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MORNING NEWS: Special Legislature Meeting Cancelled, Edwards Terminates Agreement with Prospective County Home Buyer

August 21, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The latest effort to sell the Chautauqua County Home has hit a snag and, as a result, a special meeting of the Chautauqua County legislature scheduled for tonight has been cancelled. In addition, Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Home, Chautauqua County Legislature, Greg Edwards, Jay Gould, Richard Platschek, Steve Abdella

MORNING NEWS: City Police Arrest Two Warren Residents on Drug Charges

August 21, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Two Pennsylvania men are in jail after being arrested on drug charges following a routine traffic stop in Jamestown. Jamestown Police stopped a vehicle shortly before 8:30 Tuesday morning on Foote Ave, near the intersection with Harrison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Anthony Russell, Jamestown Police Department, Police Report, Robert Proctor

MORNING NEWS: Reed Hosts Roundtable to Address Welfare

August 21, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Congressman Tom Reed was in Mayville Tuesday and met with local social service officials, local stakeholders and local elected officials for a social welfare roundtable. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss anti-poverty and social … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: PATH Act, SNAP Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Tom Reed

MORNING NEWS: Goodell Reminds Residents of STAR Program

August 21, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Assemblyman Andy Goodell is reminding all residents that the deadline to re-register for Basic STAR Program exemptions is December 31. In the coming weeks, homeowners will be receiving a letter instructing them to reapply for the Basic STAR program … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andy Goodell, STAR Program

MORNING NEWS: Edwards Announces Committee to Help Select VSA Director

August 21, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards announced today that a bi-partisan committee has been established to review qualified applications for the Veterans Services Agency Director position. Serving on the four-member committee are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bill Tucker, Chautauqua County Veterans Service Agency, Greg Edwards, Keith Ahlstrom, Troy Smith, Vince Horrigan

MORNING NEWS: Congressman Reed Explains Late Tax Payment, Calls Report ‘Character Assassination Politics’

August 20, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Chautauqua County’s representative in congress says he’s paid all of his overdue property taxes with interest penalties, adding that a story about his overdue taxes is part of a smear campaign building up to the 2014 election. On Monday, Congressman … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Congress, House of Representatives, Martha Robertson, Tom Reed

MORNING NEWS: Reed Announces Legislation to Get More Welfare Recipients Back to Work

August 20, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Congressman Tom Reed on Monday announced a new piece of legislation he says will hold states more accountable in their effort to get residents off welfare and back to work. The Corning Republican is touting the Promoting Assistance with Transitional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: PATH Act, Tom Reed

MORNING NEWS: Cuomo Announces New Program to Assist Farmers

August 20, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - New York State wants to provide more aid to local farmers in an effort to reduce energy costs and improve operations. On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a variety of measures to support farmers across that he says continue the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Dairy Acceleration Program, Department of Agriculture and Markets, Department of Environmental Conservation, Farming

MORNING NEWS: Jamestown School Teacher Attends National Teachers Academy

August 20, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Ring Elementary School third grade teacher, Kim Austin, recently returned from the Mickelson Exxon-Mobil Teachers Academy in Jersey City. Austin was chosen, from a highly selective process, to attend the all-expenses paid Academy along … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Barbara Morgan, Cathy Seeley, Dr. Calvin Mackie, ExxonMobil, Jamestown Public Schools, Kim Austin, National Science Teachers Association, Phil Mickelson

AUDIO: Jamestown School Officials Discuss Recent Test Scores

August 19, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

On Thursday, Aug. 8, members of the Jamestown Public Schools administration, led by Superintendent Tim Mains, held a press conference to address and discuss the latest state test results that were released earlier this month. Because the standardized … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Community Matters, Jamestown Public Schools, Jason Sample, Tim Mains

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