It appears officials from Jamestown Public Schools will once again have their work cut out or them in finalizing next year’s budget. When governor Andrew Cuomo released his initial budget in January, the projected total state funding for Jamestown … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County BOE to Assist Jamestown Schools with 2013 Election
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Public Schools will be transitioning this year to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections' paper ballot optical scan voting system. That’s according to County Election officials, who said that Jamestown joins Bemus Point, … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature Okays Funding or Chautauqua Lake
MAYVILLE - A county legislator from the north county has issues with having the county government provide funding for the care of Chautauqua Lake. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting this morning that Legislator Bob Duff (R-Sheridan) took issue … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: LaMancuso Named Physician of the Year by WCA
JAMESTOWN - WCA Hospital has announced its Physician of the Year, with the honor going this year to Dr. John LaMancuso. Every year, WCA honors an outstanding physician from Chautauqua County with the award, which recognizes a distinguished physician … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Workshop on New Free Tax Filing Program is Today, Tom Reed to Attend
JAMESTOWN - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) will be in Jamestown this afternoon to speak at a public briefing on the New York Free File program and urge eligible taxpayers to use the program to e-file their federal and state income taxes for … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: WRFA to Broadcast Part 1 of Critical Discussion on Fracking Thursday at 6 p.m.
Tonight our Community Matters program, WRFA will present to you the first half of a recent Criticial Discussion at the Jamestown Prendergast Library, which took place the evening of Thursday, March 21. The discussion involved the environmental and … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Senate Finishes Approval of State Budget
ALBANY - The effort to pass an on-time state budget for the third year in a row has cleared another hurdle. On Wednesday the Senate finished passing bills for the $135.1 Billion state budget. Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) called the budget “soundly … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Final State Budget to Include $386 Million More in Education Funding
ALBANY - Under the new budget that is being approved by lawmakers, school aid will be boosted by nearly $1 billion. And Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean) says schools throughout her 57th Senate receiving more than $19 million over last year. According … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Funding for Statewide Gun Database Included in 2012-13 Budget
ALBANY - New York state plans to spend nearly $28 million to develop a statewide electronic handgun permit database as part of the NY SAFE Act, the state's new gun control law. According to a report in Today’s Jamestown Post-Journal and a report … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Legislature to Consider Abandoned Vehicle Law Tonight
MAYILLE - Some lawmakers in Mayville want to crackdown on abandoned vehicles and vacant properties in Chautauqua County. When the Chautauqua County Legislature meets tonight in Mayville, it will consider a local law that would give the sheriff’s … [Read more...]
