JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be holding a public hearing Monday for the city's tentative $36.6 million budget. The hearing is required by law and is part of the annual budget process, allowing property owners, residents and other … [Read more...]
False Report of Westfield Shooting Likely a “Swatting” Prank
WESTFIELD - The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says a weekend call involving an armed subject at a home in Westfield may have been part of a prank to get police to show up at someone's home. The Sheriff's Office, along with New York State … [Read more...]
Teachers Union Votes ‘No Confidence’ in School Principal
JAMESTOWN - Teachers at Jamestown High School have place a vote of no confidence in the school's principal, Rosemary Bradley. According to the Post-Journal, the no confidence vote was held last week and followed an incident on Nov. 6 when the … [Read more...]
GA Family Services to Close Residential Treatment and Learning Centers
JAMESTOWN - The GA Family Services Residential Treatment Center and Learning Center will be closing down within the next three months. The operation known as Gustavus Adolphus Family Services made the announcement on Friday, saying it had filed a … [Read more...]
WRFA Rock and Roll Rundown – November 14, 2019
THE WRFA ROCK AND ROLL RUNDOWN, BROUGHT TO YOU BY ARTHUR R. GREN DISTRIBUTING AND AS A PUBLIC SERVICE OF WRFA RADIO IN JAMESTOWN, NY. THU NOV 14 Backroom Radio Hour ft. Tyler Westcott and Michael Gearholdt with Bill Ward - Reg Lenna Center … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Officials Provide List of Action Steps that Will be Taken in Wake of School Lockdown Incident
JAMESTOWN - Officials with Jamestown Public Schools have sent out a media release they say is intended to clarify what had happened last week when Jamestown High School was put in lock-down in response to fights that had broken out in the … [Read more...]
Parents Voice Concerns about Student Safety During PTSA Meeting
JAMESTOWN - A group of concerned parents who are worried about their children's safety gathered at Jamestown High School last night, although no one from the school administration or school board was on hand to hear from them. The Post-Journal is … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Sharee Dominick and Sheridan Smith Discuss LBLT’s Harvey
ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA's Jason Sample talks with cast members Sharee Dominick and Sheridan Smith about the upcoming performance of Harvey at the Lucille Ball Little Theatre in Jamestown. Harvey, a Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy by … [Read more...]
JCC Receives Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation Grant to Help Identify New Programming
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Community College has received a $90,000 grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation to conduct a feasibility study on potential new academic and workforce programs. The programs – identified as opportunities to train … [Read more...]
Sewer Treatment Facility in Celoron to See Upgrades
CELORON - South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District (SCCLSD) staff and board members recently met with Quackenbush Construction Company and Ahlstrom Schaeffer Electric Corporation to kick off a capital improvement project at the water pollution … [Read more...]
