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Latest News from Jamestown NY

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

Second COVID-19 Boosters Now Available for Those Who are Eligible

April 4, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The second COVID-19 vaccine booster doses are now available at state-run mass vaccination sites. Eligible New Yorkers may receive either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for their second booster shot. The State's Department of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 vaccine, New York State Department of Health

Wastewater Testing Finds Low Levels of COVID-19 in Jamestown, Dunkirk

April 4, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Health Department reports that wastewater samples collected from Dunkirk and Jamestown Wastewater Treatment Plants detected low levels of COVID-19. The samples were collected weekly since March 8, 2022. The Health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Health Department, Christine Schuyler, COVID-19, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, National Association of City and County Health Officials, New York State Department of Health, Structural & Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo Department of Civil, Wastewater Surveillance Pilot Program, Wastewater Treatment Plant

City Council to Hear Home Improvement Program Presentations

April 4, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will hear presentations on some home improvement programs at its work session tonight. Jamestown Renaissance Corporation's Mary Maxwell will do a presentation of the Paint Jamestown Program at the Housing Committee meeting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation and Improvement Corporation, CHRIC, City Council Housing Committee, City Council Public Safety Committee, Easter Egg Hunt, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Community Learning Council, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Joshua Freifeld, Mary Maxwell, Paint Jamestown Program

Cornell Cooperative Extension Hires New 4-H Youth Development Educator

April 4, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County has announced Lindsey Crisanti has been hired as the new 4-H Youth Development Educator. Crisanti is a former Pine Valley Central School student and a graduate of Alfred State College agricultural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County, Lindsey Crisanti

Gov. Hochul, State Legislators Miss Deadline for On-Time State Budget

April 1, 2022 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Governor Kathy Hochul and State Legislators have missed the deadline for an on-time state budget. WXXI News reports the Senate and Assembly adjourned until Monday, when they say they will try again to reach an accord. The next hard deadline for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alcohol, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Bail Reform, Buffalo Bills, Gas Tax, Kathy Hochul, New York State Budget, New York State Legislature, Tom DiNapoli

Over 80 People Attend Seminar on Refugees at Robert H. Jackson Center

April 1, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Over 80 people attended a program on refugees at the Robert H. Jackson Center Thursday night. The event was hosted by St. Luke's Episcopal Church, the New Neighbor Coordinating Committee, and featured members of refugee resettlement organization, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Journey's End, Karen Andolina Scott, Karen Scott, New Neighbor Coordinating Committee, refugee resettlement, Robert H. Jackson Center, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

NYS to Appeal Court’s Rejection of Redistricting Plans

April 1, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James both announced they intend to appeal the Stueben County Supreme Court's rejection of the state's current redistricting plans. The Associated Press reports Judge Patrick McAllister issued a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Congressional Redistricting, Kathy Hochul, Letitia James, Patrick McAllister, redistricting, Stueben County Supreme Court

The Jamestown Mobile Market CSA Program Returns for a Second Year

April 1, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Public Market is bringing back its CSA to help support the Mobile Market this year. Public Market Director Linnea Carlson the CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, program was started last year as an effort to reach more people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, Jamestown Mobile Market, Jamestown Public Market, Linnea Carlson

Community Garden Clean-Up on Lakeview Avenue Taking Place April 2

April 1, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The community garden on Lakeview Avenue will be getting an overhaul Saturday, April 2. Jamestown Public Market Director Linnea Carlson said they are partnering with the Jamestown Audubon Community Nature Center thanks to a grant from the Ralph C. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Audubon Community Nature Center, Community Garden, Grow Jamestown Community Garden, Jamestown Public Market, Linnea Carlson

Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic To Be Held in Falconer April 2

April 1, 2022 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

The Chautauqua County Health Department will hold a free rabies vaccination Saturday, April 2 in Falconer. The clinic will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Village of Falconer Highway Building at 1 Coleson Drive. Pre-registration is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Animal Rabies Immunization Clinic, Chautauqua County Health Department, Chautauqua County Humane Society

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