JAMESTOWN - Local taxpayers could see a savings of up to $7 million over five years if the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office merged with the Jamestown Police Department. That’s according to a Police Consolidation Study released by the Center for … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown City Council Monthly Voting Session is Tonight
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown city council will meet for the final time in 2012 tonight when it holds its monthly voting session in City Hall. VIEW TONIGHT'S AGENDA Lawmakers have a light agenda, with the majority of the resolutions being routine in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Final Push is on for United Way Campaign
The 2012 United Way Campaign surpassed the one million dollar mark, reaching $1,034,686 so far this year, or 80% of the $1,310,000 million goal. Campaign Chair Vince Horrigan says the goal is in sight, but the agency is not going to get there … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jack London’s “Call of the Wild” Announced for 2013 Big Read
SUNY Fredonia’s Daniel A. Reed Library has been selected once again to receive a Big Read grant for the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Big Read “Wild” Winter project. A nationwide program to promote literacy in the community, the Big Read is sponsored by … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Power Outage Affects Parts of Jamestown, Falconer
Some residents and businesses in Falconer and the east side of Jamestown were without power for a short period of time late last night. According to the Post-Journal, Jamestown BPU electric customers in the Falconer industrial area lost power around … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Schumer Calls on House to Approve Farm Bill
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the lower house in Washington to act quickly on renewing the National Farm Bill before the end of this year, otherwise Americans could be paying a lot more for dairy products – including twice as much for a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: City Welcomes Progressive Skating and Gymnastics Participants
JAMESTOWN - Residents and children in Jamestown had an opportunity to meet some world-renowned athletes yesterday during an open skate at the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena. Hundreds of people stopped by for a free open skate at the arena, which was … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Nutcracker is This Weekend
Tonight is the debut of the 2012 perofrmance of the Nutcracker by the Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet. More than 50 area youth ranging from 6 to 23 years old will appear during the performances set for Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday 2 p.m. at the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: WRFA Announces New Online Bill Payment System
JAMESTOWN - WCA Hospital is trying to make it easier for patients to pay their bills. The hospital announced earlier this week that WCA patients can now pay their hospital bills online. The new service, Online Bill Pay, allows for consumers to pay … [Read more...]
LOCAL MUSIC: Rock and Roll Rundown for Dec. 13 to 16
The WRFA “Rock n’ Roll Rundown” Nov. 13 – 16, 2012 Presented Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons and brought to you through the support of the Arthur R. Gren Company in Jamestown, NY. Thursday Dec. 13, 2012 JCC's Rock Ensemble Winter Jam - … [Read more...]
