FREDONIA - State Senator Cathy Young has announced she has secured $100,000 in funding towards operating the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator so it can continue to grow fledgling businesses and jobs. The money comes from the recently passed state … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Post Office Announces Stamp Out Hunger Campaign
JAMESTOWN - The load is a little easier in the spring for the mailman. The snow-free sidewalks and warm-weather induced shorts have put a bounce in the step of many-a-letter carrier. But Saturday, May 11 that bounce will be a little more jarring due … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Reed Hopes to See Manufacturing Training Program from Jamestown Used in other Regions
JAMESTOWN - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) says he received plenty of useful information that he can use to help the manufacturing sector in the Southern Tier and Across the United States, thanks to a recent meeting in Jamestown. Reed was in town … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Kennedy Man, Cattaraugus Woman Face Separate Child Endangerment Charges
Two area residents face child endangerment charges in separate incidents. According to New York State Police, 23 year-old Chad Swan of Scott Hill Rd., Kennedy, was charged after he allegedly left an 8-month old infant in a truck for nearly two … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Senate Approves Internet Sales Tax Bill, Deliberation Expected in House
WASHINGTON - A bill that would allow states to collect taxes from online sales cruised through the U.S. Senate Monday with bipartisan support, but the legislation’s future in the GOP-controlled house is unknown. Fueling support for the Internet … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Three Individuals Vying for Two Jamestown School Board Seats
Three individuals will be vying for two seats on the Jamestown Board of Education when the annual election takes place in two weeks. According the district clerk, both School Board President Joe DiMaio and current board member Patrick Slagle will be … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Elks Lodge Donates to Dickson Park Playground Project
JAMESTOWN - The Lillian Dickson Park playground project is getting a boost from a local club in Jamestown. The Jamestown Elks Lodge no. 263 has donated $1,000 to help pay for the renovation of the park. Located on Falconer St. between Sturges and … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Gillibrand Pushes for Increased Funding for Food Stamp Program
NEW YORK - New York’s junior U.S. Senator is calling for an increase in federal funding for food stamp – or “SNAP” - programs across the country. With the U.S. Senate set to debate the 2013 Farm Bill this week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D - … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Tourism Conference is This Week in Albany
ALBANY - Business leaders will be meeting in Albany this week for a state summit on tourism, which is the fifth largest employer in the state. Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a release announcing the summit that it will continue his administration's … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: 2013 Jamestown Farmer’s Market Open June 7
JAMESTOWN - The opening of the downtown Jamestown Community Farmers Market for the 2013 growing season is just one month away. The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation (JRC) will oversee the operation of the farmers market for this year, with Univera … [Read more...]
