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Latest News from Jamestown NY

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

Jackson Center to Host Continuing Legal Education Seminar Focusing on Buffalo Mob

May 17, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Area residents and attorneys interested in learning more about organized crime in Western New York will want to attend a series of presentations focusing on "The Fall of the Buffalo Mob" - happening Tuesday, May 21 from 8:40 a.m. to 2 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alan Bozer, Anthony Bruce, John Marino, Lee Coppola, Lynn Hartley, Matthew Robinson, Neil Robinson, Phillips Lytle, Robert H. Jackson Center, Salvatore Martoche, Tom Leonard

Eleanor Roosevelt Scholar to Share Connection Between Human Rights and Harry Potter with Local Students

May 17, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A nationally recognized historian considered the foremost scholar on the political and social work of Eleanor Roosevelt is in Jamestown Thursday and Friday to participate in an event involving the Robert H. Jackson Center and several area … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Allida Black, Amnesty International, Eleanor Roosevelt, Greg Peterson, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, Nuremberg War Crimes Trials, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Robert H. Jackson, Robert H. Jackson Center, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, World War II, Young Readers Program

Herbicide Application on Chautauqua Lake Now Underway

May 16, 2019 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

CELORON - The effort to battle weeds in areas of Chautauqua Lake with herbicide is now underway. On Wednesday the firm SOLitude Lake Management began treating DEC-designated areas of the lake with the chemicals Aquathol K and Navigate, which are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Aquathol K, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Herbicide, Navigate, SOLitude

Neighborhood Programs Discussed During Recent Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission Meeting

May 16, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Representatives from the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation were in city hall Wednesday morning to go over its various neighborhood revitalization and improvement projects with the city's Strategic Planning and Partnership … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Jamestown Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission, Renaissance Block Challenge, Unite North Main

Three Local Businesses Charged for Selling Alcohol to Minors

May 16, 2019 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - Three businesses in the Jamestown area were busted for selling alcohol to underage individuals as part of a recent joint efforts by state agencies to crack down on underage drinking during the month of April. The New York State Liquor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Allen Street Grocery and Deli Mart, Don's Car Wash, New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, New York State Liquor Authority, Robo

CARTS Buses to Offer Transportation Services on Saturdays Starting in June and Continuing Through August

May 16, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County's Public Transportation service will be expanding operations during the summer months in the Jamestown and Dunkirk areas. Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System (CARTS) will be providing Saturday service for City Fixed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brad Bentley, Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System, George Borrello, Michele Westphal

Third Thursday Concert Series Returns Tonight, Features Cold Lazarus and Trip the Deuce

May 16, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Third Thursday Concert Series returns to downtown Jamestown at the Winter Garden Plaza on Thursday night, May 16. Now in its eighth year, Third Thursday is series of free downtown concerts, held on the third Thursday of each month … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Active Artists Alliance, Cold Lazarus, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Third Thursday, Trip the Deuce, Winter Garden Plaza

Reed Highlights Effort to Increase Funding for Federal Diabetes Research and Education Program

May 15, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) says a large number of lawmakers in Washington are throwing their support behind an effort to increase funding for an ongoing federal diabetes research and education program. Diabetes has been a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Congressional Diabetes Caucus, Diabetes, Diana DeGette, House of Representatives, Insulin Costs, Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Pelosi, Special Diabetes Program, Tom Reed

Assistant Treasurer of County Department Charged for Stealing $4100 in Public Funds

May 15, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The assistant treasurer for the Chautauqua County Water and Soil District pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing $4100 in county funds. The office of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says 48-year-old Debra Kelley of Portland pocketed cash … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Water and Soil District, Debra Kelley, Patrick Swanson, Thomas DiNapoli

MHA OPEN and Manufacturers Association Joining Forces

May 15, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County (MHA) has created a program focused on workforce development. Through funding from the United Way of Southern Chautauqua County and the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative, Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier, Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, Occupational Peer Empowerment Network, United Way of Southern Chautauqua County

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