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You are here: Home / Archives for Jamestown Labor Day Festival

City Council Approves $3 Million in ARPA Funding to Home, Business Programs, Approves Labor Day Fireworks

August 30, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council has approved allocating another $3 million to home improvement and business improvement programs funded through the American Rescue Plan Act monies. The Roof, Private Sewer Lateral, Private Water Line Repair/Replacement … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 19A Homeownership Program, American Rescue Plan, American Rescue Plan Act, Building and Property Infrastructure Improvements program, Crystal Surdyk, Doug Champ, Eddie Sundquist, Heather Greenfield, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Labor Day Festival, Jamestown Parks Department, Jamestown Salary Review Commission, Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency, Joe Bellitto, Private Water Line Repair/Replacement program, Roof, Ryan Thompson, Tim Jackson, Tony Dolce, Zambelli Fireworks Internationale

City Council to Vote on Adding $3 Million in ARPA Funds to Home-Business Improvement Programs

August 29, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will vote on adding $3 million to home improvement and business improvement programs funded through the American Rescue Plan Act monies. The Roof, Private Sewer Lateral, Private Water Line Repair/Replacement Program had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 19A Homeownership Program, American Rescue Plan, American Rescue Plan Act, Ben Haskins, Building and Property Infrastructure Improvements program, Collaborative Children's Solutions, Crystal Surdyk, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Housing Committee, Jamestown Labor Day Festival, Labor Day Festival Committee, Private Water Line Repair/Replacement program, Roof, Young Explosives, Zambelli Fireworks Internationale

JLDC Approves $96,000 in Downtown Programming Funds

February 17, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Local Development Corporation board has approved downtown programming funds for several events, including the four proposed by Collaborative Children's Solutions. CCS Director Patrick Smeraldo requested $40,000 for four events that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 10000 Maniacs, Climate Technology Conference, Collaborative Children's Solutions, Doug Sitler, Downtown Jamestown Holiday Parade, Downtown Programming Fund, Eddie Sundquist, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown Labor Day Festival, Jamestown Local Development Corporation, Jamestown Tarp Skunks, NYSERDA, Patrick Smeraldo

Collaborative Children’s Services Planning to Hold Four Events in Jamestown in 2022

February 9, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A local organization is hoping to bring four events to Jamestown this year. Collaborative Children's Solutions' Pat Smeraldo made a presentation to the City Council Public Safety Committee about the activities he has begun working on. CCS was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brent Sheldon, City Council Public Safety Committee, Collaborative Children's Solutions, Downtown Jamestown Holiday Parade, Fireworks, Jamestown Labor Day Festival, Jamestown Tarp Skunks, Marie Carrubba, Patrick Smeraldo

[LISTEN] Annual Jamestown Labor Day Festival is Sunday at Bergman Park

August 31, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE JAMESTOWN - The Labor Day weekend is upon us and there’s a variety of activities and events in store to keep people busy all weekend long, including the 39th annual Greater Jamestown Labor Day Festival will be held … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Local News Tagged With: Bergman Park, Chautauqua Striders, Dan Feather Memorial 5K, George Ritzer Labor Award, George Spitale, Jamestown Area Central Labor Council AFL-CIO, Jamestown Labor Day Festival, Southern Tier Wrestling

Bonnie Peters Named 2017 George Ritzer Labor Award Recipient

September 5, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - An individual who’s helped organized labor in Chautauqua County for the past dozen years has been recognized with the 34th annual George Ritzer Labor Award. On Monday during the 38th annual Greater Jamestown Labor Day Festival at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bonnie Peters, CSEA Local 807, George Ritzer Labor Award, Jamestown Area Labor Council AFL-CIO, Jamestown Labor Day Festival

[LISTEN] Community Matters – 38th Annual Jamestown Labor Day Festival is Sunday

September 1, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi and the Labor Day Festival Committee have announced that the 38th Annual Greater Jamestown Labor Day Festival will be held Sunday, September 3, 2017, from noon until 9 p.m. at Bergman Park. The Greater Jamestown Labor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Labor Day Festival, Julia Ciesla-Hanley, Labor Day, Labor Day Festival Committee, Sam Teresi

[LISTEN] Plenty of Events, Activities and Entertainment Scheduled for 2016 Jamestown Labor Day Festival

September 2, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE The final holiday weekend of the summer has arrived and there’s plenty going on throughout Chautauqua County, including here in Jamestown. On Sunday, the 37th annual Jamestown Labor Day Celebration will take place … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Bogarts, George Ritzer Labor Award, Jamestown Area Central Labor Council AFL-CIO, Jamestown Labor Day Festival, Joe Sweeny, Julia Ciesla-Hanley, Labor Day, Matt Hanley, Sam Teresi, Southern Tier Wrestling, Two for Flinching, We Speak Canadian

2016 Jamestown Labor Day Festival is Sunday, Sept. 4

August 31, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi and the Labor Day Festival Committee have announced that the 37th Annual Greater Jamestown Labor Day Festival. Once again the event will be held Labor Day weekend on Sunday, Sept. 4 from noon until 9 p.m. at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Labor Day Festival, Labor Day, Labor Day Festival Committee, Sam Teresi

[LISTEN] 2015 Jamestown Labor Day Festival is Sunday, Sept. 6

September 4, 2015 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - It looks like the weather will be near-perfect for the city of Jamestown’s 2015 Labor Day celebration. The 36th Annual Greater Jamestown Labor Day Festival will be held Sunday, Sept. 6 from noon until 9:00 p.m. at Bergman Park. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Local News Tagged With: Bergman Park, Dan Feather Memorial 5k Run/Walk, Davis and Eng, Jamestown Harmony Express, Jamestown Labor Day Festival, No Limit, Razz & the JCC Band, Teachers Preachers and Trent, The Bogarts, Two for Flinching, We Speak Canadian, Zambelli Fireworks Internationale

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