BUFFALO - A bipartisan group of Western New York congressional representatives are announcing their frustration with what they say is a slow bureaucratic pace in effort to improve aviation safety. In a media release sent out late last week by … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Officials Open Jamestown Train Station
JAMESTOWN - A historic landmark in downtown Jamestown is once again open to the public. On Friday morning, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-Brooklyn) and Congressman Brian Higgins (D-South Buffalo) joined Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi and other local … [Read more...]
AUDIO: Grand Opening of the Downtown Jamestown Gateway Train Station
JAMESTOWN - It was a perfect late-October day as hundreds of people flocked to the historic Erie - Lackawanna Train Station in downtown Jamestown today. After more than a decade of working to secure funding to renovate the station, a ribbon cutting … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Grand Opening is Today for Historic Jamestown Train Station
JAMESTOWN - It’s promising to be an historic day in downtown Jamestown. After several months of delays, the time has finally arrived for the official grand opening of the newly renovated Erie Lackawanna Train Station on West Second Street. The … [Read more...]
Morning News: Federal Courthouse Officially Named for Justice Robert H. Jackson
WASHINGTON - A legislative bill naming the new federal courthouse in Buffalo after Robert H. Jackson was signed Friday by President Barrack Obama, less than two weeks after it passed in the Senate. First introduced by Congressman Brian Higgins last … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Shinagawa Criticizes Reed for Agreeing to Limited Number of Debates
JAMESTOWN - The man running against Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) for the newly drawn 23rd Congressional District is criticizing his opponent for his unwillingness to participate in several debates. Nate Shinagawa (D-Ithaca) says Reed’s campaign … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Higgins Announces Funding for Jamestown Airport
WASHINGTON - Congressman Brian Higgins announced Chautauqua County’s Jamestown Airport has been awarded $199,131 in federal funding through the United States Department of Transportation. In a prepared statement, Higgins said the funds will be used … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: City Council President Offers Update from DNC
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown’s City Council President says so far its been a very exciting past few days at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. City Councilman and long-time Democrat Greg Rabb arrived at the convention on Tuesday, serving as a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown City Council President Attends DNC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The President of the Jamestown City Council is one of the thousands of democrats in North Carolina this week, taking part in the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. Jamestown's Greg Rabb (D-At-Large) is serving as a member … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Higgins Announces $52,000 for Children’s Safety Education Village
ASHVILLE - Congressman Brian Higgins says the Chautauqua County Children’s Safety Education Village will be getting a federal grant totaling $52,040 through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighter’s Grant (AFG) Program. The … [Read more...]
