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City Planning Commission Approves Site Plan for Jamestown Brewing Company

April 19, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The site plan for the new brewery and restaurant coming to downtown Jamestown has been approved. According to the Post-Journal, the Jamestown Planning Commission on Tuesday approved the site plan for the Jamestown Brewing Company, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Community Development Block Grant, Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Greater Jamestown Zone Capital Corporation, Jamestown Brewing Company, Jamestown Local Development Corporation, Jamestown Planning Commission, Lillian Vitanza Ney Renaissance Center

Future of Bon-Ton Department Store at Chautauqua Mall in Doubt

April 18, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

LAKEWOOD - One of the three anchor retail stores in the Chautauqua Mall could soon be going out of business. The Bon-Ton department store chain, which has more than 260 stores in 24 states including at the Mall in Lakewood, has been in bankruptcy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bon-Ton, Chautauqua Mall, Sam's Club

Jamestown School Board Approves Budget Focusing on Long-Term Financial Stability

April 18, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

  JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board has unanimously approved an $86.23 million budget for next year that includes no tax increase. Compared to the current year’s budget, the total spending for the 2018-19 budget would see an increase … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2018-19 Jamestown School Budget, Bret Apthorpe, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Paul Abbott, Vern Connors

Bemus Point School Board Approves $15.47 Million Budget, School Resource Officer

April 18, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that the Bemus Point Central School District Board of Education approved a tentative budget that totals $15.47 million. The plan includes – for the first time - funding for a school resource … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bemus Point School Board, Bemus Point School District

Hilton DoubleTree in Downtown Jamestown to Open in Fall 2018

April 18, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Jamestown will be opening sometime this fall. That’s according to the Jamestown Post-Journal, which says the newly renovated hotel will be opening toward the end of the third quarter or early in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, DoubleTree by Hilton, Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Jamestown Local Development Corporation, Ramada

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Housing Options Made Easy and the HOMErun for Recovery 5K

April 17, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 12, 2018 WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Kirsten Vincent and Richie Hayes from Housing Options Made Easy, Inc. about the organization and its upcoming fundraiser - the 1st … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Housing Options Made Easy Inc

Tax Decrease Question to be Resolved Tuesday Night During Jamestown School Board Meeting, Budget Vote

April 17, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board will finalize the 2018-19 School Budget when it meets Tuesday night, April 17, at the school administration building on Martin Road. The tentative budget includes $86.23 million in spending, with nearly 79 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2018-19 Jamestown School Budget, Bret Apthorpe, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board

Clymer School Board Approves Budget with 13 Percent Tax Hike, Well Beyond State Tax Cap

April 17, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

CLYMER - The Clymer Central School District is not only proposing a tax increase, but one that actually goes beyond the state tax cap. According to the Post-Journal, the Clymer School Board approved a tentative budget for next year that includes a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Clymer Central School, Clymer School Board, Ed Bailey, Panama School District

City Planning Commission to Review Site Plans for Jamestown Brewing Company

April 17, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Planning Commission will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, April 17, in City Hall. Among the items on the agenda is a site plan review for Jamestown Brewing Company - the multi-million dollar project that will be opening … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community Development Block Grant, G. Patti Development, HOME Program, Jamestown Brewing Company, Jamestown Planning Commission, John McLellan Jr., John McLellan Sr., Lillian Vitanza Ney Renaissance Center, Robert H. Jackson Center

Tuesday is Deadline for Filing Federal, State Income Taxes

April 17, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - Tuesday, April 17 is income tax deadline day for all Americans (unless they’ve filed an extension). Unlike most year, Tax Day falls on the 17th this year, due to a combination of the 15th falling on a Sunday and a holiday unique to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Income Tax

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