JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi and the city department of development will hold a Public Hearing this evening at 6:15 PM in city hall. The purpose of this public hearing is to provide citizens with the opportunity to comment on the proposed … [Read more...]
Jamestown Finishes 2011 with Budget Shortfall
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown city officials last night learned that the city finished the 2011 fiscal year with a deficit. According to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, city Comptroller Joe Bellitto said the city experienced nearly a $334,000 … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Nov. 29, 2011
JAMESTOWN CITY COUNCIL APPROVES BUDGET WITH 2.33 PERCENT TAX HIKE JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has approved an amended $33-million budget for 2012, but it didn’t come until after some contentious debate among council members. City lawmakers … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Nov. 8, 2011
ELECTION DAY 2011 IS TODAY MAYVILLE - Today is Election Day in Chautauqua County, and while there are many uncontested local races in the area, there is an important proposition on the ballot this year that every voter in the county will have an … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Oct. 11, 2011
OFFICIALS TO MEET THIS AFTERNOON FOR RIVERWALK GROUND-BREAKING JAMESTOWN - The next phase in the Jamestown Riverwalk project will get underway later this afternoon. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi is one of several individuals who will be on hand for a … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Sept. 1, 2011
OFFICIALS TO ANNOUNCE WELFARE TO WORK INITIATIVE TO CLEAN UP THE LAKE A group of local and state officials will be making a major announcement tomorrow that will benefit Chautauqua Lake as well as the unemployed in Chautauqua Lake. A press … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 31, 2011
TERESI PROVIDES DETAILS ON WNY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL The effort by Governor Andrew Cuomo to create economic development councils in six different regions of the state could be a major boost for Jamestown and Chautauqua County. That’s according … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 11, 2011
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES 9/11 MEMORIAL IN JAMESTOWN, ACROSS STATE ALBANY, N.Y. - A memorial marking the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 will be on display in Jamestown at the end of this month. The announcement was made yesterday by Governor Andrew … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Aug. 3, 2011
PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS DEFICIT BILL WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Barack Obama has signed legislation to increase the nation's borrowing authority and avert a government default. Obama signed the bill privately in the Oval Office on Tuesday, little … [Read more...]
WRFA News – July 28, 2011
YOUNG INTRODUCES 'PROTECT OUR CHILDREN ACT' ALBANY, NY - Senator Cathy Young is co-sponsoring legislation in the state Senate that she says would better protect children. The “Protect Our Children Act” was introduced by the Olean republican and … [Read more...]
