JAMESTOWN - More than 100 people were on hand outside Jamestown City Hall early last night to hold an anti-hate rally as well as show their support for Jamestown City Council President Greg Rabb (D-At Large). The rally was organized after Rabb began … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Voter Registration is Today
JAMESTOWN – Jamestown Public School officials are reminding the public that today is the day for voter registration in the district. In order to be entitled to vote, residents in the district must present themselves personally for registration before … [Read more...]
Republican Candidate for Congress Kicks off 2012 Campaign in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - The republican candidate who will be running for the newly created 23rd Congressional District was in Jamestown yesterday to announce his intention to run for re-election. Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) – who is currently serving his … [Read more...]
Shinagawa Speaks Out Against Student Loan Interest Hike
CORNING - Congressional candidate Nate Shinagawa is calling on Congress and Tom Reed to stop student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1 – raising costs for 7 million students and their families. In a statement released late last week, the … [Read more...]
Holocaust Survivor to Speak at SUNY Fredonia
FREDONIA - Insight and reflection into the Holocaust will be brought to SUNY Fredonia today, by Sophie, a survivor of the Nazi campaign that resulted in the deaths of nearly 6 million Jews in Europe during World War II. Sophie’s presentation, to be … [Read more...]
Dobson Audio Now Available Online
The full audio of WRFA's interview with Congressional Candidate Melissa Dobson (D-Corning) is now available online: LISTEN TO AUDIO HERE Dobson's interview was conducted by WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample on April 25, 2012. She is seeking … [Read more...]
Edwards: $10,000,000 Adjustment Does Not Offset 2013 Shortfall
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County has $10 million more to work with this year than originally expected. That from county finance officials, who say through reconciliations and adjustments, the county is looking to gain approximately $10 million toward its … [Read more...]
Labor Department Pulls Controversial Child Labor Proposal
WASHINGTON - The federal Department of Labor has withdrawn a controversial proposal for regulating child labor, a proposal that Farm Bureau leaders feared would alter family farming and deter youths from careers in agriculture. The DOL issued a … [Read more...]
City Council has Light Voting Agenda Tonight
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be holding its monthly voting session tonight at City hall with several routine items on the agenda. Among them is a resolution approving Jamestown Community College’s acquisitions of its first two … [Read more...]
Justice Department Does Not Object to 63rd Senate District
ALBANY - The Federal Government has reviewed a move by state lawmakers in Albany to create a 63rd Senate district. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder released a statement last week through the justice department saying it does not interpose any … [Read more...]
