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Latest News from Jamestown NY

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

Hope & Healing for Chautauqua Week Begins Saturday, June 11

June 10, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The local effort to fight chemical dependency and provide support for those affected by addiction will continue next week with the Hope and Healing for Chautauqua Week - a week-long series of events being coordinated by several community … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Hope & Healing for Chautauqua Week, HOPE Chautauqua Coalition, Robert Meyers, Tracy Strawberry, Vince Horrigan

Governor’s Heroin and Opioids Task Force Announces Final Report and Recommendations

June 10, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo Thursday announced the final report and recommendations from his Heroin and Opioids Task Force, which is comprised of diverse group of experts in healthcare, advocacy, education, law enforcement, as well as parents and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Heroin, Heroin and Opioid Addiction Task Force, Opioid Addiction

Reed Responds to Challenger’s Foreign Trade Criticism

June 9, 2016 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed’s (R-Corning, NY 23) reelection campaign is firing back at his Democratic challenger after he criticized the Corning Republican for supporting foreign trade deals that he claims have decimated the region’s economy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2016 Election, 23rd Congressional District, John Plumb, Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovations Act, Tom Reed

Reed Won’t Demand Apology from Trump Following Comments Toward U.S. District Judge

June 9, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) says that Donald Trump is his own candidate and he won’t defend or speak on his behalf when it comes to inflammatory comments the presumptive GOP nominee makes. Reed was among the first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Election, 23rd Congressional District, Donald Trump, Gonzalo Curiel, John Plumb, Tom Reed

Chautauqua Lake School Bus Driver Arrested on Child Endangerment Charges

June 9, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Sheriff Deputies have arrested a bus driver from Chautauqua Lake Central School with a charge of endangering the welfare of a child. According to a media release sent out on Wednesday, 58 year-old Edward Farnsworth of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Child Endangerment, Edward Farnsworth

Plumb Criticizes Reed for Pushing ‘Anti-Poverty’ Agenda while Putting NY Families into Poverty

June 9, 2016 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - The man who's running against Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) in the November General Election went on the attack Wednesday against the Corning Republican and the announcement regarding the GOP’s anti-poverty agenda. Democratic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2016 Election, 23rd Congressional District, Anti-Poverty Agenda, Anti-Poverty Opportunity Agenda, John Plumb, Tom Reed

State Committee to Decide on WCA-UPMC Integration Proposal on Thrusday

June 9, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

NEW YORK - State officials will once again review a proposed agreement between WCA Hospital and UPMC when they meet today in New York. In May the Establishment and Project Review Committee for the state Public Health and Health Planning Council … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: New York Public Health and Health Planning Council, UPMC, WCA Hospital

Jason Bishop, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Shaolin Warriors Highlight 2016-17 ‘Reg Presents’ Series

June 8, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - There's going to be a show for everyone at the Reg Lenna Center for The Arts for its 2016-17 season. On Wednesday the Reg rolled out details of its next Reg Presents season, which will feature the return of America's Hottest Magician … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Abby Mann, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Jason Bishop, Jerry Seinfeld, L.A. Theatre Works, Len Barry, Masters of Kung Fu: Shaolin Warriors, Pat Hazell, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Reg Presents, Robert H. Jackson, Robert H. Jackson Center

Residents Vote Against Prendergast Library Tax

June 8, 2016 By WRFA Radio 7 Comments

JAMESTOWN - Voters in Jamestown have overwhelmingly rejected an $850,000 tax referendum for the James Prendergast Library. The vote on the library Funding Initiative took place Tuesday at the Prendergast Library, with any eligible voters in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2017 City Budget, Chautauqua County Board of Elections, James Prendergast Library, Jamestown Public Schools, Prendergast Art Collection, Prendergast Library Board of Trustees, Prendergast Library Funding Initiative

Community Invited to Reg Lenna on Wednesday for Rollout of 2016-17 Program Schedule

June 8, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Reg Lenna Center for The Arts on third street in downtown Jamestown will open its doors today for a Media Day – offering a Preview of its 2016-17 season from 10am until 6 p.m. Media representatives, journalists and community members are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Movies at the Reg, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts

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