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Winter Alternate Parking Start Month Could Be Changed

March 25, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The start of winter alternate parking could be changed in Jamestown starting this Fall. Jamestown City Council Public Safety Chair Randy Daversa said the committee received more information about the cost to change the start of alternate parking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alternate Parking, City Council Public Safety Committee, Elliot Raimondo, Jamestown City Council, Mark Roetzer, Randy Daversa

Sen. Borrello Sponsoring Legislation To Create Control Board For Dunkirk

March 25, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

State Senator George Borrello is sponsoring legislation to create a financial control board for the City of Dunkirk. Borrello said, “The City of Dunkirk’s deteriorating fiscal situation has reached a crisis point, with structural deficits, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Molitor, Andy Goodell, City of Dunkirk, City of Dunkirk Fiscal Recovery Act, financial control board, George Borrello

First Presbyterian Church Recommended For State and National Registers of Historic Places

March 25, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

First Presbyterian Church in Jamestown is part of a recent list of recommended properties to be added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. State and National Register listing can assist owners in revitalizing properties, making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: First Presbyterian Church, Gabriel Loire, Harry Wright Goodhue, National Park Service, Otto Heinigke, Ralph Adams Cram, State and National Registers of Historic Places, Thorton Smith

Schumer: Cuts To CDFI Threatens Small Business Loans, Housing Projects, Healthcare Investments

March 25, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump could effectively shutter the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, which allocates millions each year to local nonprofits. On March 14, Trump ordered the heads of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chuck Schumer, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Donald Trump, U.S. Treasury Department

Gov. Hochul Committed To Free Lunch, Breakfast For All School Students

March 24, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Governor Kathy Hochul is recommitting to her 2025 State of the State proposal to ensure every single one of New York’s over 2.7 million students can receive breakfast and lunch for free at school. This program will build on federal support to help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Community Eligibility Provision, Kathy Hochul, National School Lunch program, State of the State, U.S. Department of Education

City Council To Hear Presentation on Gateway Lofts Project

March 24, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will hear a presentation on the Gateway Lofts Project tonight. Council members had requested the opportunity to ask questions of Southern Tier Environments for Living (STEL) about the project ahead of the March voting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Planning Board, Chautauqua County STOP-DWI, City Council Public Safety Committee, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Police Department, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Potters Terrace, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Southern Tier Environments for Living Inc, Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence, STRIVE, Third Thursday Concert Series, Veterans Park, Winter Garden Plaza

Chautauqua Hospice And Palliative Care’s Designer Bingo Is Wednesday

March 24, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care is holding a Designer Bag Bingo event this Wednesday. The event will take place at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 26 at the Lakewood American Legion. It will offer a chance to win designer handbags while … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Hospice and Palliative Care

Mental Health Association’s Dunkirk Center Temporarily Closed

March 24, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County’s North County Recovery Center is temporarily closed. Executive Director Michael Nordin announced that the closure of the center at Grace Lutheran Church is “due to some issues with the Dunkirk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Grace Lutheran Church, Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, Michael Nordin

[LISTEN] The Swedish Hour – March 23, 2025

March 21, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Take a tour of Scandinavia without ever leaving Jamestown. The Swedish Hour is hosted by Gerd Brigiotta and provides listeners with a weekly opportunity to explore a wide and diverse selection of traditional Scandinavian music. Sundays at 3 a.m. (9 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Gerd Brigiotta, Swedish Hour

[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Cast of LEAR and director Emily Drew – March 21, 2025

March 21, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Director Emily Drew returns to AOF with the cast of her production of LEAR at the Scharmann Theatre at SUNY JCC March 27-29, April 3-5 www.sunyjcc.edu/event/lear … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: anthony merchant, Arts on Fire, emily drew, JCC Uncommoners, LEAR, Madness Most Discreet, performance, Play, Robert Lee Scharmann Theatre, Scharmann Theatre, SUNY JCC, william shakespeare

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