JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Community College’s Faculty Student Association board of directors has named Ellen Ditonto as executive director. In her new role, Ditonto supervises the college’s auxiliary operations at the Jamestown and Cattaraugus County … [Read more...]
Community Foundation Awards Two Grants to Youth Symphony
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation has awarded two grants to the Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony (CRYS). “We are so grateful to the Community Foundation for this support,” said CRYS board president Tanya Anderson, “and we’re … [Read more...]
Jeanette Carlson Named 2014 John D. Hamilton Community Service Award Recipient
JAMESTOWN - The 2014 recipient of the John D. Hamilton Community Service Award is Jeanette Carlson. Carlson received the award Thursday night during a dinner reception at Moonbrook Country Club. According to an article in Friday's Jamestown … [Read more...]
Residents Concerned About Health of Chautauqua Lake Encouraged to Attend Lake Rally on Saturday
BEMUS POINT Residents wanting to get an update on the health and status of Chautauqua Lake will want to be in Bemus Point tomorrow morning. The Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance will be holding a Chautauqua Lake Rally Saturday, … [Read more...]
RTPI, Jamestown Audubon Look into Program Collaborations, Shared Staffing
JAMESTOWN – Two area non-profit organizations with a history of cooperation, common goals and a shared linkage to Jamestown’s famous naturalist, Roger Tory Peterson, have begun exploratory conversations about expanded collaborations. A task force … [Read more...]
Jamestown Summer Playground Program Hosts Tree Day Event at Allen Park
JAMESTOWN - The City of Jamestown Summer Playground Program hosted a Tree Day event Tuesday morning at Allen Park. Summer Playground Program attendees from all sites were on hand for an initial talk given by City Arborist Dan Stone. A tree … [Read more...]
Light Agenda for Monday Night’s City Council Meeting
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council has a light agenda for its monthly voting session. Just ten resolutions have been pre-filed for the Monday night meeting, including a resolution to accept $35,000 from the Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation. The … [Read more...]
Community Foundation Awards $10,000 to Red Cross
JAMESTOWN - During a rain filled spring that left many throughout the Chautauqua region underwater, the American Red Cross of Southwestern New York responded by providing residents shelter and flood clean up kits. To assist with future flooding … [Read more...]
Dragon Boat Demonstration Coming to Jamestown June 17
JAMESTOWN - For the first time in its history, a dragon will make its way down the Chadakoin River. On June 17, members of the Pan American Dragon Boat Association will transport a boat to Chautauqua County to allow residents, and representatives … [Read more...]
New Playground Equipment Installed at Lillian Dickson Park
JAMESTOWN - It was a perfect day to spend at the park this past weekend. That’s according to Andrew Dickson from the Chautauqua County Health Network, who’s helped to lead a group of volunteers in renovating Lillian Dickson Park on Falconer Street. … [Read more...]