JAMESTOWN - City Police are investigating a series of larcenies involving the theft of wire from the Jamestown Fire Department's box alarms. According to a recent police report, the person or people involved is reportedly using a bucket truck to … [Read more...]
Downtown Jamestown Holiday Parade is Tonight
JAMESTOWN - One of the biggest events of the year is happening tonight in downtown Jamestown. Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of downtown Jamestown to get a glimpse of the annual Downtown Jamestown Holiday Parade, presented by … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Investigators Say Arson is the Cause of Monday Morning Fire
UPDATE [10:41 a.m.]: The Jamestown Police Department is reporting Tuesday morning that the fire officials are ruling that arson is the cause of the Monday morning fire at 23 Ivy St. Police say the suspect or suspects may have suffered burns as a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: City to Move Forward with Next Phase of Riverwalk Project
JAMESTOWN - The effort to further develop the Jamestown Riverwalk project will be moving forward. On Monday the Jamestown City Council approved a resolution accepting a piece of property from the Gebbie Foundation that will allow for the extension of … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown to Receive Nearly $465,000 Federal Grant for New Fire Vehicles
JAMESTOWN - It’s probably the single biggest amount of public safety funding Jamestown has ever received from the federal government. That from Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, who informed members of the city council Monday night that Jamestown is set to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Lillian Dickson Park, Other Groups to Gather for ‘National Night Out’
JAMESTOWN - It's National Night Out tonight in Jamestown, with several community organizations planning various events and activities. Friends of Lillian Dickson Park on Falconer St. will be having a neighborhood party with a variety of activities … [Read more...]
DJDC Warns of Fire Hazzard with Wood-based Mulch
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown is having problems with small fires starting in the wood mulch that is used in landscaping around shrubs throughout the city. That’s according to Downtown Jamestown Development Corporation Executive Director Lee Harkness, who … [Read more...]
JCC Announces 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipients
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Community College has announced the recipients for its 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award. JCC officials say William Johnston and Darren Williams have been named this year’s award recipients. Johnston, who received degrees from … [Read more...]
City Fire Crews Battle Sixth St. Blaze
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown City Firefighters were busy last night battling a fire that broke out in an abandoned home on E. Sixth St. According to a report in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, it was the second time in about three weeks that fire broke out … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Feb. 21, 2012
LABOR LEADER SAYS STATE COULD 'SHUT DOWN' IF TIER VI IS APPROVED ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo’s effort to reform the state pension system could result in state workers shutting down the government. The Albany Times-Union is reporting that the … [Read more...]
