JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board will hold a Public Hearing regarding the proposed 2019-20 Budget on Tuesday, May 7 at 6 p.m. in the Persell Middle School auditorium. The $90.7 million Proposed Budget - which includes no tax increase - is … [Read more...]
Despite Executive Order, Jamestown Public Schools Will Turn Away Registered Sex Offenders During Budget Vote and School Board Election
JAMESTOWN - Governor Andrew Cuomo may have signed an executive order that gives voting rights to registered sex offenders, but that doesn't mean they'll be showing up and voting at Jamestown Public Schools anytime soon. Last year Cuomo signed an … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board Unanimously Approves 2019-20 School Budget
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board Tuesday night unanimously approved a $90.7 million spending plan for next year that includes no tax increase. The board reviewed the revised budget proposal presented by both school superintendent Bret … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board to Finalize 2019-20 Spending Plan Tuesday Night
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown school officials will finalize the 2019-20 school budget when they meet Tuesday for a regularly scheduled school board meeting. Officials started preliminary discussion and review of the nearly $90 million budget last month, … [Read more...]
Attorneys Appear in Court to Argue Annexation Case Involving BPU Substation Property
ROCHESTER - Oral arguments regarding the city of Jamestown annexing a piece of property that currently lies within the Town of Ellicott and Village of Falconer were made Wednesday morning in a state appellate court in Rochester. Legal … [Read more...]
Annexation Case Goes Before State Appellate Court on Wednesday
ROCHESTER - The two sides involved in a contentious annexation case involving a piece of City of Jamestown-owned property in the Town of Ellicott/Village of Falconer will finally get their day in court today in Rochester. The New York State 4th … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Officials Begin Interviews for New High School Principal
JAMESTOWN - The search for a new principal at Jamestown High School is underway. That's according to Superintendent Bret Apthorpe, who told WRFA last Thursday that the process of reviewing prospective candidates started earlier this year and a … [Read more...]
Petitions for Two Seats on Jamestown School Board Now Available
JAMESTOWN - Petitions for the Jamestown Board of Education election on May 21 are available to residents interested in running for the school board. There will be two JPS board seats on the May 21 ballot, each for a three-year term, beginning July … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Dr. Bret Apthorpe March 2019 Interview
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, March 28, 2019 WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Dr. Bret Apthorpe, superintendent of Jamestown Public Schools, about the 2019-20 State budget and the impact it will have on next … [Read more...]
Jamestown Schools Get 3.5 Percent Increase in Foundation Aid, Slightly Lower than Initial Projections
ALBANY - It came down to the wire but state leaders in Albany were able to finalize a final State Budget for the new fiscal year before the April 1 deadline. Early Sunday morning, on the final day of 2019 fiscal year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate … [Read more...]
