ROCHESTER - Oral arguments regarding the city of Jamestown annexing a piece of property that currently lies within the Town of Ellicott and Village of Falconer were made Wednesday morning in a state appellate court in Rochester. Legal … [Read more...]
Schumer Calls for Investigation into How Friendly’s Notified Employees of Closure
WASHINGTON - On the heels of abrupt closures of 14 Friendly’s restaurants across Upstate New York, Senator Charles Schumer is urging the federal Department of Labor (DOL) to investigate the manner by which New York workers were let go by the … [Read more...]
Annexation Case Goes Before State Appellate Court on Wednesday
ROCHESTER - The two sides involved in a contentious annexation case involving a piece of City of Jamestown-owned property in the Town of Ellicott/Village of Falconer will finally get their day in court today in Rochester. The New York State 4th … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Resident Doug Champ Discusses Future of Municipal Power
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, April 4. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with city resident Doug Champ, who's voiced his concerns about the impact the state's policy on shifting electric generation to renewable … [Read more...]
Democratic Candidate for County Legislature Declines Party Nomination
JAMESTOWN - There are now currently only six contested races for the 19-member Chautauqua County Legislature in this year's elections. The Chautauqua County Democratic Committee announced on Tuesday that District 12 candidate Margaret "Peg" … [Read more...]
Portion of Main Street to Close for Two Weeks to Complete Final Work on Bridge
JAMESTOWN - A portion of Main Street in downtown Jamestown will once again be closed to traffic - but only for a limited time. JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities say that beginning Monday, South Main Street in … [Read more...]
Larry Sharpe to be Keynote Speaker at 5th AnnualChautauqua County Libertarian Party Convention
FREDONIA - The Chautauqua County Libertarian Party will hold its annual convention on Sunday, April 14 at Noon at EBC West (34 W. Main Street) in Fredonia. Organizers say all are welcome to attend. The convention will feature 2018 gubernatorial … [Read more...]
State Approves $25 Million in Funding to Help Address Election Law Changes
ALBANY - The Chautauqua County Board of Elections will likely get a boost in state aid to help cover the cost of electronic poll books and early voting. The money would come from $24.7 million that was recently allocated by the state Legislature … [Read more...]
Only Seven of the 19 Chautauqua County Legislature District Will be Contested in 2019 Election
MAYVILLE - It appears there will be just seven contested races for this year's Chautauqua County Legislature elections. Candidate petitions were submitted to the Chautauqua County Board of Elections last week and of the 19 seats that will be up … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Steve Johnson and Adam McKillip of The Probables
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Friday, April 5, 2019 WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Steve Johnson (right) and Adam McKillip (left) from The Probables about their music and upcoming gigs. Plus they play a few new songs … [Read more...]
