WRFA-LP 107.9 FM https://www.wrfalp.com A listener supported, non-commercial, low power FM radio station in Jamestown, NY. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:08:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.wrfalp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wrfa-favicon-54e2097bv1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 WRFA-LP 107.9 FM https://www.wrfalp.com 32 32 58712206 MORNING NEWS: Village Elections Held on Tuesday in Chautauqua County https://www.wrfalp.com/morning-news-village-elections-held-on-tuesday-in-chautauqua-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=morning-news-village-elections-held-on-tuesday-in-chautauqua-county https://www.wrfalp.com/morning-news-village-elections-held-on-tuesday-in-chautauqua-county/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:08:48 +0000 http://wrfalp.wordpress.com/?p=4755 Tuesday was election day for several villages throughout Chautauqua County.

In the Lakewood village board race, incumbent Susan Drago and newcomer David DiSalvo were elected village trustees. Drago received 262 votes and DiSalvo gained 255. Incumbent Joe Troche lost re-election, receiving 198 votes.

In Falconer, village residents approved a measure to move the spring village election to November. The proposition received no opposing votes.

In Sherman, village Mayor John Patterson Jr. was reelected after running unopposed. Meanwhile, in the village trustee race, incumbent Brett Cook won re-election and new comer Donna Higginbortham was also elected. Incumbent William Wiggers did not receive enough votes to be voted back onto the board.

In Westfield, Michael VandeVelde won the election for mayor, unseating current mayor David Carr – who had held the position since 2005. Also in the Westfield trustee election, incumbent Robert Cochran won re-election, receiving 547 votes. Newcomer Debra Puckhaber won the other available spot, receiving 349 votes. The two other candidates who did not receive enough votes were incumbent Chris Jaynes and challenger Thomas Rackowski.

All village election results can be found online at votechautauqua.com.

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