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Latest News from Jamestown NY

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

‘Cents for St. Susan’ Fundraiser Now Underway

May 6, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) kicked off its 15th annual “Cents for St. Susan” campaign on Wednesday, April 30, with major sponsors getting together to distribute coin canisters throughout the Greater Jamestown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Cents for St. Susan, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, St. Susan Center

Bradbery to Perform in Jamestown as Part of Progressive Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular

May 6, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A new face  in country music is coming to Jamestown at the end of this year. The Voice Season 4 winner and rising country music star, Danielle Bradbery, will perform at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena as part of the 2014 Progressive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local Arts and Entertainment, Local News Tagged With: Cody Simpson, Danielle Bradbery, Jamestown Savings Bank Arena, NBC, Progressive Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular, The Voice

GOP Operative Accused of Shenanigans in Local Congressional Race

May 5, 2014 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

CORNING - A Republican operative is being accused of circulating petitions in the 23rd Congressional district – which includes Chautauqua County - on behalf of candidates who have no desire to run. The news outlet Mother Jones has released a story … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2014 Election, 23rd Congressional District, Aaron Andrew Keister, Darin Robbins, Green Party, Martha Robertson, National Republican Congressional Committee, Tom Reed

Reg Lenna Announces 2014-15 Program Season

May 5, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts is announcing some major news involving local entertainment. On Friday, the organization announced that it will kick off its first full season in five years this fall with a concert that has been in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local Arts and Entertainment, Local News Tagged With: Broadway’s Next H!t Musical, Caladh Nua, Cirk La Putyka, Harry Chapin, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, The Soul of Flamenco

City Men Face Drug Charges Following Arrest Early Friday Morning

May 5, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Two more arrests have been made in connection with the ongoing investigation into narcotics and other drug trafficking in the Jamestown area. Jamestown police, along with the department's SWAT Team and the State Police C-NET Team, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Police Department, New York State Police, Robert Samuelson, Simeon Leeper, Tyrone VanHook

Jamestown Man Arrested as Part of Regional ‘Operation Crazy Train’ Drug Sting

May 2, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man is one of 32 people from throughout Western New York who was arrested as part of a major drug trafficking investigation. According to a media release from the state attorney general’s office, the arrests are the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bryan Moore, Eric Schneiderman, Joseph D'Amico, New York State Police, Operation Crazy Train

Two Arrested Following Thursday Drug Bust

May 2, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - City police arrested two Jamestown men after an investigation into sales and trafficking of crack cocaine in the area. Investigators with Jamestown Police and State Police executed a search warrant at 847 Lafayette Street Thursday … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Antonio Sanders, Jamestown Police Department, Laval Johnson, New York State Police

Gillibrand Continues Push to Reform How Military Deals with Sexual Assault

May 2, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is continuing her push to reform the way members of the military are prosecuted for sexual assault charges. New York’s junior senator – who Chairs the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel – … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Defense Department, Kirsten Gillibrand

Reed Says Recent Meetings with Constituents Support His Effort to Cut Spending in Washington

May 2, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) says constituents in his district continue to express concern over Washington’s ever-increasing spending habits. A recent media release from the congressman’s office says that the Corning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 23rd Congressional District, House of Representatives, Tom Reed

BPU Annual Spring Clean-Up Begins May 5

May 2, 2014 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - It’s time once again to take out the trash during BPU Spring Clean-up, during the week of May 5 – 9. Place clean-up items at the curb - in bags when possible --- after 6 p.m. the night before your normal garbage pick-up day. Items … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Spring Clean-Up

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