JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library will be hosting a critical discussion tonight that is free and open to the public. The featured speaker for tonight’s event will be United Way of Southern Chautauqua County Executive Director Tory Irgang, … [Read more...]
Jackson Center to Host Free Showing of Jackie Robinson Film ’42’ Thursday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Robert H. Jackson Center will conclude its Jackie Robinson film series by showing “42,” a 2013 release, at 7 p.m. The movie tells the story of Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey, the Brooklyn Dodgers general manager who broke Major … [Read more...]
Prendergast Announces ‘Food for Fines’ Day on Nov. 15
JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library will hold a Food for Fines Day Friday, Nov. 15, and make changes to some fees and fines, effective Monday, Nov. 18. People who owe fines for returning items late can get their fees erased by bringing in … [Read more...]
LOWV, AAUW Hosts ‘Meet the Candidates’ Event Tonight at Prendergast Library
JAMESTOWN - The American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Chautauqua County League of Women Voters will sponsor Meet the Candidates for local, countywide positions, and the Chautauqua County Legislature on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 … [Read more...]
Environmental Group to Host Fracking Presentation Tonight at Prendergast Library
JAMESTOWN - The area's new environmental group, Cattaraugus-Chautauqua for Clean Water, is sponsoring a presentation about hydraulic fracturing at the James Prendergast Library Tuesday Night, Oct. 22. The presentation is entitled Fracking 101: … [Read more...]
Teresi Releases 2014 Executive Budget, Calls for 2.54 Percent Tax Increase
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi is proposing just over a 2.5 percent tax increase for property owners in his 2014 city budget. On Tuesday afternoon, Teresi released his $33.6 million spending plan, which is $375,000 more than the current year’s … [Read more...]
Concert to Benefit Prendergast Library is this Weekend
JAMESTOWN - Tickets are still available for a concert being given by Serendipity at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 410 N. Main St., Jamestown, to benefit Prendergast Library. The local women’s a capella group will present … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS – Prendergast to Host Puppet Theater Show Tonight
JAMESTOWN - Omnipresent Puppet Theater of Bakersfield, CA, will be in Jamestown today to present “Gumshoe McMonocle and the Strange Case of Rumpelsomething.” The free family event will take place at 7 p.m. at Prendergast Library. According to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Prendergast Library Hosts Scrabble Tournament Fundraiser on Saturday
JAMESTOWN – Prizes will be awarded to all 10 of the top scorers in the James Prendergast Library’s Scrabble tournament scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18. The first-place winner will receive a Kindle Fire HD; second-place, a Scrabble … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Seventh Annual Cummins Run For Literacy Announced
JAMESTOWN – Cummins Inc., Jamestown Engine Plant, will sponsor its seventh annual 5K run/walk on Saturday, May 11, to benefit the Prendergast Library Literacy Center. Runners will begin at 9 a.m. with walkers following five minutes later. The event … [Read more...]
