JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi is calling for a $34.7 million budget next year that would include a 2.86 percent increase in the property tax rate. On Wednesday afternoon, Teresi presented his 2015 spending plan, which contains a spending increase … [Read more...]
Teresi to Present 2015 City Budget Wednesday Afternoon
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi is set to deliver his executive budget for fiscal year 2015 during a presentation scheduled for this afternoon in city hall. Under city law, the mayor is required to deliver his executive budget to the city council on … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters: Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi – Oct 2 2014
Originally broadcast Oct 2, 2014. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi his preparations for the 2015 city budget, including several challenges that he and the city council will have to deal with during … [Read more...]
Crime in New York Sees Significant Drop Over Past Two Decades
ALBANY - The overall crime rate across New York State has seen a steep drop during the past two decades. That’s according to research from The PEW Charitable Trusts, which found that the crime rate in New York State has declined by 54 percent … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Jamestown City Officials Discuss Illegal Drug Activity During Monday Meeting
JAMESTOWN - City officials spent much of Monday’s Jamestown City Council work session discussing the growing drug problem in the area. Council President Greg Rabb asked police chief Harry Snellings to provide details on what the police department … [Read more...]
Final Two Home Games in Jammers’ History Take Place Sunday and Labor Day
JAMESTOWN - The final two home games in Jamestown Jammers history will be taking place Labor Day weekend at Diethrick Park. The Jammers – who announced earlier this week that they would be playing in Morgantown, WV in 2015 – will take on the … [Read more...]
It’s Official: Jammers, NY-Penn League to Pull Out of Jamestown
MORGANTOWN, W.V. - The city of Jamestown is losing its professional baseball team. On Monday afternoon, officials from the city of Morgantown, W.V. joined those from West Virginia University, the New York-Penn League and the Pittsburgh Pirates in … [Read more...]
City Officials Provide Details for 2014 Labor Day Festival
JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi and the Labor Day Festival Committee have announced that the 35th Annual Greater Jamestown Labor Day Festival will be held Sunday, Aug. 31 from noon until 9 p.m. at Bergman Park. The Greater Jamestown Labor Day … [Read more...]
[AUDIO] Teresi Updates City Council on National Center for Comedy Project
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown is doing its part to ensure that a National Center for Comedy will be built in the downtown area within the next few years. On Monday night, Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi updated the city council on what the city … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters: Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi – Aug 7 2014
Originally broadcast Aug. 7, 2014. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi sits across the table from WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample as the two discuss collective bargaining, shared services and the Jamestown Riverwalk project along with several other … [Read more...]
