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Latest News from Jamestown NY

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

Second Annual Chautauqua Lake Symposium Set For March 22

March 11, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Second Annual Chautauqua Lake Symposium will be held at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel on Saturday, March 22. The forum is free and open to the public. It will provides an opportunity to explore key insights on the lake’s ecosystem, ongoing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study, Chautauqua Lake Symposium, Jefferson Project, North Carolina State University, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Jamestown City Council To Consider Reallocating $640,000 HOME Funds To Gateway Lofts Project

March 10, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will review a resolution to reallocate $640,000 in HOME program funds to the Gateway Lofts Project. The resolution would reallocate the monies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from fiscal years 2020 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: audit, Chautauqua County Land Bank, Chautauqua Hardware, Drescher and Malecki, First-Time Homebuyer’s Rebate Assistance, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Southern Tier Environments for Living, tax auction, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

JCC Receives $50,000 Workforce Development Grant From BPU

March 10, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown Community College is receiving a $50,000 workforce development grant from the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities. The funding is for successfully developing and implementing a Building Automation Systems Program in its Workforce … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Accelerate the Southern Tier program, Building Automation Systems Program, David Leathers, Grant Umberger, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown Community College, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA, Retool WNY Initiative, Workforce Development

Jamestown Woman Arrested in Stabbing

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A Jamestown woman has been arrested for stabbing a man at the Westchester Apartments Wednesday morning. Jamestown Police say officers responded to the apartments just before 11:00 a.m. for a report of a stabbing. An investigation determined … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Police Department, Stabbing, Vanessa Braun

City Of Jamestown Seeking New Historian

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The City of Jamestown is looking for a new Historian. Ashley Senske submitted her resignation from the volunteer position recently. She had been appointed by former Mayor Sam Teresi in 2019. According to her resignation letter, she worked with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Ashley Senske, City Historian, City of Jamestown, Jamestown Historic Marker Committee, Kim Ecklund, Sam Teresi

Sen. Gillibrand Calls On Trump To Take Action Regarding Avian Bird Flu

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on the Trump administration to take action to develop and approve a vaccine for poultry and contain the Avian Bird Flu outbreak Bird flu has been found in 44 of New York’s 62 counties and has forced … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Amber Betts, Avian flu, Donald Trump, Kirsten Gillibrand, Washington State Department of Agriculture

Manufacturing Groups Expressing Concern Over Tariffs Impacts

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Buffalo Niagara Manufacturers Alliance and the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier have issued a joint statement expressing deep concern over the economic impact of tariffs on manufacturers in the region. They warn that continued … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Buffalo Niagara Manufacturers Alliance, Jay Timmons, Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier, National Association of Manufacturers, Tariffs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Jamestown Man Faces 30 Years In Prison

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A Jamestown man faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that 47-year old Richard Pearson pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to possession with intent to distribute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Joshua Violanti, Michael DiGiacomo, Richard Pearson, U.S. District Court

Bill Ward To Perform At Next Reg Lenna Memory Cafe

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Area musician Bill Ward will be the performer at the next Memory Café at the Reg Lenna Center for The Arts. The Memory Cafe will take place at noon, Tuesday, March 11. It’s a free respite and arts program for people with forgetfulness or other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bill Ward, Exhale The Family Caregiver Initiative, Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, Memory Café, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts

Gateway Lofts Project Presents To Planning Commission, Receives Variance Approval

March 6, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Gateway Lofts Project has received variance approval once again from the Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals following a site plan review by the Jamestown Planning Commission. The now $77 million project being done by Southern Tier Environments … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Planning Board, Chautauqua Hardware, Community Helping Hands, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Steven Ald

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