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Chautauqua Institution Suspends In-Person Programming for 2020 Season

May 4, 2020 By WRFA 1 Comment

CHAUTAUQUA - Chautauqua Institution’s Board of Trustees Friday voted unanimously to approve a resolution that calls for no in-person programming on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution for the summer of 2020. Depending on government and public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Athenaeum Hotel, Candy Maxwell, Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Institution Board of Trustees, Chautauqua Opera Company, Chautauqua Theater Company, COVID-19, Michael Hill

[LISTEN] Encore Ends Summer on a High Note with Three Free Concerts at Chautauqua Institution

August 26, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Jeanne Kelly, founder and director of the Maryland-based Encore Creativity for Older Adults program. The program will be participating in a series of free performances at Chautauqua … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Amy Broadbent, Chautauqua Institution, Encore Creativity for Older Adults, Jeanne Kelly, Matthew Hill, Tom Teasley

NCC Reports 2019 Lucille Ball Comedy Festival as Biggest Ever

August 14, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Attendees from 41 states come to Jamestown during 5-day festival JAMESTOWN - The 2019 annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, presented by the National Comedy Center from August 7 through 11, is being estimated to be the biggest festival in its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alan Zweibel, Chautauqua Institution, David Bianculli, David Steinberg, Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Ernie Kovac, Frank Oz, John Mulaney, Journey Gunderson, Lachlan Patterson, Lewis Black, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, Malachi Livermore, Maria Bamford, Mark Normand, Mathew Broussard, National Comedy Center, Robin Williams, Ron Bennington, Sebastian Maniscalco, Smothers Brothers, Zainab Johnson

2005 JHS Graduate Bryan Hodgson to Serve as 2019 Commencement Speaker

June 10, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown High School has announced its 2019 Commencement Speaker, Bryan Hodgson. Hodgson is a 2005 graduate of Jamestown High School and is currently the assistant basketball coach at the University of Alabama. JHS Commencement … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bryan Hodgson, Chautauqua Institution, Fredonia State, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown High School, Midland College, Mike McElrath, Nate Oats, University of Alabama, University of Buffalo

Ellery Refuses to Sign Chautauqua Lake Management Agreement

April 17, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ELLERY - It appears one local municipality will not be supporting a Memo of Agreement involving the Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that that the Town of Ellery won't sign be signing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development, Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development, Chautauqua Fishing Alliance, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance, Chautauqua Lake Association, Chautauqua Lake Fishing Association, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Ecology and Environment Inc., George Borrello, Mark Geise, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Town of Busti, Town of Chautauqua, Town of Ellery, Town of Ellicott, Town of North Harmony, Village of Celoron, Village of Lakewood

Chautauqua Lake Partnership Raises Concerns Over Recent Lake Management Consensus Agreement

April 8, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

BEMUS POINT - The organization that's been the driving force behind herbicide use on Chautauqua Lake says it has concerns regarding the recent Chautauqua Lake Management Consensus Strategy Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that was put forward last month … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy, George Borrello

Chautauqua Institution Signs MOA Regarding Chautauqua Lake Consensus Management Strategy

April 5, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

CHAUTAUQUA - Chautauqua Institution has signed on to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy. The MOA is a document that was finalized and put forward by Chautauqua County Executive George … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development, Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development, Chautauqua County Legislature, Chautauqua Fishing Alliance, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance, Chautauqua Lake Association, Chautauqua Lake Fishing Association, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Ecology and Environment Inc., Erie County Supreme Court, George Borrello, Mark Geise, Michael Hill, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, State Supreme Court, Town of Busti, Town of Chautauqua, Town of Ellery, Town of Ellicott, Town of North Harmony, Village of Celoron, Village of Lakewood

Memo of Agreement for Lake Weed Management Finalized, Signed by County Executive

March 28, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - An effort to get all Chautauqua Lake stakeholders literally on the same page when it comes to managing invasive weeds and other nuisances has taken a major step forward. On Wednesday morning Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development, Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development, Chautauqua Fishing Alliance, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance, Chautauqua Lake Association, Chautauqua Lake Fishing Association, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Ecology and Environment Inc., George Borrello, Mark Geise, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Town of Busti, Town of Chautauqua, Town of Ellery, Town of Ellicott, Town of North Harmony, Village of Celoron, Village of Lakewood

Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy and Other Lake Groups Sign Conservation Statement for Chautauqua Lake

February 21, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A group of organizations dedicated to improving and preserving the long-term health of Chautauqua Lake have signed off on a conservation statement that they say shows there is a general consensus on how to best approach lake … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Becky Nystrom, Chautauqua Fishing Alliance, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake Association, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Conewango Creeek Watershed Association, Curly Leaf Pond Weed, Eurasian Milfoil, John Jablonski, Roger Tory Peterson Institute

Chautauqua Institution lawsuit Against DEC, Ellery will Remain in Erie County Supreme Court

November 6, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

BUFFALO - The Post-Journal is reporting that Chautauqua Institution’s lawsuit against the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Town of Ellery and Chautauqua Lake Partnership will remain in Buffalo. Judge Donna Siwek of state Supreme … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Department of Environmental Conservation, Donna Siwek, New York Supreme Court, Town of Ellery

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