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Jamestown Juneteenth Festival Starts Thursday

June 18, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown Juneteenth's Festival kicks off Thursday with a flag raising ceremony. The ceremony will take place at 5:00 p.m. at the Robert H. Jackson Center. Juneteenth Organizer and City Council member Regina Brackman said following the flag … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Jackson-Taylor Park, Jamestown Juneteenth Freedom Scholarship, Joe Biden, Juneteenth Festival, Regina Brackman, Robert H. Jackson Center, The Breeze Band

November General Election Slate of Candidates Becomes Clearer

April 8, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The slate of candidates for the November General Election is becoming clearer. The Chautauqua County Board of Elections' website at votechautauqua.com provides information about who has filed petitions to run in the November 4 elections. County … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2025 election, Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, Bob Scudder, Bob Whitney, Brent Sheldon, Chautauqua County Board of Elections, Chautauqua County Clerk, Chautauqua County Court, Chautauqua County Legislature, City of Dunkirk, Dan Gonzalez, Dan Hickman, David Foley, David Wilfong, Doug Scotchmer, Fred Larson, Gregory Carlson, Gregory Krauza, Hannah Jaroszynski, Jamestown City Council, Jamie Gustafson, Jason Merritt, Jay Gould, Jeff Russell, Jeremy Engquist, Joe Paterniti, Joseph Tickle, Julie Jackson-Forsberg, Larry Barmore, Marie Carrubba, Melissa First, Michael Zanghi, Nick Langworthy, Paul Whitford, Phillip Landy, PJ Wendel, Randy Daversa, Regina Brackman, Robert Dando Jr., Russ Bonfiglio, Sandra Lewis, Seth States, Susan Parker, Tamara Dickey, Terry Niebel, Thomas Carle, Tom Nelson, Tony Dolce, Travis Heiser, Vince DeJoy

City Council Defeats Resolution Reallocating Funds To Remediate Gateway Lofts Project Site

April 1, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council defeated 3 to 6 a resolution that would have reallocated $640,000 in HOME Program funds to remediate the Gateway Lofts Project site. Between the public hearing and privilege of the floor, four people spoke in favor of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bill Reynolds, Brent Sheldon, Chautauqua Hardware, Crystal Surdyk, Donald Trump, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Department of Development, Jeff Russell, Joe Paterniti, Minnow Brook Culvert Rehabilitation project, New York State BRIDGE NY, Regina Brackman, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Tony Dolce, U.S. Housing and Urban Development

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Juneteenth – June 13, 2024

June 14, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Juneteenth celebration will take place from Friday, June 16 through Sunday, June 16. We learn more from organizer and City Council member Regina Brackman. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Juneteenth, Juneteenth Festival, Regina Brackman

Jamestown’s Juneteenth Celebration Is Three Days of Music, Community & Worship

June 11, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown Juneteenth's Festival will be a three day celebration of live music, community, and worship. Juneteenth recognizes when enslaved people living in Galveston, Texas, learned of their emancipation approximately 2.5 years after the Civil War … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, Jackson-Taylor Park, Jamestown Juneteenth Freedom Scholarship, Joe Biden, Juneteenth, Juneteenth Festival, Paul Leone, Regina Brackman

BBQ To Benefit Juneteenth Scholarship Fund Set For April 27

April 25, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A barbecue and basket raffle fundraiser to benefit the Jamestown Juneteenth Scholarship Fund will be held April 27. The event will take place 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Morton Club on Pratt Avenue in Jamestown. It will feature live … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Juneteenth Scholarship Fund, Regina Brackman

New Jamestown City Council Members Sworn Into Office

January 2, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Two new Jamestown City Council members have been sworn into office. Ward Four Republican Council member Joe Paterniti as well as Council member at large Republican Russ Bonfiglio joined the legislative body on Monday. Paterniti replaces Democrat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, bond, Brent Sheldon, Homeless, Jamestown City Council, Jeff Russell, Joe Paterniti, Kim Ecklund, Marie Carrubba, migrant, Randy Daversa, refugee resettlement, Regina Brackman, Russ Bonfiglio, Tony Dolce

Kim Ecklund Defeats Eddie Sundquist To Become Mayor of Jamestown

November 8, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown will have a new mayor in 2024 as Republican Kim Ecklund has defeated Democratic incumbent Mayor Eddie Sundquist in a vote of 2,413 to 2,204. Ecklund said it has been a long nine months of campaigning, "You come into it with a lot of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2023 Elections, Alyssa Porter, Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, Billy Torres, Bob Whitney, Brent Sheldon, Chautauqua County Legislature, David Wilfong, Eddie Sundquist, Elisabeth Rankin, Fred Larson, Jamestown City Council, Jamie Gustafson, Jeff Russell, Joe Paterniti, Joseph Tickle, Julie Jackson-Forsberg, Kaycee Colburn, Kim Ecklund, Marie Carrubba, Phillip Landy, Randy Daversa, Regina Brackman, Robert Reedy, Russ Bonfiglio, Tom Nelson, Travis Knight, Vanessa Weinert

Candidates for Mayor, City Council Face Off In Today’s General Election

November 7, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Today is Election Day. In the City of Jamestown, incumbent Democratic Mayor Eddie Sundquist is facing Republican challenger Kim Ecklund. Sundquist is aiming at winning a second term. Ecklund has served as a City Council At Large member for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2023 Elections, Alyssa Porter, Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, Billy Torres, Bob Whitney, Brent Sheldon, Brian Abram, Chautauqua County Board of Elections, Chautauqua County Fairgrounds, Chautauqua County Legislature, Chautauqua Mall, David Wilfong, Eddie Sundquist, Elisabeth Rankin, Fred Larson, Isaiah Rashad II, Jamestown City Council, Jamie Gustafson, Jeff Russell, Joe Paterniti, Joseph Tickle, Julie Jackson-Forsberg, Kaycee Colburn, Kim Ecklund, Marie Carrubba, Phillip Landy, Randy Daversa, Regina Brackman, Robert H. Jackson Center, Robert Reedy, Russ Bonfiglio, Tom Nelson, Travis Knight, Vanessa Weinert

Meet The Candidates Forum Airs Live On WRFA Tonight

October 26, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A Meet the Candidates Forum will be held tonight on WRFA. The event will present the candidates who are participating in contested races for the 2023 Jamestown City Council elections. Candidates who are able to participate in tonight's event … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2023 Elections, Alyssa Porter, Andrew Faulkner, Bill Reynolds, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Post-Journal, Jeff Russell, Joe Paterniti, Julia Ciesla-Hanley, Marie Carrubba, Media One Group, Randy Daversa, Regina Brackman, Robert Reedy, Russ Bonfiglio, Terry Frank, Travis Knight, Vanessa Weinert

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