JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown will be losing over 170 trees during the next couple months. City arborist Dan Stone told the Jamestown City Council Monday night that the city will have take down 176 of its ash trees located along city … [Read more...]
Gateway Lofts Proposal Goes Before Planning Commission Tuesday Afternoon
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Planning Commission is meeting Tuesday in city hall and will continue its review of site plans for the proposed Gateway Lofts project. The meeting comes just one week after a public hearing was held focusing on the … [Read more...]
Jackson Center Hosts Two Public Events Tuesday and Wednesday Focusing on Historic Court Decision
JAMESTOWN - The Robert H. Jackson Center is hosting a two-day event starting Tuesday to commemorate an historic Supreme Court decision. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette Supreme Court … [Read more...]
Trial of Jamestown Man Accused of Multiple Arsons Begins in January
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal says the trial of a city man accused of setting multiple fires in early 2017 will have his day in court in January. Jury selection in the arson case against 20-year-old Jonathan Young is scheduled to begin … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – 2018 Sheriff Candidates James Quattrone and Joseph Gerace
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA 2018 Election Special: Candidates for Chautauqua County Sheriff Candidates for Chautauqua County Sheriff Joseph Gerace (Democratic incumbent) and James Quattrone (Republican challenger) respond to a series of … [Read more...]
DEC to Seek Dismissal of Chautauqua Institution Lawsuit Involving Herbicide Use on Chautauqua Lake
BUFFALO - The state Department of Environmental Conservation intends to make a motion in Erie County Supreme Court to have Chautauqua Institution’s lawsuit against it dismissed. The DEC is asking for the case to be dismissed because any challenge … [Read more...]
Request Made to Move Chautauqua Lake Lawsuit to Local Supreme Court
MAYVILLE - The Jamestown Post-Journal says the town of Ellery wants a lawsuit it is involved with moved to Supreme Court in Chautauqua County instead of Erie County. Over the summer Chautauqua Institution announced it had filed a lawsuit against … [Read more...]
Essential Air Service Program gets 5-Year Extension, Increases Chance of Air Service Returning to Jamestown
WASHINGTON - Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say a new, five-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill has been passed in congress and signed into law by the president. The new bill includes funding for both the … [Read more...]
October 13 Out of the Darkness Walk Benefiting Suicide Prevention
JAMESTOWN - Community members from all over the Chautauqua region are expected to participate in the upcoming Out of the Darkness Community Walk in Jamestown on Saturday, October 13. The fundraising walk supports the American Foundation for … [Read more...]
Winged Ox Players to present A Doll’s House
JAMESTOWN - The Winged Ox Players will present Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” in a version by Zinnie Harris at the Willow Bay Theater, 21 E. Third St, Jamestown, on Fridays and Saturdays, Oct 12 and 13 as well as Oct. 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. … [Read more...]
