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Latest News from Jamestown NY

The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.

Yale University Professor to Deliver Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture Monday at Chautauqua

July 21, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

CHAUTAUQUA - Chautauqua Institution’s 10th annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States will be delivered by Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, Monday at 4 p.m. at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Akhil Reed Amar, Chautauqua Institution, Robert H. Jackson, Robert H. Jackson Lecture, Supreme Court, Yale University

Shared Services Forum Begins the Process of Identifying Efficiences in Between Local Governments

July 17, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - More than 70 elected officials and government representatives from across Chautauqua County were in Mayville Wednesday to begin the process of looking for ways to increase the shared services. Chautauqua County executive Vince Horigan … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andy Goodell, Dave Lucas, New York State Association of Counties, Property Tax Freeze Program, Shared Services Forum, Vince Horigan

County IDA Offers Details Online for STARTUP NY

July 17, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County has created an information portal on the County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) website regarding the STARTUP NY program. STARTUP NY is a recently-created program initiated by Governor Andrew Cuomo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Jamestown Community College, StartUp NY, The State University of New York at Fredonia

Spearbeck to Serve as Student Representative to JCC Board of Trustees

July 17, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Allene Spearbeck of Dunkirk has begun serving a term as the student representative to the Jamestown Community College board of trustees, a post to which she was elected at the end of the spring semester. Mrs. Spearbeck, who studied at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Allene Spearbeck, Jamestown Community College

Three Arrested for Larceny of Convenience Store, Police Search for Fourth Suspect

July 17, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - City Police are looking for a suspect accused of allegedly stealing property from the 7-Eleven on North Main Street Tuesday night. At 11:30 p.m., Jamestown Police stopped three individuals for acting suspicious and allegedly committing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 7-Eleven, Amy Robbins, Jamestown Police Department, Larceny, Michael Pacheco, Police Report

City Seeks Arts and Crafts Vendors for 2014 Labor Day Festival

July 17, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The City of Jamestown Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department has announced that there are still arts and crafts spaces available for the 2014 Labor Day Festival. Spaces may be rented for $35 each and only hand-crafted items made by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Labor Day Festival, Jamestown Parks Recreation and Conservation Department

Shared Services Forum Scheduled for Wednesday Afternoon in Mayville

July 16, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The issue of shared services among municipalities will be addressed later today in Mayville when Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan hosts a Shared Services Forum. The forum will discuss the impact of shared services among … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Municipal Consolidation Forum, Shared Services Forum, Vince Horrigan

‘Create a Home for Infinity’ Campaign Now Underway

July 16, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A local youth arts organization is encouraging the community to help in its effort to move a larger facility. Last month, Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, Inc announced that it would be moving to a new location in downtown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Create a Home for Infinity, Infinity Arts Café, Infinity Visual and Performing Arts

Grand Jury Indicts Two Suspects Connected to Falconer St. Invasion, Bail Set at One Million Dollars

July 15, 2014 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - Two of the six suspects involved in the July 1 home invasion on Falconer St. that resulted in a shootout with police have been indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury on several charges, including robbery, sexual assault and criminal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 188 Falconer St., Assault, Burglary, Chautauqua County Grand Jury, Chautauqua County Jail, Home Invasion, Jamestown Police Department, Jaqwan Martin, Maqwan Martin, Robbery, Robert Samuelson, Shooting, Shooting Incident

Police Investigate Early Morning Home Invasion, Stabbing in Jamestown

July 15, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - City police are investigating another home invasion incident that took place early Tuesday morning on Hedges St. On Tuesday July 15 at about 1:10 a.m., Jamestown Police officers responded to 100 Hedges St. on a report of a stabbing at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Home Invasion, Jamestown Police Department, Police Report

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