JAMESTOWN - The executive director of the National Comedy Center will be meeting with city officials next week to further discuss the issue involving using the NCC's gift shop as a polling site on election day. Executive Director Journey Gunderson … [Read more...]
County Board of Elections Will Work with City Officials to Discuss Alternative Polling Site for Ward 3
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Board of Elections says it has the final say in selecting the polling location for a group of voters in Jamestown - even if that means keeping it at the National Comedy Center (NCC) on W. Second Street. However, the … [Read more...]
County Executive Confirms There Will be a New Location for Downtown Jamestown CARTS Hub
JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello tells WRFA there will be a new location for downtown Hub for the CARTS (Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System) bus service. Since 2013 the designated hub and waiting area for the buses has … [Read more...]
City Officials Await Formal Request from County to Extend CARTS’ Use of Pine Street
JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County plans to use the area of Pine St. in downtown Jamestown as the hub for its CARTS buses until further notice, but it has yet to make the formal request to the Jamestown City Council. The Jamestown mayor's office said … [Read more...]
CARTS Bus Downtown Hub to Remain on Pine Street Until Further Notice
JAMESTOWN – Chautauqua County's CARTS (Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System), buses will continue using the area of Pine St. in downtown Jamestown as its central downtown hub until further notice. That from the Chautauqua County Department of … [Read more...]
Gillibrand to Appear at NCC Monday to Highlight Federal Historic Preservation Program
JAMESTOWN - The National Comedy Center opens this Wednesday, Aug. 1 and all the last minute details are falling into place. As part of the NCC opening, several special guests are expected to make their way to Jamestown this week, starting Monday … [Read more...]
25-Year Development Odyssey: The National Comedy Center Finds a Home in Jamestown’s Historic Train Station
JAMESTOWN, NY - The acquisition of the Gateway Train Station (formerly "Erie-Lackawanna Train Station") and its surrounding property by the National Comedy Center in the Summer of 2017 was the culmination of a 25-year renovation and development … [Read more...]
Public Kept in the Dark as NCC Gains Ownership of Train Station Property
JAMESTOWN - The National Comedy Center (NCC) has been in ownership of the Gateway Train Station property on W. Second St. since August 2017, but it was never publicly announced. The news of the change in ownership was made public on the … [Read more...]
City Council to Hold Special Voting Session June 11
Two resolutions will focus on CARTS relocation, Public Piazza lighting contract JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown City Council will hold a special voting session June 11 to address two matters that are of a pressing concern for the downtown. The council … [Read more...]
CARTS Downtown Hub Temporarily Relocated Due to W. 2nd Street Construction
JAMESTOWN - There's a new temporary central hub location for Chautauqua County's public transportation buses in downtown Jamestown. Michele Westphal, CARTS Senior Project Coordinator, tells WRFA that CARTS buses are currently using the area of … [Read more...]
