According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, there were three school districts in Chautauqua County where voters voted down the proposed school budget. In Clymer, where the $11.56 million budget included a 13 percent tax hike, the unofficial vote was … [Read more...]
Westfield Music Teacher Receives First Ever Grammy for Music Education
WESTFIELD -A teacher from Westfield will be recognized alongside some of the biggest names in pop music during the 56th annual GRAMMY Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles this weekend. Kent Knappenberger works with 6th through 12th grade students at … [Read more...]
Local Projects to Recieve an Estimated $3,000,000 in Funding from State Economic Development Council
ALBANY - Several projects throughout Chautauqua County are set to get funding from the most recent round the state’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative. On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that a total of $715.9 million has … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Westfield School Board Cancels Remainder of 2013 Football Season
WESTFIELD - The Westfield School Board has voted to cancel the remainder of the 2013 High School Football Season. The decision came following the tragic death of 16 year old Damon Janes - a junior at Brocton who was injured and subsequently passed … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Brocton, Westfield Residents Say ‘Yes’ to Merger During Straw Vote
WESTFIED - The effort to merge two Chautauqua County school districts along the Lake Erie shoreline is moving forward. A north county radio station is reporting that residents in both the Brocton Central School District and the Westfield Academy and … [Read more...]
Senator Young Hosts Regional High School Plan Forum
JAMESTOWN - The effort to get state approval for the creation of a regional high school that would provide more opportunities for students in small school districts is gaining momentum. That from State Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean), who held a … [Read more...]
Young to Host School Regionalilzation Seminar This Afternoon at JCC
JAMESTOWN - Senator Cathy Young will be in Jamestown this afternoon to continue her discussion about school district consolidation. Senator Young and Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan will join area educators for a roundtable … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Dec. 12, 2012
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE SCHOOL OFFICIALS LEARN MORE ABOUT CENTRALIZED SCHOOL PLAN MAYVILLE – Taxpayers in Mayville, Westfield, Ripley and Brocton could save as much as $3,700,000 a year if a centralized school was created between those communities. That’s … [Read more...]
