WARREN - Today is the birthday of Robert H. Jackson and to celebrate the Robert H. Jackson Center will honor his enduring legacy at an annual tonight at the Warren County Courthouse. Born in Spring Creek Township, Robert H. Jackson will be … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Doors Open Jamestown is This Weekend
JAMESTOWN - It’s promising to be a busy day in downtown Jamestown tomorrow with the annual Doors Open Jamestown event. The Jamestown Committee of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce will once again present Doors Open Jamestown, a free day at … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Fireball Run Comes to Jamestown on Sunday
JAMESTOWN - The 'Fireball Run' will be coming to Jamestown this weekend. The Adventurally - which starts today from the city of Independence, OH - will traverse points-of-interest across 2500 miles in the Northeast for 8-days. For the uninitiated, … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Next Chadakoin River Revitalization Public Meeting is Oct. 2
JAMESTOWN - Officials involved with creating a redevelopment plan for an area of the Chadakoin River in Jamestown have announced a second public meeting will be taking place in early October. Officials with LaBella Associates, P.C. say the second … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS – Jackson Center Prepares for Sixth Annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs
JAMESTOWN - The Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown will be kicking off the sixth annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs with a special celebration at the Center this weekend. On Sunday, there will be a brick-laying ceremony honoring the … [Read more...]
Cornell Announces Support for Shinagawa in Congressional Election
JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County Legislator and minority leader Lori Cornell of Jamestown has endorsed congressional candidate Nate Shinagawa (D - Ithaca) in his bid for Congress in New York's new 23rd Congressional District. Shinagawa is a hospital … [Read more...]
Fracking Proponents Say Fighting Hydrofracking Can be Costly for Local Governemnts
ALBANY - Advocates of opening up New York State to the practice of shale gas mining known as hydrofracturing – or ‘fracking’ – are taking the offensive. On Wednesday, several groups warned that the efforts to undermine fracking by local governments … [Read more...]
Anti-Fracking Group Holds Protests at DEC Headquarters in Albany
ALBANY - An environmental advocacy group held a protest outside the Department of Environmental Conservation's headquarters in Albany Tuesday to urge state officials to speak out about a controversial natural gas drilling technique, hydraulic … [Read more...]
Upcoming Jackson Center Seminar to Focus on Hydrofracking
JAMESTOWN - The issue of Hydrofracking will take center stage at the Robert H. Jackson Center later this month. Officials at the Jackson Center say it will present a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar entitled, “To Frack or Not to Frack? That … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Jan. 24, 2012
BUSTI AUTO ACCIDENT SENDS FIVE TO HOSPITAL BUSTI – Local authorities have yet to release the names of the five people who were involved in a two-vehicle accident yesterday afternoon in the town of Busti. According to Lakewood-Busti police, the five … [Read more...]
