Wednesday News Brief
Written by WBTA STAFF on July 17, 2024
Batavia Middle School Names New Principal
Tuesday morning, the Batavia City School District Board of Education named Dr. Megan Crine as the new Principal of Batavia Middle School effective immediately.
Dr. Crine spent 12 years as the Middle School Red House Administrator at Churchville-Chili Central School before becoming the Principal of Dansville Elementary School last July. Dr. Crine holds multiple degrees including a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Rochester, a Master of Science in Literacy Education from Nazareth College, and a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with a Concentration in History from SUNY Cortland.
Dr. Crine said, “I am excited for the challenge and look forward to working with the exceptional students and staff. I cannot wait to become a part of the BMS family and Batavia community, and I am eagerly anticipating the start of the new school year.”
Break-in at Ellicott Station
Video News Service reports, that Tuesday around 7 AM the City of Batavia Police were called to the Ellicott Station Apartments on Ellicott St. for reports of a “suspicious condition”.
Police discovered a lock was cut to open an entryway to one of the buildings on the site and contacted the building owner. Police cleared the building to see if anyone was inside, but there were no reports on their findings. This news comes one day after owner Sam Savarino took down the fencing surrounding the site following a prompting by City Manager Rachael Tabelski for complaints of the site being an “eyesore”.
There were immediate concerns by the community of people getting into the building and those concerns appear to have quickly become a reality.
Batavia Downs Announces Free Concert this Friday
Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel announced that this Friday’s Peace Frog-Doors Tribute Concert is now free to the public.
The free concert is part of the Batavia Downs Guest Appreciation Celebration. Peace Frog is a highly acclaimed Jim Morrison and The Doors tribute band that has been performing for over 25 years. If you wish to attend Friday’s free concert you will still need tickets which you can get upon your arrival to the Batavia Downs at the entrance on Friday.
If you already purchased tickets don’t worry, you can visit the upgrade table outside of the Park Place room and have your tickets upgraded for free to the next section closer to the stage!
