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Latest News from Jamestown NY

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

Governor Reports Most Recent COVID-19 Hospitalizations Involve Residents Who’ve Stayed in Their Homes

May 7, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MANHASSET, NY - Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that most of the recent hospitalizations due to COVID-19 involve non-essential or retired workers who had been staying in their homes. The finding comes from state-collected admission data from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, coronavirus, COVID-19

Tarp Skunks’ Inaugural Season Cancelled

May 7, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Tarp Skunks will have to wait until 2021 to take the field at Diethrick Park. On Wednesday the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League announced it was cancelling the 2020 season, just three weeks prior to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Frank Fanning, Jamestown Community Baseball LLC, Jamestown Jammers, Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, Russell Diethrick Park

Lakewood Woman Charged for Allegedly Stealing $60,000 from Employer

May 7, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

LAKEWOOD - Lakewood-Busti Police have charged a Lakewood woman with Grand Larceny after she allegedly stole over $60,000 from a local business during the past year and a half. Police said 41-year-old Sandra Ford was arrested and issued an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Grand Larceny, Lakewood-Busti Police Department, Sandra Ford

Sheriff Warns Public of Fake Gun Confiscation Letter

May 7, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office says someone wrote a letter claiming to be a member of the sheriff's office and sent it to a local town clerk, warning them that a gun confiscation could soon be underway. According to a Facebook … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, James Quattrone

New York Board of Elections Challenge Court Decision to Reinstate Democratic Presidential Primary

May 7, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - The New York State Board of Elections will appeal a federal judge's ruling that New York must host its Democratic presidential primary as previously scheduled on June 23. According to the Albany Times-Union, the board of elections … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2020 Election, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, coronavirus, Democratic Presidential Primary, Doug Kellner, Joe Biden, New York State Board of Elections

Polar Vortex will Lead to Temperatures 15-20 Degrees Below Normal

May 7, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

BUFFALO - Early May is going to feel more like early March during the next couple days. A Polar vortex is moving into Southern Canada and much of the eastern United States, bringing winter-like cold across the eastern half of the nation with some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: National Weather Service, Winter Weather

Local Officials Voice Frustration Over Governor’s Reopening Plan

May 6, 2020 By WRFA Radio 4 Comments

Local officials from across Upstate New York - including here in Jamestown - are raising questions and voicing concerns about the details of the COVID-19 reopening plan Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday. County leaders say they are unsure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Andy Goodell, Brent Sheldon, COVID-19, Eddie Sundquist, George Borrello, Jamestown City Council, Kim Ecklund, New York Forward, New York State Association of Counties, Tony Dolce

Reed Campaign Fundraising Outpaces Mitrano by 4 to 1 Margin

May 5, 2020 By WRFA Radio 2 Comments

WASHINGTON - With six months to go before the general election in November, the reelection campaign of incumbent Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY-23) holds a large fundraising margin over that of his Democratic challenger. Reed's campaign war chest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2020 Election, 23rd Congressional District, Federal Election Commission, House of Representatives, Tom Reed, Tracy Mitrano

Governor Rolls Out Plan for Reopening New York State, Says No Region is Currently Ready

May 5, 2020 By WRFA Radio 2 Comments

ROCHESTER - Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday rolled out more details for what criteria will have to be met before he is willing to lift his New York on Pause executive order for ten different regions around the state. The executive order was put in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, COVID-19, New York on Pause

Active COVID-19 Cases in Chautauqua County at Four as of Monday Afternoon

May 5, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - There were No New Cases of COVID-19 reported in Chautauqua County for Monday. In addition, another confirmed case is now considered "recovered." County health officials reported Monday afternoon that the total number of confirmed cases … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services, Christine Schuyler, COVID-19

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