JAMESTOWN - Another community meeting will be taking place tonight at the East Side YMCA in Jamestown. The meeting - which begins at 6:30 p.m. in the E. 2nd St. facility - is in regard to address various safety issues at Lillian Dickson Park on … [Read more...]
WRFA NEWS WEB EXTRA: Higgins Release Statement On New Congressional Lines
WASHINGTON - Congressman Brian Higgins, who has represented Chautauqua County in the House of Representatives since 2005, issued the following statement upon learning he would no longer have the opportunity to serve as the area's congressman when new … [Read more...]
WRFA NEWS WEB EXTRA: Chautauqua Co. to Join Southern Tier 23rd Congressional District
BROOKLYN - Three federal judges have set the boundaries for New York's 27 congressional districts, making minimal technical changes. The court announced earlier today that it would go with the congressional districts that were drawn up by federal … [Read more...]
Police Say Remains Found on Friday Belong to Missing City Man
JAMESTOWN – A body found off of Riverside Road in the town of Kiantone has been identified as the Jamestown man who’s been missing since January 22. Authorities say the body of 48 year-old Michael Whitehill was found last Friday after a … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Unlikely to Pass State Budget this Week
ALBANY — It doesn’t seems likely that lawmakers in Albany will finalize a state budget by the end of this week. That after several lawmakers expressed optimism that a $132.5 billion spending plan would approved much earlier than the April 1 … [Read more...]
Three GOP Candidates will Square off in Senate Primary
ROCHESTER - Republicans in New York will have to wait until a state-wide primary in June to decide who will represent their party in this year’s U.S. Senate race. During the state convention on Friday in Rochester, three candidates received at least … [Read more...]
County Reapportionment Process Begins March 27
The first meeting of the Chautauqua County Reapportionment commission has now been scheduled. The County Legislature Clerk's Office says the first meeting of the panel is Tuesday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Gerace Office Building, Mayville, N.Y. … [Read more...]
Higgins to Posthumously Honor Westfield WWII Veteran
BUFFALO - Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) will present a Westfield family with a Bronze Star and several additional military service medals in recognition of one of its member’s service during World War II. The family of Major Roger Wolfe will … [Read more...]
Federal Judges Ready to Adopt Mann Plan
BROOKLYN - A panel of three federal judges in Brooklyn are ready to adopt a set of court-drawn congressional maps with minimal changes. If adopted under the plan, Chautauqua County would become part of a congressional district that covers much of the … [Read more...]
Senate Democrats to Contest New State Senate Districts
ALBANY - Democrats in the state Senate have already come out and said they are filing suit against the state redistricting plan that was approved in a marathon session Wednesday night by lawmakers in Albany. The lawsuit would most likely be a … [Read more...]
