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Patrick Slagle Resigns From Jamestown School Board

March 13, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Pat Slagle has resigned from the Jamestown School Board. The board voted on and accepted his resignation Tuesday night. Slagle's resignation comes following his acceptance of a new position with the New York State Court System, which has a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown School Board, New York State Court System, Pat Slagle, Paul Abbott

Free Solar Eclipse Glasses Now Available in Chautauqua County

March 13, 2024 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Chautauqua County officials have announced that free Solar Eclipse glasses are now available for distribution. In November, the County Legislature approved using $50,000 of the county's 3% occupancy tax reserves to purchase around 66,000 glasses … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2024 solar eclipse, Bed tax, Chautauqua County Government, Chautauqua County Legislature, Lacey Wilson, Michael Faulk, Noel Guttman, Occupancy Tax Grant Program, PJ Wendel, Solar Eclipse glasses, solar retinopathy

$1 Million In Freight Rail Infrastructure Funding Coming To Chautauqua County

March 13, 2024 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Over $1 million in freight rail infrastructure funding is coming to Chautauqua County The funding is part of a $111.1 million investment in New York’s port and freight rail infrastructure. The funding is the largest amount ever awarded under the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Monofrax, NYS Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance Program

FDA Recalling Ground Cinnamon From Six Distributors Due to Lead Levels

March 13, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The FDA is recalling ground cinnamon from six distributors in the United States due to lead levels. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that more than 460 confirmed and suspected cases of lead poisoning have been tied to applesauce pouches … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Dollar Tree, El Chillar, Family Dollar, ground cinnamon recall, La Fiesta, Lead Poisoning, Marcum, MTCI, Save A Lot, Schnucks, Supreme Tradition, Swad, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, WanaBana, Weis

[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Reverend Luke Fodor And Reverend Jessica Frederick – March 15, 2024

March 12, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Reverend Luke Fodor and Reverend Jessica Frederick of St. Lukes Church spoke with AOF host Anthony Merchant all about their upcoming performance of My Name is Rachel Corrie at the Robert H Jackson Center stlukesjamestown.org/ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: anthony merchant, Arts on Fire, Jessica Frederick, Luke Fodor, St. Luke’s Church

[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Cast and Crew of “Emma” (Little Theatre) – March 15, 2024

March 12, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Director Jennifer Davis along with actresses Emily Jeziorski and Holland Isaacson joined AOF host Anthony Merchant to discuss the upcoming Little Theatre production of Emma www.lbltj.com/ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: anthony merchant, Arts on Fire, Emily Jeziorski, Emma, Holland Isaacson, Jennifer Davis, little theatre, Lucille Ball Little Theatre, Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown

Post Journal: Fire At Senior High Rise Causes Evacuation

March 12, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Post-Journal reports a fire at the Senior High Rise on West Fifth Street caused the building to be evacuated Monday night. According to the paper, the fire started on the seventh floor of 303 West Fifth Street some time around 7:30 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Red Cross, Senior High Rise, Senior High Rise Fire

Ellicott Looking At Short-Term Rental Regulations

March 12, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The town of Ellicott is looking at possible regulations around short-term rentals like Airbnbs. Town Attorney Marilyn Fiore-Lehman said she has been working with the village of Lakewood on the issue and had the draft of what the village is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2024 solar eclipse, Airbnb, Amy Bellardo, Cassadaga, Celoron, James Rensel, Janet Bowman, Kenneth Swan, Marilyn Fiore-Lehman, Scott Schrecengost, short-term rentals, town of Dunkirk, Town of Ellicott, Village of Lakewood

Jamestown Calling on NYS To Increase Municipal Aid

March 12, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The City of Jamestown is calling on New York State to increase municipal aid. A resolution has been reviewed by City Council requesting that the state legislature raise AIM funding, which has remain unchanged for the last 15 years. Mayor Kim … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: City of Jamestown, Jamestown City Council, Kathy Hochul, Kim Ecklund, New York Conference of Mayors, New York State Budget, Sam Teresi, State Aid, Tony Dolce

NYS Expands Non-Driver ID Initiative For Released Prisoners

March 12, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

New York will expand its initiative that provides non-driver ID cards to individuals released from Department of Corrections and Community Supervision custody. The program is now available in all 43 State-run correctional facilities, with non-driver … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jails to Jobs initiative, Kathy Hochul, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

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