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Latest News from Jamestown NY

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

WRFA News – Oct. 11, 2011

October 11, 2011 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

OFFICIALS TO MEET THIS AFTERNOON FOR RIVERWALK GROUND-BREAKING JAMESTOWN - The next phase in the Jamestown Riverwalk project will get underway later this afternoon. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi is one of several individuals who will be on hand for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Cathy Young, County Legislature, Greater Jamestown Riverwalk, Sam Teresi

WRFA News – Oct. 7, 2011

October 7, 2011 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

LEGISLATURE'S AUDIT AND CONTROL COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY MAYVILLE - The committee responsible for overseeing spending and revenue in Chautauqua County will meet this morning in Mayville to go over the first week of deliberations for the 2012 county … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Breast Cancer, Chautauqua County CHamber of Commerce, Chautauqua County Historical Society, County Legislature, Crawford Furniture

WRFA News – Oct. 6, 2011

October 6, 2011 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JPD WARNS OF RECENT FLASHER INCIDENTS JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Police Department is investigating two incidents where a man reportedly exposed himself to teenagers as they were walking to school. According to a report this morning in the Jamestown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brian Higgins, County Comprehensive Plan, County Legislature, Jamestown Audubon Society, Police Report, Prendergast Library, Town of Ellicott, WCA Hospital

WRFA News – Oct. 4, 2011

October 4, 2011 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

BUDGET DELIBERATIONS BEGIN IN MAYVILLE MAYVILLE - The budget deliberations for the county’s 2012 budget are underway. According to an article published today in the Jamestown Post-Journal, members of the Chautauqua County Legislature began their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: County Legislature, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Greg Edwards, Jamestown Audubon Society, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Joe Gerace, Salvation Army Anew Center

WRFA News – Oct. 3, 2011

October 3, 2011 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JUDGE DISMISSES JETS LAWSUIT AGAINST ICE ARENA BUFFALO - A lawsuit filed by the owner and coach of the Jamestown Jets junior hockey team has seen dismissed by a state district court in Buffalo. Last Thursday afternoon, Judge John Michalek moved to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Ironmen, Jamestown Jets, Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena, Lawsuit, Robert H. Jackson Center, United Way of Southern Chautauqua County

WRFA News – Sept. 30, 2011

September 30, 2011 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

SENATOR YOUNG ANNOUNCES BILL TO REFORM MEDICAID PAYMENTS Senator Cathy Young is announcing an effort in the state Senate to stop the burden of local Medicaid payments. Yesterday, Young released a statement saying she has signed on as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andy Goodell, Brian Higgins, Cathy Young, Chautauqua Opportunities Inc., County Legislature, Department of Motor Vehicles, Greg Edwards, Jamestown Community College, Johnson Estate Winery, Maria Kindberg, Salvation Army Anew Center, Sandy Sopak, Ten Thousand Maniacs

WRFA News – Sept. 28, 2011

September 28, 2011 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WCA HOLDS BEAM-RAISING CEREMONY JAMESTOWN - The effort to build a brand new emergency room facility at WCA Hospital took a major step forward yesterday with the raising of the final steel beam at the $16.5 million dollar project site. Dozens of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News

WRFA News – Sept. 27, 2011

September 27, 2011 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

FALCONER MAN IN ICU AFTER MONDAY ACCIDENT A Falconer man was sent to a Buffalo Hospital in critical condition early last night following a single vehicle crash in the Town of Poland. Sheriff Deputies say 50 year old Jeffrey Gunnell was operating his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News

WRFA News – Sept. 16, 2011

September 16, 2011 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WORKER SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT JAMESTOWN - An unidentified man was sent to the hospital early Thursday night after being burned in a utility accident in downtown Jamestown. According to a story printed in today’s Jamestown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Audubon Society, New York State Thruway Authority, Police Report, Prendergast Library, Wind Turbines

WRFA News – Sept. 15, 2011

September 15, 2011 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITY IN MINA MINA – The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office is reporting an 88 year-old Sherman woman was killed Wednesday afternoon during a motor vehicle accident in Mina. Deputies responded to the accident at the intersection of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Board of Elections, Chautauqua County Energy Conference, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Police Report, Prendergast Library, SUNY Fredonia, Western New York Regional Economic Development Council

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