JAMESTOWN - Organizers held another meeting Tuesday at the Jamestown East Side YMCA to further discuss the renovation effort at Lillian Dickson Park on the city’s east side. The park is located at the corner of Sturges and Falconer Streets. The … [Read more...]
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Chautauqua County to Join Southern Tier Congressional District
BROOKLYN – Chautauqua County will have a new representative in Washington starting next year. That after three federal judges yesterday set the boundaries for New York’s 27 congressional districts, making minimal technical changes to a plan that had … [Read more...]
Thirteen Village Elections Take Place Today, Seven Will Have Contested Races
MAYVILLE – The 2012 village elections are taking place throughout Chautauqua County today, with 13 of the county’s 15 villages holding elections. According to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections, the two villages without March election contests … [Read more...]
Jamestown Finishes 2011 with Budget Shortfall
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown city officials last night learned that the city finished the 2011 fiscal year with a deficit. According to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, city Comptroller Joe Bellitto said the city experienced nearly a $334,000 … [Read more...]
Edwards Pushes for Sales Tax Hike
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards made his pitch for increasing the county sales tax rate on Monday during the legislature’s Administrative Services Committee meeting. Edwards said an increase from 7.25 percent to 8.5 percent is … [Read more...]
Dickson Park Community Meeting Set for Tonight
JAMESTOWN - Another community meeting will be taking place tonight at the East Side YMCA in Jamestown. The meeting - which begins at 6:30 p.m. in the E. 2nd St. facility - is in regard to address various safety issues at Lillian Dickson Park on … [Read more...]
WRFA NEWS WEB EXTRA: Higgins Release Statement On New Congressional Lines
WASHINGTON - Congressman Brian Higgins, who has represented Chautauqua County in the House of Representatives since 2005, issued the following statement upon learning he would no longer have the opportunity to serve as the area's congressman when new … [Read more...]
WRFA NEWS WEB EXTRA: Chautauqua Co. to Join Southern Tier 23rd Congressional District
BROOKLYN - Three federal judges have set the boundaries for New York's 27 congressional districts, making minimal technical changes. The court announced earlier today that it would go with the congressional districts that were drawn up by federal … [Read more...]
Police Say Remains Found on Friday Belong to Missing City Man
JAMESTOWN – A body found off of Riverside Road in the town of Kiantone has been identified as the Jamestown man who’s been missing since January 22. Authorities say the body of 48 year-old Michael Whitehill was found last Friday after a … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Unlikely to Pass State Budget this Week
ALBANY — It doesn’t seems likely that lawmakers in Albany will finalize a state budget by the end of this week. That after several lawmakers expressed optimism that a $132.5 billion spending plan would approved much earlier than the April 1 … [Read more...]
