Jamestown Public Schools has broke ground on Phase A of the district’s $123 million Capital Improvements Project. District taxpayers approved the project in December 2023. The project marks another summer of construction across several … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Approves Contracts For Battery System At Power Plant, Buffalo St. Pump Station
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has approved two contracts to install battery energy storage systems at the power plant and Buffalo Street Pump Station. General Manager Kris Sellstrom said the battery energy storage systems would provide … [Read more...]
Council Members To Look At Street Safety Following Pedestrian Death
Jamestown City Council members want to look at making areas around schools and city parks more safe. Public Works Committee Chair Dan Gonzalez brought up the topic following a pedestrian death near Lillian Dickson Park this past weekend, “It is … [Read more...]
Seven Jamestown Public School Students Selected For NYSSMA Performances
Seven Jamestown Public Schools students recently were selected to perform among New York state’s most talented student musicians. Gina Delgado, Rya Giuffre, Hayden Langford, and Zoey Shimmel represented Jamestown High School at the New York State … [Read more...]
Jenny Tilaro Welcomed As Washington Middle School’s New Assistant Principal
Jamestown Public Schools are welcoming a new assistant principal to Washington Middle School. The Jamestown School Board has approved the appointment of Jenny Tilaro. She fills the position vacated by Tim Anderson, who became Washington’s building … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board Appoints Love Elementary, Washington Middle School Principals
The Jamestown School Board has approved the appointments of Michael Brown to serve as the next principal of Love Elementary School and Tim Anderson to serve as the next principal of Washington Middle School. Brown has served as the Principal of … [Read more...]
JPS School Board Appoints Assistant Principal at Washington Middle School
The Jamestown School Board has approved the appointment of Tim Anderson to serve as the assistant principal on a long-term substitute basis at Washington Middle School. A Jamestown native and 2002 Jamestown High School graduate, Anderson has spent … [Read more...]
Melissa Emerson to Serve as Innovation Center Principal
Longtime Jamestown Public Schools administrator Melissa Emerson will serve as principal of the Innovation Center at Rogers School. Emerson will help oversee the development of the center’s programs as well as the classroom space that will be … [Read more...]
Jamestown Public Market Receives $50,000 USDA Grant for Edible Gardens at Local Schools
The Jamestown Public Market has received a $50,000 from the USDA to bring edible gardens to Washington Middle and Bush Elementary Schools. Public Market Community Coordinator Hannah Bavuso, speaking to the Jamestown School Board, said bringing … [Read more...]
COVID Keeps Jamestown Schools on State Ed’s “Targeted for Improvement” List
The Jamestown Public Schools district, including three schools in the district, have been assigned a "targeted for improvement" designation by New York State. JPS Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker said the State Department of Education initially … [Read more...]
