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[LISTEN] YWCA Jamestown’s Broadscast: Ep 10 – The Housing Crisis in Jamestown & Chautauqua County

December 2, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

YWCA Jamestown’s Broadscast features members of the local YWCA Jamestown team – Hillary Belin, Indo Quinones, Alize Scott, and Cienna Simon – discussing a variety of issues and topics with various guests from the Jamestown and Chautauqua … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Andrea Davis, Broadscast Radio Show, Evergreen Health Services, Housing, Indo Quinones, Jade Shirey, Kizzy Tell, Lead Poisoning, Nanci Okerlund, YWCA Jamestown

Jamestown Area 7th Highest Number of Lead Poisoned Children in NYS Outside NYC

October 27, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The 14701 zip code has the seventh highest number of lead poisoned children in New York State outside of New York City. That data is according to New York State Department of Health’s 2020 data and being shared by the Healthy at Home CHQ Coalition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua Opportunities Inc., City of Jamestown, Healthy at Home CHQ Coalition, Lead, Lead Based Paint removal, Lead Poisoning, Lisa Schmidtfrerick-Miller, National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, New York State Department of Health

Christmas Lights, Decorative Light Must Have Warning Label for Lead in NYS

December 1, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Christmas lights and holiday decorations will now carry a warning label in New York State for lead. Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation requiring that seasonal and decorative lighting products manufactured, sold, or distributed in the state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Kathy Hochul, Lead Poisoning

Jamestown City Council Gets Update on High Amount of Lead Poisoning Among Children

March 11, 2020 By WRFA 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown's old housing stock is continuing to create concerns for both local school and health officials, who say the number of homes that contain lead paint is resulting in a high percentage of local children having lead poisoning. A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chad Bongiovanni, Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Public Schools, Lead Poisoning, Natalie Whiteman

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