY 23) district office … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Progressive Action, Congress, Donald Trump, House of Representatives, Impeachment, Tom Reed

Owner of Mayville Diner Charged with Arson

December 17, 2019 By WRFA Radio 2 Comments

MAYVILLE - The man who owned and operated a Mayville restaurant before it was destroyed by fire last week has been charged with Arson. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says 40-year-old Michael Ellis of Mayville was charged Tuesday morning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arson, Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Mayville Diner, Michael Ellis

Revised Gateway Lofts Project Goes Before City Planning Commission Tuesday Afternoon

December 17, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN The Jamestown Planning Commission will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17 and among the items on the agenda is a review of new plans for the proposed Gateway Lofts project. In 2018 officials with Southern Tier Environments for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community Helping Hands, Gateway Center, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown YWCA, Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, Southern Tier Environments for Living

Winter Storm Watch Upgraded to Lake Effect Snow Warning, in Effect from Early Wednesday through Thursday Morning

December 17, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

BUFFALO - A bout of winter weather will continue in Jamestown and Chautauqua county for the next couple of days with the National Weather Service issuing a Winter Storm Watch from early Wednesday morning through Thursday morning. This is in addition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: National Weather Service, Winter Storm Watch, Winter Weather Advisory

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