JAMESTOWN - The City of Jamestown has unveiled a new historical marker honoring local and national Suffrage Leader Edith Ainge. The City’s 76th marker is located on the corner of Fourth and Pine Streets near where Ainge was living during the final … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: Sep 3, 2020 – Part 1
WRFARadio · Community Matters - Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: Sep 3, 2020 - Part 1 Jamestown mayor Eddie Sundquist offers an update on COVID-19 in Jamestown, NY as the northern part of Chautauqua County continues to see a surge in new cases. Part … [Read more...]
County, City Officials Comments on Cluster of COVID-19 Cases at North County Food Processing Plant
JAMESTOWN - A food processing plant in Northern Chautauqua County has contributed to a recent increase in COVID-19 cases, including here in the Jamestown area. Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel and County Health Director Christine Schuyler … [Read more...]
City Council Voices Support for Police Residency Requirement, Pushes for Increasing Minimum Residency to 10 Years
UPDATED: AUG. 25 at 4:12 p.m. to reflect statement from Jamestown Kendall Club JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council held a work session Monday night and spent a great deal of time discussing a proposed residency requirement for city police … [Read more...]
City Council to Consider Residency Requirement for Jamestown Police Officers
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will be taking up a proposal that requires all city police officers hired after January 1, 2021 to be residents of the city of Jamestown for at least five years. The proposed local law to update the city … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: Aug 6, 2020
WRFARadio · Community Matters - Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: Aug 6, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist checks in for an interview on Community Matters and gives an update on city operations during the … [Read more...]
Mayor Reports First Case of COVID-19 Among Municipal Workforce
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist says a city employee has tested postive for COVID-19, marking the first known case of the novel coronavirus in city government city the pandemic began. Sundquist didn't disclose what department the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: July 2, 2020
WRFARadio · Community Matters - Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: July 2, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist checks in for an interview on Community Matters and covers a variety of subjects - including … [Read more...]
Sundquist: Jamestown Will Try to Appeal Police Arbitration Ruling in State’s Highest Court
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown will move forward and take its ongoing arbitration battle with its police union to the state's highest court. During a recent interview with WRFA, Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist confirmed that the city has … [Read more...]
City Hall to Open on Wednesday
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Eddie Sundquist announced today that Jamestown City Hall would be reopening on Wednesday, July 1. All City offices will be open to the public and will accept permits, applications, payments, etc. The public is still encouraged to … [Read more...]





