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City Men Arrested Following Burglary of Downtown Business

February 27, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Two city men were arrested Wednesday following an investigation into the burglary of thousands of dollars worth of electronics from a downtown business. The Jamestown Police Department says 29-year-old Bryan Novaro and 24-year-old … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Anthony Lackner, Bryan Novaro, Burglary, Digitell, Jamestown Police Department

State Police Release Name of 7-Year-Old Who Died in Pomfret Car Crash

February 26, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

FREDONIA - New York State Police have released the name of the child who died as the result of a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Route 60 in the town of Pomfret. Police say 7-year-old Emmaline Wilcox of Cassadaga was pronounced dead at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Emmaline Wilcox, Fatal Crash, New York State Police

Lake Effect Snow Warning Issued for Chautauqua County from Wednesday Night Through Saturday Afternoon

February 26, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

BUFFALO - The weather has been unseasonable mild the past week in the Jamestown area, but it will be making a return to more winter-like conditions starting overnight and continuing for the remainder of the week. The National Weather Service in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Lake Effect Snow Warning, National Weather Service, weather

Tarp Skunks Raise $500 for St. Susan Center Through Merchandise Sales

February 26, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The first ever “SkunkJunk Kickback” Fundraiser raised over $500 for the St. Susan Center, to go towards daily operations in the fight against hunger in Jamestown. Jamestown Tarp Skunks management are excited about the amount of Tarp … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bonny Scott-Sleight, Frank Fanning, Jamestown Tarp Skunks, St. Susan Center

Architectural Systems Manufacturer to Take Over Former Acu-Rite Plant in Falconer

February 25, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

FALCONER - The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency is announcing a new owner has been found to take over a vacated manufacturing plant in the Town of Ellicott. According to the IDA, Arktura is a California based designer and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Acu-Rite, Arktura, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Chris Kabatsi, Heidenhain Corp., Kevin Kane, Mark Geise, New York State Empire State Development, New York State Office of Community Renewal, Patrick McLaughlin, PJ Wendel, Rob Kilian

Arguments in Police Union Arbitration Appeal Scheduled for March 30

February 25, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN – The legal battle over a two-year labor contract between the City of Jamestown and its police union will take its next step at the end of March in state appellate court in Rochester. According to the calendar page of the State Supreme … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbitration, Bond Schoeneck and King, Charles DeAngelo, Chautauqua County Supreme Court, Compulsory Interest Arbitration, Fessenden Laumer & DeAngelo, James Dillon, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Kendall Club, New York 4th Appellate Division, Sam Teresi, Terence O'Neil

Jamestown City Council Approves Annexation of BPU Substation Property

February 25, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council voted 7 to 2 Monday night in favor of annexing the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities' Dow St. Substation property in the Town of Ellicott/Village of Falconer, setting the stage for another legal showdown in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Annexation, Bond Schoeneck and King, Dow Street Substation, Eddie Sundquist, Ellicott Town Board, Falconer School District, Falconer Village Board, Grant Olson, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Public Schools, Jeffrey Russell, New York 4th Appellate Division, New York State Court of Appeals, Tamu Graham-Reinhardt, Tony Dolce, Town of Ellicott, Village of Falconer

Three Vehicle Crash in Pomfret Claims Life of Child

February 25, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

FREDONIA - New York State Police say a seven-year-old died Monday afternoon following a three-vehicle crash on Route 60 in the town of Pomfret. Police say the crash occurred shortly after 4 p.m. when a car traveling on Route 60 in the northbound … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Fatal Crash, New York State Police

City Man Charged After Crashing Into Patrol Car During Pursuit

February 25, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man was arrested Sunday night after hitting leading police on a pursuit and also hitting a city patrol car. Jamestown police say officers took 27-year-old Samuel Gagliano into custody after initially attempting to stop him … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Police Department, Pursuit, Samuel Gagliano

Route 394 Bridge in Town of Poland to be Replaced, Construction will Take 10 Months

February 25, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) today announced that bridge rehabilitation work is scheduled to begin on March 3 on the NY Route 394 Bridge over WNY & PA RR, NY & Lake Erie RR and Conewango Creek in the town of Poland … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: New York State Department of Transportation, NY and Lake Erie RR, Road Closure, WNY and PA RR

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