CCS TV

03/13/2025

🎉🌈 The countdown is on! Join us LIVE this Saturday, March 15 at 10:30 AM for Shamrock Splash, Jamestown’s annual St. Patrick’s Day river dyeing celebration. See the Chadakoin River turn GREEN in real-time and enjoy the festivities from the comfort of your screen. 🌊💚

🔗 Watch Live https://www.youtube.com/live/ZkQJB5atSxE
Catch the action on CCS-TV’s Roku Channel, Mobile Apps, YouTube, Facebook & CCS-TV.com.

03/13/2025

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Today, we want to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to all of the incredible city administrators and employees who work tirelessly behind the scenes to help make Jamestown’s community events a success. Your dedication and support play a vital role in creating memorable experiences for our city, and we couldn’t do it without you!

The Collaborative Children’s Solutions team and the City of Jamestown are proud to kick off the 2025event season with the Annual Jamestown NY St. Patrick’s Day “Turn the River Green” celebration this Saturday, March 15th, starting at 10:00 am at the Chadakoin Riverwalk in Brooklyn Square.

We look forward to another amazing year of working together to bring fun and exciting events to our community!



Reg Lenna Center For The Arts

03/13/2025

Join us for my annual breakfast on Saturday, March 29 from 8:00 -11:00 at the Fireman’s Training Grounds at 116 Pleasantview Ave. in Lakewood. If you need a ticket feel free to leave a comment, or send us a message. I look forward to seeing you there!

03/11/2025

🍀✨ Get ready for Jamestown’s most magical St. Patrick's Day tradition. This Saturday, March 15 at 10:30 AM, tune in LIVE for Shamrock Splash. Watch as we turn the Chadakoin River into a sparkling emerald green. 🌊🍀 You won’t want to miss the magic!

🔗 Watch Live https://www.youtube.com/live/ZkQJB5atSxE
We’re streaming on CCS-TV’s Roku Channel, Mobile Apps, YouTube, Facebook & CCS-TV.com.

03/11/2025

🚨 Exciting News! 🚨

The AAU basketball program Fusion and the Jamestown YMCA have officially joined the team as organizing/volunteer sponsors for the 2025 Jamestown NY Gus Macker 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament on August 9th & 10th at SUNY JCC!

A community event of this size doesn’t happen without a dedicated crew transforming a parking lot into Hoops Heaven for two days—welcoming 2,500+ people! Fusion and the YMCA will play a key role in setup, tear-down, and other tournament responsibilities to help make this the best Gus Macker yet!

🏀 Want to get involved? Stay tuned for volunteer opportunities!

Pictured for Fusion are: Patrick Smeraldo (Collaborative Children's Solutions President), Amanda Kolstee (Fusion Coach), McKenna Kolstee (Fusion Player) and Josh Daniels (Fusion Director and Coach).

Pictured with the YMCA are: Patrick Smeraldo (Collaborative Children's Solutions President), John Barber (Jamestown YMCA Executive Director) and Stacey Thomas (Jamestown YMCA Teen Director) along with numerous teen participants.



Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame
Jamestown Tarp Skunks
Gus Macker

03/09/2025

03/09/2025

CCS-TV compliments of Gia Bell!

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03/08/2025

☘️ Just ONE WEEK Away! ☘️

The City of Jamestown, Collaborative Children’s Solutions, and the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts are gearing up for our St. Patrick’s Day “Turn the River Green” Celebration!

📍 Brooklyn Square – Jamestown Riverwalk

🗓 Saturday, March 15th

⏰ Festivities start at 10:00 AM

🎉 Family Fun & Games with:

✅ TRC Behavioral Health

✅ JCLC

✅ COI

✅ Chautauqua County Health Department

✅ Crèche

✅ Healthy Community Alliance

✅ C & MA Church

✅ My CHQ

✅ Tops 721

🍀 At 11:00 AM, Jamestown’s Lucky Leprechaun will work his magic and turn the river GREEN! 🍀

🎶 The following weekend, join an evening Celebration at the Reg Lenna!

🎤 The Young Dubliners - LIVE in Concert on Saturday, March 22.

🚪 Doors Open: 6:30 PM | Show: 7:30 PM

The forecast looks great, so come down to Brooklyn Square for the BIGGEST St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Chautauqua County—then continue the celebrations at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts@followers22 for a night of Irish rock!

03/04/2025

🚨 TERRIFIC TUESDAY ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨

CCS-TV is on FIRE! 🔥 In all of 2024, our viewership hit 159,966 across all platforms.

Now, in just over two months of 2025, we’ve already reached 110,216—that’s 69% of last year’s total and we’re just getting started!

Huge shoutout to Justin Gould, Danny Mealy, and every single student broadcaster who are making magic happen in downtown Jamestown.

✨This is a project that truly screams Youth Opportunity!! ✨

The growth is real, and the best is yet to come! 📺✨

Stay tuned—BIG things ahead! 🚀

03/01/2025

In this episode of CHQ In-View:

🏠 A new program is helping Chautauqua County seniors stay safe with free security devices.

🏀 The Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is coming back to Jamestown—find out how to sign up!

📵 Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing for smartphone restrictions in schools—what could this mean for students?

🍽️ We sit down with St Susan Center’s director to discuss their capital campaign.

📺 Don't miss these stories and more! Watch now on CCS-TV.

03/01/2025

In this episode of CHQ In-View:

🏠 A new program is helping Chautauqua County seniors stay safe with free security devices.

🏀 The Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is coming back to Jamestown—find out how to sign up!

📵 Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing for smartphone restrictions in schools—what could this mean for students?

🍽️ We sit down with St Susan Center’s director to discuss their capital campaign.

📺 Don't miss these stories and more! Watch now on CCS-TV: https://youtu.be/xP1mTL6MaDE

In this episode of CHQ In-View, a new program helps Chautauqua County seniors stay safe with free security devices. The Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tourname...

03/01/2025

🍀 Only 2 Weeks from today until We Turn the River Green! 🍀

Get ready, Jamestown!

The St. Patrick’s Day “Turn the River Green” Celebration is just around the corner! 🎉

📅 Date: Saturday, March 15th 2025

📍 Location: Riverwalk, Brooklyn Square

⏰ 10:00 AM – Fun games & activities with local agencies and organizations

⏰ 11:00 AM – Jamestown’s Lucky Leprechaun will need your help to work his magic and Turn the River Green! 🌊💚

Bring the whole family and let’s make it a St. Patrick’s Day to remember!

https://youtu.be/eusLR89GYO4?si=-moTFAbpJSMj3lt4

Get ready for Jamestown’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day tradition. 🎉 On Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 10 AM, join Collaborative Children's Solutions and the City...

03/01/2025

🎉 CCS-TV Celebrates Studio Opening & Honors Mentor

On Friday, we celebrated the grand opening of our new studio in Downtown Jamestown — a space for young media enthusiasts to explore broadcasting, journalism, and storytelling.

At the ribbon-cutting, we proudly awarded Justin Gould the inaugural Anthony Senske: Your Smile Changed the World Award for his dedication to empowering youth in media.

📺 Watch the celebration & learn more: ccs-tv.com/news/1606/

(Officials, CCS-TV students, and supporters gather to celebrate the opening of the CCS-TV studio, a space designed to foster creativity, storytelling, and professional skills for young media enthusiasts.) JAMESTOWN, NY – CCS-TV (Collaborative Children’s Solutions Television) officially celebrate...

02/28/2025

Are you an agency, organization or business that would like to interact with approximately 2,500 community members? Join us on Saturday March 15th 2025 for the Jamestown NY St Patrick's Day Turn the River Green!

We are currently inviting groups to bring a table, chairs and a tent if you choose to join us on the Riverwalk in Brooklyn Square beginning at 10:00 am to play a simple game or complete a craft with all of the families and kiddos!!

While the families and kids are at your table feel free to distribute any information or swag to advertise your business, organization or agency and it's absolutely FREE!

The event begins at 10:00 with the community interaction and fingers crossed that Jamestown's Lucky Leprechaun will be able to work with all of the kids beginning at 11:00 am in attendance to help in "Turning the River Green"!!

Please email us at [email protected] to register!!

https://youtu.be/eusLR89GYO4?si=_4UhdOzjdYvahPlb

Get ready for Jamestown’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day tradition. 🎉 On Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 10 AM, join Collaborative Children's Solutions and the City...

02/27/2025

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A huge shoutout to JRSC Digital for their unwavering support and sponsorship! From the very beginning of Collaborative Children’s Solutions in 2021, JRSC Digital has been by our side, providing top-quality printing and promotional materials for all of our events and initiatives.

They’re always just a text away, making sure we have everything we need to bring our projects to life. We truly couldn’t do it without them!

Thank you, JRSC Digital, for being such an incredible partner in our mission to support the community! 💙

02/26/2025

The 2024 Annual Report for the County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency and the Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth