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Latest News from Jamestown NY

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

City Council Approves 2017 CDBG and Home Program Action Plan, Totaling $2 Million

August 1, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council Monday night did approve a resolution to finalize it’s allocation plan for funding from the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Program. City Development Director Vince DeJoy says an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community Development Block Grant, HOME Program, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Vince DeJoy

Hispanic Community Council Representatives to Have Increased Presence at City Council Meetings

August 1, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Attendance at Jamestown City Council meetings will likely see increased numbers in the future. During Monday’s meeting a contingent of community members from the Hispanic Community Council were on hand to attend the city council … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Hispanic Community Council, Jamestown City Council, Max Martin

Lakewood Man Charged in Motorcycle Chase with Police

July 31, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WEST ELLICOTT - A Lakewood man was sent to the county jail early Sunday morning after leading police on a high speed chase on Fairmount Ave. According to a report from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office, deputies observed a motorcycle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Dustin Pickett, High-Speed Chase, Motorcycle Accident

2017 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Begins Monday, Continues Throughout the Week

July 31, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The annual celebration of comedy in Jamestown begins this week with a new twist to the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. The National Comedy Center will be presenting a week of comedy performances and dialogues this year, and partnering … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: David Steinberg, George Carlin, Jamestown Gateway Train Station, Jim Gaffigan, Kelly Carlin, Kevin James, Lewis Black, Lisa Lampanelli, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, Robert Klein, W. Kamau Bell

Fire Claims Life of Town of Ellicott Man

July 31, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ELLICOTT — The County Sheriff’s office has yet to release the name of a town of Ellicott man who died during a Saturday morning fire on Wilson Hollow Road. Chautauqua County Sheriff Deputies say fire crews were called to 3730 Wilson Hollow Road, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Falconer Fire Department, Fatal Fire

Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Names Lisa Hatch as New Executive Director

July 28, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation has announced that Lisa Hatch has been hired as Executive Director for the organization. Hatch is a native of Buffalo and a 1994 graduate of Fredonia State. After graduation she spent 25 years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Lisa Hatch, Zachary Agett

Mental Health Association Continues to See Increased Number of People Seeking Help for Addiction

July 28, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The number of people using heroin and opioids in Chautauqua County hasn’t gone down this year, but it hasn’t grown either. That’s the assessment from Rick Huber from the Mental Health Association (MHA) in Chautauqua County, who took … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Drug Treatment, Heroin, Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, methamphetamine, Opioid Addiction, Rick Huber

Young Secures Funding for Celoron Water Main Project

July 28, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

CELORON - Senator Cathy Young announced that she has secured a $75,000 grant to install a water main in the only portion of the Village that does not currently have municipal water access or fire hydrants. According to Young, the funding will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Cathy Young, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Scott Schrecengost

County Will Not Financially Support Chemical Weed Killer Treatment of Chautauqua Lake

July 27, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County tax dollars will not be able to be used to help pay for the use of chemical weed killer on Chautauqua Lake. That was the result of Wednesday night’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting in Mayville, where lawmakers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 24D, Aquathol K, Chautauqua County Legislature, Chautauqua Instituion, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Conewango Creek Watershed Association, George Borrello, Herbicide, Jane Conroe, John Dilly, John Shedd, Navigate, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Announces Irgang as Next Executive Director

July 27, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation board of directors has appointed Tory Irgang as the organization’s new executive director. Irgang will succeed Randy Sweeney, who is set to retire Dec. 31, after 20 years as executive director … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, Gebbie Foundation, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Randy Sweeney, Tory Irgang, United Way of Southern Chautauqua County

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