JAMESTOWN - COVID-19 Response Funds are quickly launching across the country. A coalition of Chautauqua County funders say the Chautauqua County Crisis Response Fund: Covid 19 has been established thanks to generous contributions from philanthropic … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance Awards $600,000 in Grant Funding to 15 Projects
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance has finalized its list of projects that will receive funding to assist with lake management efforts in 2020. The Alliance has partnered with several local foundations and county … [Read more...]
Mayor-elect Sundquist to Hold First Community Input Session on Thursday, Dec. 5
JAMESTOWN - The first in a series of Community Input Sessions designed to help the city's incoming mayor prepare for his first term in office will take place Thursday night, Dec. 5. Mayor-elect Eddie Sundquist and members of his transition team's … [Read more...]
Block Party, Tours and Paula Poundstone set for Reg Lenna Renovation Celebration October 19
JAMESTOWN - Reg Lenna Center for The Arts is kicking off its new season Saturday, October 19 with a block party, tours of the newly renovated facilities and a performance by renowned stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone. RELATED: ARTS ON FIRE … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Jamestown City Council Endorses Three CFA Grant Submissions Totally $1.8 Million
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has given its endorsement to the submission of three applications for the latest round of development funding from New York State Empire Development's Consolidated Funding Application program. The endorsements … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] CRCF and NCCF Partner for #GiveBigCHQ 2019 on June 13
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD The Give Big CHQ fundraiser is returning to Chautauqua County. On Thursday CRCF Executive Director Tory Irgang and project coordinator Liz Jones from Chautauqua Region Community Foundation stop by and … [Read more...]
CRCF Seeks Nominations for Axel W. Carlson Award
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation is looking for a hero. An unsung hero, that is. Since 1986, the Foundation has presented its Axel W. Carlson “Unsung Hero” Award to individuals, and couples, going unnoticed in their community … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Tory Irgang and Jamie Billquist Discuss Rosemary Billquist Memorial Fund
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Tory Irgang, Executive Director of the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, and Jamie Billquist stop by the WRFA studio to discuss the Rosemary Billquist … [Read more...]
County Legislature Approves Funding for Weed Removal in Burtis Bay
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature Wednesday night approved a resolution to provide up to $25,000 in money from the county’s 2 percent occupancy tax fund for the cleanup of weeds in Chautauqua Lake’s Burtis Bay. According to the … [Read more...]
County Legislature Tables Funding Request for Weed Removal
MAYVILLE - The wintry weather didn’t prevent the Chautauqua County Legislature from holding its monthly voting session Wednesday night in Mayville. During the meeting the legislature unanimously tabled a resolution that would have provided over … [Read more...]
