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Latest News from Jamestown NY

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

[LISTEN] City Council Reviews Proposed Options for City-Operated Ambulance Service

September 24, 2019 By WRFA Radio 3 Comments

JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi Monday night presented members of the Jamestown City Council with new information involving the possibility of the city expanding its public safety services to the community. Teresi offered new details on his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alstar Ambulance Services, Andrew Liuzzo, Harry Snellings, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Emergency Medical Services Proposal, Joe Bellitto, Sam Salemme, Sam Teresi, Smart City Capital Investment Program

Jamestown Man Found Not Guilty in Death of 16-Month Old

September 24, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - A Jamestown man has been found not guilty on charges connected to the 2016 death of a 16-month-old child. On Monday afternoon a jury in Chautauqua County Court returned the verdict of not guilty on the charges of second-degree murder … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Court, Nayla Hodnett, Patrick Swanson, Tyler Perez

[LISTEN] 2019 InSpire Living Arts Music Festival is Sept. 27 and 28 at Spire Theater in Downtown Jamestown

September 24, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

INTERVIEW ALSO AVAILABLE AT OUR SOUNDCLOUD PAGE JAMESTOWN - Fans of live music are bracing themselves for yet another weekend of quality entertainment as they prepare for the 2019 InSpire Living Arts Music Festival, scheduled for Friday and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Local News Tagged With: Angelo Giuffre, InSpire Living Arts Music Fest, Spire Theater

City Police Seek Public’s Help in Investigating Kwik Fill Armed Robbery

September 23, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect involved in an Armed Robbery that took place early Monday, Sept. 23 at a local gas station in Jamestown. According to a release sent out by the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Armed Robbery, Jamestown Police Department, Kwik Fill

City Police Ask for Public’s Help in Tracking Down Stolen Guns from PA

September 23, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police are asking for the public's help in finding over two dozen guns that were stolen from a gun shop in Columbus, Pa., and believed to have been sold and exchanged in Jamestown. Several arrests have already been made in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jahdiel Rivera, Jamestown Police Department, Omar Vera-Velasquez, Stolen Gun

Liuzzo Joins Libertarian Party

September 23, 2019 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown City Councilman At Large and 2019 mayoral candidate Andrew Liuzzo has left the Republican Party to join the Libertarian Party. The announcement was made during a press conference Sunday morning with county Libertarian party … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2019 Election, Andrew Liuzzo, Andrew Martin Kolstee, David Wilfong, Eddie Sundquist, Larry Sharpe, Libertarian Party, Republican Party

Jamestown PROMISE Fund Donates 415 Rain Ponchos to Schools to Kick Off Winter Clothing Drive

September 23, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Schools PROMISE Fund is donating 415 rain ponchos to all Jamestown Schools. The rain ponchos will be given out by each school to protect children in rainy weather. In addition, The PROMISE Fund is kicking off their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown PROMISE Fund, Jamestown Public Schools

City Man Charged After Leading Police on High-Speed Chase

September 18, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man is in police custody after leading police on a high speed chase Tuesday afternoon through areas of Chautauqua and Warren Counties. Jamestown Police say they tried to stop 39-year-old Larry Hicks shortly after 3:30 p.m. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: High-Speed Chase, Jamestown Police Department, Lakewood-Busti Police Department, Larry Hicks

Superintendent and Staff Report a Successful First Year for Jamestown’s Summer LEAP Program

September 18, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A new summer education program in Jamestown designed to help local students fall victim to the "summer slide" is apparently working. On Tuesday night the Jamestown School Board met and got an update on the district's Summer LEAP … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bret Apthorpe, Danielle Russell, Jamestown Boys and Girls Club, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Jamestown YWCA, Learning Enrichment and Academic Progress Program, Michelle McDowell, YMCA of Jamestown

State License Plate Replacement Proposal Scrapped

September 18, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo appears to be giving up his plan to require the replacement of license plates that are at least 10 years old. Following Tuesday's release of a Siena College Research Institute poll indicating the policy is widely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Mark Schroeder, New York License Plate

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