SUNY FREDONIA PRESIDENT TO RETIRE AT END OF SCHOOL YEAR The top administrator of SUNY Fredonia plans to retire at the end of the new school year. President Dennis L. Hefner, who is entering his 16th year as leader of the SUNY Fredonia campus, … [Read more...]
Latest News from Jamestown NY
The latest community news from the Jamestown, N.Y. and the Chautauqua County Region.
CITY BATTALION BATTLES BARROWS ST. BLAZE JAMESTOWN, N.Y. - Jamestown fire crews are looking into the cause of a blaze that took place Thursday afternoon on Barrow St. The fire at 176 Barrows St. was called in at 4:55 p.m. and was initially reported … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 18, 2011
LEMON TO RESIGN FROM COUNTY CLERK POST MAYVILLE – The current clerk of the Chautauqua County Legislature says he will resign from the post at the end of this month. Frewsburg’s Ron Lemon, who also served as a county legislator for district 8 prior to … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 17, 2011
JAMESTOWN JETS LAWSUIT SEES MOVEMENT IN DISTRICT COURT A lawsuit filed by the owner and coach of the Jamestown Jets junior hockey team has seen some movement in a state district court in Buffalo. A judge in the state’s Eight Judicial District … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 16, 2011
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES DOWNTOWN TAILGATE PARTY ON SEPT. 11 The Jamestown City Council’s public safety committee has given its approval for an outdoor tailgate party for Buffalo Bills, to be held on September 11. The Q Bar and Nightclub is sponsoring … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 15, 2011
CITY POLICE CONTINUE SEARCH FOR KIDNAP SUSPECT Jamestown police continue their investigation into the report of a man who abducted a 12-year-old Jamestown girl from her home early Friday morning. Police say the man drove her to a deserted road in the … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 11, 2011
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES 9/11 MEMORIAL IN JAMESTOWN, ACROSS STATE ALBANY, N.Y. - A memorial marking the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 will be on display in Jamestown at the end of this month. The announcement was made yesterday by Governor Andrew … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 8, 2011
LUCY BIRTHDAY EVENT SETS WORLD RECORD JAMESTOWN, N.Y. - A world record was set this past weekend in Jamestown. More than 900 people took part in setting the world record for "Most People Dressed as Lucy Ricardo in One Place at One Time.” Organized by … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 3, 2011
PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS DEFICIT BILL WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Barack Obama has signed legislation to increase the nation's borrowing authority and avert a government default. Obama signed the bill privately in the Oval Office on Tuesday, little … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 2, 2011
SENATE TO ACT ON DEFICIT BILL TODAY WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate is expected to act on the federal deficit bill during a noon voting session today. The move comes after the house approved the plan yesterday by a wider-than-expected margin – … [Read more...]
