ALBANY - Chautauqua County will not be the recipient of a $20 million New York State government efficiency grant. Late last week Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County was the winner of the Municipal Consolidation and … [Read more...]
Number of County Residents who Are Employed Continues to Decline
MAYVILLE - The number of workers in Chautauqua County counties to shrink. According to a recent report in the Jamestown Post-Journal, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said there were 50,200 people who were employed throughout the county for the … [Read more...]
Lakewood Officials Request Testing of Water for Herbicides
LAKEWOOD - Lakewood officials are asking state environmental officials to test water samples taken from Chautauqua Lake, off the shore of the village, after a boat being used to treat areas of the lake with herbicide was spotted in the area. Last … [Read more...]
Federal Charges Filed Against Two Men Involved in Recent Drug, Gun Investigation
ELLICOTT - Two Jamestown men face federal gun charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo says 27 year-old Tyler Craig Anderson and 26 year-old Robert Lincoln were indicted on charges of conspiracy to make false statements to purchase … [Read more...]
#GiveBigCHQ Yields $88,000 in Donations
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation is announcing the results of its first ever #GiveBigCHQ promotion. According to the foundation, 855 individuals donated over $88,800 to 66 nonprofit organizations throughout the community, … [Read more...]
Tier 2 Junior Hockey to Return to Jamestown in Fall 2018
JAMESTOWN - A Tier 2 North American Hockey League team will once again play at the Northwest Arena. The former Philadelphia Rebels hockey club have signed an eight-year contract to play in Jamestown. Jamestown has been without a Tier 2 Junior … [Read more...]
25-Year Development Odyssey: The National Comedy Center Finds a Home in Jamestown’s Historic Train Station
JAMESTOWN, NY - The acquisition of the Gateway Train Station (formerly "Erie-Lackawanna Train Station") and its surrounding property by the National Comedy Center in the Summer of 2017 was the culmination of a 25-year renovation and development … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community – Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Discusses #GiveBigCHQ
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, June 7, 2018. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Tory Irgang and Liz Jones about the #GiveBigCHQ promotion, happening Thursday, June 14. … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, June 2018 Interview
Originally airing June 7, 2018. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi stops by the WRFA studio for his monthly interview and gives a rundown on the city's 2018 Community Development Block Grant and Home program proposals, which are development programs … [Read more...]
Comedy Center Board Chairman Responds to Zoning Board Tabling Variance, Special Use Requests
JAMESTOWN - The effort to get a zoning variance and special use permit for two digital signs at the National Comedy Center will be moving forward. That’s according to NCC board chairman Tom Benson after the city zoning board tabled a request by … [Read more...]
