MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample gives an election night news update for the 11 p.m. hour. Featuring comments from Chautauqua County Sheriff Joseph Gerace, who lost reelection, and BOE commissioner Norman … [Read more...]
Reed Defeats Mitrano, Wins Election to Fifth Term in Congress
CORNING - Republican Congressman Tom Reed has been reelected to his fifth term in Office. The former mayor of Corning, NY who was first elected to congress in 2010, held off Democratic Challenger Tracy Mitrano of Penn Yann with a margin of victory … [Read more...]
Federal, State and Local Races Highlight 2018 Elections in Chautauqua County
MAYVILLE - Election day is set for Tuesday, Nov. 6 and there are races for all three levels of government in Chautauqua County. Statewide contested races include the run for U.S. Senator, New York Governor, State Attorney General and State … [Read more...]
Mitrano Campaign Worker Resigns Following Vulgar Social Media Post
PENN YAN - A paid staff member of the Tracy Mitrano for Congress campaign team resigned Saturday after the Tom Reed for Congress campaign pointed out a vulgar posting on her personal Instagram account. The comment by the staff member, whose name … [Read more...]
AG Candidate Tish James Calls Reed’s Connection to Collection Firm ‘Despicable’
NEW YORK - Congressman Tom Reed’s (R-Corning, NY 23) connection to a medical billing collections agency has gained the attention of the candidate running to be New York State's next Attorney General. A recent report by the Intercept explains how … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – 2018 Congressional Candidates Tom Reed and Tracy Mitrano
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. WRFA features the two candidates in the 2018 race for New York's 23rd Congressional District, incumbent Tom Reed (R-Corning) and challenger Tracy Mitrano (D-Penn Yan). Our … [Read more...]
National Polls Show Strong Support for Medicare-for-All, But Reed Still Calls it an ‘Extreme Liberal’ Idea
CORNING - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) is criticizing his opponent for supporting Medicare for All healthcare, also known as Single Payer Healthcare. On Wednesday Reed said his opponent in the 2018 mid-term election, Tracy Mitrano … [Read more...]
Recovery Movement Supporters Recognized at Recovery Walk and Jam at MHA
JAMESTOWN - National Recovery Month was celebrated in Jamestown recently with a Recovery Walk and the honoring of three individuals for their substantial contributions to the recovery movement locally. The Walk began and ended at the Mental Health … [Read more...]
Reed Tours P-TECH Academy, Cockaigne Ski Resort
DUNKIRK - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning) was in Chautauqua County Thursday and toured the WNY STEM College and Career P-TECH Academy in Dunkirk. The academy allows students to participate in a six-year program that provides not only a high … [Read more...]
Reed Criticizes Governor, Mitrano for Supporting Reckless Government Spending
CORNING - Congressman Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23) is calling out Governor Andrew Cuomo for what he calls "reckless government spending." Citing a recent decision to spend $16 million for a rest stop near Adirondack Park initially budgeted for $2 … [Read more...]
