ALBANY - School officials in Chautauqua County now have final state aid numbers in place to help them craft their school budgets for next year. The $168.3 billion 2018-19 State Budget that was approved over the weekend adds $1 billion in education … [Read more...]
Two Seats Up for a Vote in 2018 Jamestown School Board Elections, Candidate Petitions Now Available
JAMESTOWN - Petitions for the Jamestown Board of Education election on May 15, 2018 are now available. There will be two Jamestown School board seats on the May 15th ballot, each for a three-year term, beginning July 1, 2018. Those two seats … [Read more...]
Residents in New York Convicted of Domestic Abuse-Related Charges No Longer Allowed to Own Firearms
ALBANY - Domestic abusers in New York who are convicted on either felony or many misdemeanor charges will have all their firearms - not just handguns - taken from them. The provision sailed through the state Assembly and Senate before being signed … [Read more...]
Section of Buffalo St. in Jamestown to Close for next Several Months
JAMESTOWN - Another street in the city of Jamestown will be temporarily closed for much of the Spring and on into the Summer. The Jamestown Department of Public Works is announcing that Buffalo Street from Blackstone Avenue to Allen Street will be … [Read more...]
Reed Responds to Chinese Tariffs
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) said that he’s not overly concerned with a trade war brewing between the United States and China. During Monday’s conference call with regional media, WRFA ask the congressman his reaction to … [Read more...]
National Comedy Center to Open August 1, 2018
JAMESTOWN - The National Comedy Center has announced its official opening. According to a media release sent out on Monday, the center will open on Wednesday, Aug 1 to coincide with the organization’s annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival – which … [Read more...]
Cuomo Criticizes Proposed Rollback of EPA Emissions Standards
WASHINGTON - Federal environmental regulators announced on Monday they will ease emissions standards for cars and trucks, saying that a timeline put in place by President Barack Obama was not appropriate and set standards "too high." The … [Read more...]
Brocton Officials Hear Concerns from Community Over Future of St. Stephen Hotel
BROCTON - Residents Brocton are voicing their concern about a proposed rehabilitation facility in the center of the village, located in a local landmark. The Post-Journal is reporting that residents attended a recent village boar meeting to voice … [Read more...]
Young Applauds Addition of Protections to Combat Sexual Harassment in Workplace
ALBANY - Calling it a victory for victims and a defining moment for New York, Senator Cathy Young (R,C,I – 57th District) heralded sweeping new protections included in 2018-19 state budget to combat the problem of sexual harassment in the … [Read more...]
Schumer Calls for Federal Recognition of National Comedy Center
JAMESTOWN - Senator Charles Schumer was in Jamestown Friday to announce his plan to introduce a congressional resolution designating Jamestown’s National Comedy Center as the official National Comedy Center of the United States. According to … [Read more...]
