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...]
WRFA News – Nov. 3, 2011
JACKSON CENTER DEBUTS NEW EXHIBIT JAMESTOWN - Local residents will now have an opportunity to learn more about Robert H. Jackson’s life while living in Jamestown thanks to a new exhibit at the Jackson Center. Starting tonight, a new exhibit entitled … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Nov. 1, 2011
TEEN ARRESTED IN CITY BURGLARY JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection with a burglary incident early Monday morning. An unidentified 17 year-old youth was charged with two counts of burglary after an alleged … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 17, 2011
LEGISLATURE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER LOCAL LAW ON LEGISLATURE SALARIES A local law involving the salaries of the Chautauqua County Legislature will be the topic of discussion later today in Mayville when the legislature’s Administrative Services … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 3, 2011
JUDGE DISMISSES JETS LAWSUIT AGAINST ICE ARENA BUFFALO - A lawsuit filed by the owner and coach of the Jamestown Jets junior hockey team has seen dismissed by a state district court in Buffalo. Last Thursday afternoon, Judge John Michalek moved to … [Read more...]
