WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Cody Family Association president Suzanna Cody and treasurer Ron Hills, along with Lee Harkness from the Jamestown Gateway Train Station, to discuss the 2014 Cody Family Reunion, taking place July … [Read more...]
2014 Chautauqua County Fair Begins Monday in Dunkirk
DUNKIRK - The 133rd Chautauqua County Fair will get underway today at the county fairgrounds in Dunkirk. The week-long event will feature livestock competitions, equipment demonstrations, amusement park rides, various entertainment and plenty of … [Read more...]
Reed-Sponsored Bill Providing Tax Breaks to Businesses that Donate to Food Banks Passes in House
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Reed’s bill to care for families in need across the country and encourage charitable giving passed the House last week in a strong bipartisan vote of 277-130. The proposed “America Gives More Act” combines five … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Opportunities, Jamestown YMCA Receive Funding for After School Programming
ALBANY - Two agencies which help to administer youth services in Chautauqua County will be sharing more than $165,000 in state funding. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced a total of $10.9 million in new grants will go to 68 Advantage … [Read more...]
Medical Marijuana Business Alliance Forms in Albany
ALBANY - A group of lobbyists for hopeful cannabis growers and dispensary owners started a business alliance on Thursday. According to an article in the Albany Times Union, Medical Cannabis Industry Alliance of New York (MCIA) will serve as a … [Read more...]
Yale University Professor to Deliver Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture Monday at Chautauqua
CHAUTAUQUA - Chautauqua Institution’s 10th annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States will be delivered by Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, Monday at 4 p.m. at the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Region Rock n’ Roll Rundown – July 17 through August 17
The WRFA Rock n’ Roll Rundown is presented Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons and brought to you through the support of the Arthur R. Gren Company in Jamestown, NY Thursday, July 17 Active Artists Alliance Third Thursday featuring … [Read more...]
Shared Services Forum Begins the Process of Identifying Efficiences in Between Local Governments
MAYVILLE - More than 70 elected officials and government representatives from across Chautauqua County were in Mayville Wednesday to begin the process of looking for ways to increase the shared services. Chautauqua County executive Vince Horigan … [Read more...]
County IDA Offers Details Online for STARTUP NY
JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County has created an information portal on the County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) website regarding the STARTUP NY program. STARTUP NY is a recently-created program initiated by Governor Andrew Cuomo … [Read more...]
Spearbeck to Serve as Student Representative to JCC Board of Trustees
JAMESTOWN - Allene Spearbeck of Dunkirk has begun serving a term as the student representative to the Jamestown Community College board of trustees, a post to which she was elected at the end of the spring semester. Mrs. Spearbeck, who studied at … [Read more...]
