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Latest News from Jamestown NY

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

JCC Fine Arts Faculty Exhibit Opens Oct. 30

October 29, 2026 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown Community College Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition will hold an opening reception this Friday. The free reception from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 30 will take place in the Weeks Gallery and will feature complimentary hors d’oeuvres … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alison Bachorik, Brenna Turner, emily drew, Jamestown Community College, Madison LaVallee, Mark Kirsch, Nathan Jeffery, Tom Makovitch, Weeks Gallery

BPU’s District Heat, Solid Waste Rates Going Up For 2027

October 28, 2026 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities' District Heat and Solid Waste Division budgets have been approved with rate increases for 2027. District Heat users will see a 10% rate increase due to the rising cost of operations. These rates go into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: BPU Solid Waste, District Heat, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Kevin Karr, Kris Sellstrom, Marie Carrubba

City Council Unanimously Approves Creation Of BPU Digital Services Division

October 28, 2026 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council has unanimously approved a local law that creates a Digital Services and Infrastructure Division at the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities. This is the sixth Division at the BPU. The new division will own, operate and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: BPU Community Fiber, Bryan Bigelow, Dan Gonzalez, Digital Services and Infrastructure Division, Doug Scotchmer, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown City Council, Jeremy Engquist, Kim Ecklund, Kris Sellstrom, New York State General Municipal Law

Jamestown’s Mayor Says Council’s Defeat Of Resolution To Buy Out A Leased Vehicle Will Cost, Not Save City Money

October 28, 2026 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown’s Mayor said City Council’s defeat of a resolution to allow the buy out of a leased vehicle for her office will cost the City money. Council, in a bipartisan vote of 4 to 4, voted down the resolution to use $18,972.05 in contingency … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Faulkner, Bryan Bigelow, Dan Gonzalez, Ericka Thomas, Hannah Jaroszynski, Jamestown City Council, Kim Ecklund, Marie Carrubba, Randy Daversa, Regina Brackman, Sam Teresi

Chautauqua Safety Village Holding Halloween Fun Fair Tonight

October 28, 2026 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua Safety Village is holding its annual Halloween Fun Fair tonight. The event will take place 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. at 2695 Route 394 in Ashville, next to BOCES. Admission is $5 per person, with free entry for children ages 1 and under. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Safety Village

Paint CHQ Mural Program Celebrates Completion Of Bemus Point Mural

October 27, 2026 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Paint CHQ Mural Program is celebrating the completion of its mural in Bemus Point. This is the fifth mural completed under the program that’s run by the Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth (CCPEG). The Bemus Point mural, titled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bemus Point, Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, PAINT CHQ mural program

Robert H. Jackson Center Launches 3-Year Educational Program Youth Confronting History

October 27, 2026 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Robert H. Jackson Center is launching a three-year educational program to explore moral questions raised by the Holocaust and the Nuremberg Trials; and their ongoing impact today. The Youth Confronting History program is for middle and high … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arnold and Jill Bellowe Family Foundation, Ellen Dubie, Holocaust, Nuremberg Trials, Robert H. Jackson Center, Stephan H. Lewy, Youth Confronting History program

Law Enforcement Have Increased Patrols Through Halloween

October 27, 2026 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

State Police and local law enforcement have increased patrols through Halloween, targeting impaired and reckless drivers. The enforcement campaign, which is funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, started Sunday, October 25 and runs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Governor's Traffic Safety Committee, Halloween, Journal of the American Medical Association, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New York State Police, New York State STOP- DWI Foundation, Steven James

City Council To Vote On Creating Digital Services Division At BPU

October 26, 2026 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will vote tonight on creating a new division at the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities. A public hearing will first be held at 5:45pm on the local law to create a Digital Services Division. The new division would own, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Digital Services and Infrastructure Division, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown City Council

City Of Jamestown Welcomes New Corporation Counsel

October 26, 2026 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The City of Jamestown has a new Corporation Counsel. Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund introduced Amedeo Zmarandoiu to City Council at their work session last Monday. Zmarandoiu previously was employed by Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC in Buffalo. He received … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Amedeo Zmarandoiu, City of Jamestown, Elliot Raimondo, Jamestown Corporation Counsel, Kim Ecklund

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