Community Matters
by WRFARadio
Latest episode
Community Matters - Everwild Land Trust - October 29, 2026
Community Matters - Everwild Land Trust - October 29, 2026
About this podcast
Community Matters is a half-hour public affairs program airing every Thursday evening at 5 p.m. on WRFA-LP 107.9 FM in Jamestown, N.Y.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 275 episodes
- Community Matters - Everwild Land Trust - October 29, 2026 · 45 minWRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley speaks with Everwild Land Trust Director of Conservation Twan Leenders and Communications Designer Kim Turner about how grant funding from New York…
- Community Matters - YWCA Jamestown - October 29, 2026 · 19 minWRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley speaks with YWCA Jamestown Executive Director Amanda Gesing about renovations happening at the downtown Jamestown facility that will enable the YWCA to…
- Community Matters - PJ Wendel - October 22, 2026 · 40 minThe Chautauqua County Legislature is still in deliberations over the 2027 budget, but we were able to get some insight into what they’re considering from Chautauqua County…
- Community Matters - Robert H. Jackson Center - October 22, 2026 · 18 minThe Robert H. Jackson Center will be holding a youth program called “Youth Confronting History” on Friday, October 30th. Center President Kristan McMahon gives us the update.
- Community Matters - Michael Edwards - October 15, 2026 · 18 minThe Jamestown Renaissance Corporation has gone through a number of changes over the past few years, including one where people thought the organization had shut down. But, true…
- Community Matters - United Way of Chautauqua County Annual Campaign - October 15, 2026 · 22 minA county-wide campaign is underway in Chautauqua County. We meet with folks from the United Way of Chautauqua County to find out what this year’s goal is and how their efforts…
- Community Matters - 2027 Proposed City of Jamestown Executive Budget Presentation - October 15, 2026 · 40 minWe bring you the presentation by Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund of her 2027 Executive Budget that she delivered on October 8, 2026.
- Community Matters - Kim Ecklund - October 8, 2026 · 41 minWRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley spoke with Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund two days before her proposed 2027 Executive Budget was released. While she wouldn’t get into specifics, we did…
- Community Matters - Chautauqua County Humane Society - October 8, 2026 · 20 minFolks from the Chautauqua County Humane Society discussed how the shelter is handling an influx of cats and dogs as well as several upcoming events.
- Community Matters - New Neighbors Coalition Conversation On Welcoming & Belonging - October 1, 2026 · 1 h 19 minThe New Neighbors Coalition and Jamestown Justice Coalition held a Community Conversation on Welcoming and Belonging in Jamestown at the Robert H. Jackson Center on September 16…
- Community Matters - PJ Wendel - September 24, 2026 · 53 minWRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley discusses the tentative 2027 County Budget with Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel.
- Community Matters - Robert H. Jackson Center - September 24, 2026 · 14 minThe Robert H. Jackson Center will be wrapping up its programming on the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials in October. We’ll learn about what topics those will focus on as…
- Community Matters - Hispanic Heritage Festival - September 18, 2026 · 14 minWRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley talks with CHQ Hispanic Development Co-Founder Solimar Vazquez about the 5th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival being held from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m…
- Community Matters - Everwild Land Trust - September 17, 2026 · 58 minWRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley discusses climate resiliency and how that translates to work being done in the watersheds of Chautauqua County with Everwild Land Trust Director of…
- Community Matters - PJ Wendel - September 10, 2026 · 48 minChautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel joins us to discuss the first case of measles in the county in 30 years as well as housing initiatives, economic development news, and more.
- Community Matters - Kim Ecklund - September 3, 2026 · 31 minWe talk with Jamestown Mayor Kim Ecklund about economic development initiatives in the city as well as the Chadakoin River Stormwater Channel Maintenance Project.
- Community Matters - Chautauqua County Humane Society - September 3, 2026 · 21 minThe Chautauqua County Humane Society shares successes they’ve had recently with adoptions.
- Community Matters - Carmelo Hernandez - August 20, 2026 · 26 minThe number of people unhoused in Chautauqua County rose dramatically following the end of the eviction moratorium that was in place in New York State as part of COVID-19 relief…
- Community Matters - St. Susan Center - August 20, 2026 · 24 minSt. Susan Center has been raising funds for a new freezer system for their kitchen that serves between 150 and 200 people a day. To help make that effort fun, the Center is…
- Community Matters - Robert H. Jackson Center - August 20, 2026 · 10 minThe Robert H. Jackson Center will be hosting a discussion on a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine in September. Center President Kristan McMahon tells…
