Chautauqua County has been awarded $1,284,018 in state funding to enhance emergency communications. The funds are part of a combined $100 million in state funding being awarded to 57 counties and New York City as part of the Statewide … [Read more...]
Reconstruction of former Potter’s Terrace Park Underway
Construction is underway at the former Potter's Terrace Park on East Third Street in downtown Jamestown. Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Urban Core Director Frank Besse said Sivac Stone Masonry is working at moving stone and earth on the site, … [Read more...]
New Floral Shop Holds Grand Opening in Downtown Jamestown
A new floral shop celebrated its grand opening in downtown Jamestown Wednesday. Elected officials joined Owner and Florist LeAnn Sholl and Manager Danice Vogt for the opening of Bloom Buddies. Sholl says the full service shop always has a wide … [Read more...]
NYS Attorney General Joining Effort to Crack Down on Robocalls
The State Attorney General is joining an effort to crack down on robocalls. Attorney General Letitia James joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general to form a nationwide, bipartisan Anti-Robocall Litigation Taskforce to investigate and take legal … [Read more...]
Five-Year Contract Ratified with Largest State Union
A 5-year contract with New York State's largest public-sector union has been ratified. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the agreement with the Civil Service Employees Association, which includes 2% raises for the first two years and 3% for the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Miki Girts of the Whirlybird Music & Arts Festival – July 29, 2022
Miki Girts of the Whirlybird Music & Arts Festival joins Anthony Merchant in the WRFA studios to discuss the 2022 Whirlybird Fest, the origins of the festival and Miki's love for music, artists to expect on this years lineup, future goals for … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Maria Ferguson and George Harper of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute – July 29, 2022
RTPI's Maria Ferguson and George Harper speak with WRFA's Anthony Merchant about the institutes new art exhibition called Art that Matters to the Planet, the on going Art After 5 series, how the Roger Tory Peterson Institute plans to celebrate Roger … [Read more...]
Olympia Sports Closing All Stores, Including 2 in Chautauqua County
Olympia Sports is closing all its remaining stores, including two in Chautauqua County, by the end of September. Footwear News reports the Maine-based sports retailer confirmed that all 35 stores would close, and liquidation sale have already … [Read more...]
State Senator Borrello Proposing Legislation to Eliminate Farm Laborers Wage Board
State Senator George Borrello has proposed legislation that would eliminate the three-member Farm Laborers Wage Board. The Farm Laborers Wage Board was established as part of the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act (FLFPA) passed in … [Read more...]
Siena College Poll: Democrat Kathy Hochul Leads Republican Lee Zeldin in Gubernatorial Race
A Siena College Poll has Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul with a 14-point leader over Republican Representative Lee Zeldin. Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said Hochul and Zeldin are both holding their parties, as she leads among Democrats … [Read more...]
