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UPMC Chautauqua WCA Expansion Project Reaches Special Milestone on Thursday

April 12, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Local and state officials will join the staff of UPMC Chautauqua WCA Thursday afternoon in Jamestown for a special ceremony focusing on the hospital's current expansion project. At 12:30 p.m. the hospital will hold a Beam-signing and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andy Goodell, Betsy Wright, Clark Patterson Lee, LeChase Construction, Peter Stark, Steve Kilburn, UPMC Chautauqua WCA

Draft 5-Year Implementation Management Strategy for Chautauqua Lake to be Presented Thursday at Alliance Board Meeting

April 12, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

STOW - The monthly Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance board meeting will take place Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Stow Senior Center. During the meeting, the EcoLogic, LLC consulting group will present the Draft 5-Year … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance

County Officials Focus on Crisis Affecting New York Dairy Farmers

April 12, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Dairy Farmers across New York State are struggling with low prices that are making it difficult for them to make ends meet. As a result, New York State Association of Counties and its Standing Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Dairy Farming, Dairy Industry, New York State Association of Counties

Jackson Center to Screen ‘I Am Battle Comic’ Documentary on Saturday

April 12, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Robert H. Jackson Center will screen the documentary film “I Am Battle Comic” this Saturday, April 14 at 6 p.m. “I Am Battle Comic” follows a group of comedians on a mission to provide laughter for U.S troops stationed in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Veterans Services, Dave Attell, George Lopez, Robert H. Jackson Center, Tammy Pescatelli, United Veterans Council

City Man Acquitted on Charge of First Degree Robbery

April 12, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man accused of robbing a cab driver at knife-point last year was acquitted in Chautauqua County Court on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, Alberto Acevedo was facing a charge of first-degree … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alberto Acevedo, Chautauqua County Court, Robbery

[LISTEN] Comunity Matters – James Colby and Marion Beckerink Discuss Upcoming GreenUp Jamestown Event

April 11, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, April 5, 2018. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with James Colby (GreenUp Jamestown) and Marion Beckerink (Robert H. Jackson Center) about GreenUp Jamestown 2018, including the upcoming panel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: GreenUp Jamestown, James Colby, Julia Craighill, Kim Diana Connolly, Lee Willbanks, Marion Beckerink, Michael Shelly, Robert H. Jackson

Tomlin, Schumer and Aykroyd to Appear in Jamestown for 2018 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival

April 11, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The headliners for the 2018 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival have been announced. Early Tuesday night the National Comedy Center announced via a media release that it would celebrate its grand opening on Aug. 1 with appearances by Amy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alan Zweibel, Amy Schumer, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Lily Tomlin, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, National Comedy Center, Northwest Arena, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Saturday Night Live

Jamestown School Officials Discuss 2018-19 Budget, Possibility of Tax Cut

April 11, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board is getting closer to approving the district’s $86.23 million budget for next school year. During the board’s meeting on Tuesday night, school finance director Vern Connors walked the board through an updated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2018-19 Jamestown School Budget, Bret Apthorpe, Christine Schnars, Dan Johnson, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Joe Pawelski, Nina Karbacka, Patrick Slagle, Paul Abbott, Shelly Leathers, Vern Connors

Jamestown Men Face Federal Gun and Drug Charges

April 11, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

BUFFALO - Two Jamestown men face federal criminal charges connected to illegal possession of a firearm and lying to federal investigators. According to the U.S. Attorney the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo, 27 year-old Craig Anderson and 26 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Craig Anderson, Ellicott Police Department, Robert Lincoln, U.S. Attorney's Office

Sundquist, Mitrano File Signatures with State Election Officials

April 11, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown attorney and candidate for Congress Eddie Sundquist is a step closer to getting his name on the Democratic Party’s primary ballot after filing over 2,000 signatures with the New York State Board of Elections. Meanwhile, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2018 Election, 23rd Congressional District, Eddie Sundquist, Ian Golden, Linda Andrei, Max Della Pia, Tom Reed, Tracy Mitrano

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