Don’t forget to tune in to WRFA this evening at 6 p.m. for our weekly Community Matters program. On this week’s show we’ll be talking with Chautauqua County Exectuive Greg Edwards. The interview was conducted this past Monday morning on location at … [Read more...]
Latest News from Jamestown NY
The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.
MORNING NEWS: SAFE ACT Injuction is Denied by Albany County Judge
JAMESTOWN - A lawsuit filed against the state’s effort to restrict and regulate firearms was denied Wednesday in State Supreme Court in Albany County. State Supreme Court Justice Thomas McNamara denied a request for an injunction to temporarily stop … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Senate Co-Leaders have Differing Opinion on Minimum Wage
ALBANY — The four-month-old ruling coalition of Republicans and five breakaway Democrats in the state Senate could face the greatest test to its unity over raising the state minimum wage. A source with knowledge of the talks told the Albany Times … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Cassadaga Valley School Board Votes to Close Elementary School
SINCLAIRVILLE - The Cassadaga Elementary School will be shutting its doors for good at the end of this school year. That from a report in the Jamestown Post-Journal, which says the Cassadaga Valley Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Audubon Scholarship Deadline is March 15
JAMESTOWN, NY – The Jamestown Audubon Society will be awarding a scholarship to an area college-bound high school senior or Jamestown Community College student who intends to pursue a bachelor’s degree in an environmental or related … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Discussion on Decriminalizing Marijuana Continues in Albany
ALBANY - The effort to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana could see some action by the end of this month. The Albany Times Union is reporting today that the marijuana issue is among the non-fiscal items that could work their … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Cuomo Supportive of Legalizing MMA Fights in NY
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he has no problem with legalizing professional mixed martial arts fights — as long as its economic benefits can be demonstrated. In an article in today’s Albany Times Union, the governor said the state is looking for … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: NY Senate Republicans Introduce Family Tax Relief Act
ALBANY - Senator Cathy Young recently joined Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos and members of the Senate Republican Conference to unveil the Family Tax Relief Act, a package of tax relief and reform measures designed to provide a major economic … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Young Announes Earth Day Poster Contest
ALBANY - Senator Cathy Young is calling for local student entries for the New York State Senate’s Earth Day Poster Contest, a statewide competition that encourages student awareness of environmental issues. To celebrate and honor Earth Day this … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Two Businesses Cited for Selling Tobacco to Minors
MAYVILLE - The illegal sale of tobacco products to minors continues to be on the decline in Chautauqua County. That’s according to a recent report by the Chautauqua County Department of Health, which says that only two businesses throughout the … [Read more...]
