The board of the Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony (CRYS) has hired a manager to support the new opportunities planned for their students. Newly-hired manager Julia Herman will supervise rehearsals, which begin for the Symphony’s Chamber Orchestra … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Boys and Girls Club Announces Fall Swim Lessons
JAMESTOWN - The Winifred Crawford Dibert Boys & Girls Club of Jamestown is currently accepting registrations for the first round of swim lessons offered this fall. The Club uses the Red Cross system of progressive instruction for beginning to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: BPU Announces Change to Yard Waste Drop Off Schedule
JAMESTOWN - The Board of Public Utilities will discontinue its 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Yard Waste Site hours for this season after 7 p.m. tonight. The Yard Waste Site will continue to receive green waste on Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Only Legislators Can Decide to Sell County Home
If the Chautauqua County Home is going to be sold, it will be a decision that is made by the Chautauqua County Legislature – and not through a public referendum. That’s the word from Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards, according to an article … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Edwards Calls on State to Reduce Social Service Benefits
MAYVILLE - County executive Greg Edwards is also criticizing New York State for providing more welfare benefits to residents who rely on public assistance. In his most recent Monday Morning Memo e-newsletter, Edwards said that assistance offered in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Ashville Meat Processing Plant to Close
ASHVILLE - A food processing plant in Ashville will be closing its doors this week. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting today that AFA Foods is closing its ground beef processing plant on Route 474. AFA Foods – previously known as Fairbank Farms … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: ‘Endangered Earth’ Film Series Continues Tonight at JCC
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Community College’s “Endangered Earth” film series will continue tonight at the Jamestown Campus. Tonight’s film will be “Blind Spot,” highlights the effect energy consumption and the state of the American economy have on the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Edwards Urges Public to Attend County Home Ad-Hoc Committee Meeting
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards is continuing to bang the drum for selling the Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk. The county executive sent out a special “Monday Morning Memo” email on Friday, saying taxpayers cannot afford to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Exec Endorses Self-Sustaining 4-H Funding Plan
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards is also throwing his support behind the Chautauqua County 4-H Program. In a recent media release, Edwards stated that he attended the Chautauqua County Ag Day at the Winton Farms in Jamestown last … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown BPU Fall Clean-Up Begins Today
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) announces that its annual “Fall Clean-up Week” for BPU sanitation customers will take place starting this week. Fall Clean-up will occur on each resident’s normal garbage day. Customers … [Read more...]
