Proposed FY 2019 School Budget Unveiled

The Fall River City Council is now reviewing the Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposed by Mayor Jasiel Correia. The council has until the end of the current Fiscal Year on June 30th to approve the proposal or not. At a recent news conference, the mayor called his  $296 million financial package”stable,” adding that the amount allocated to the School Department is generous. School Superintendent Matthew Malone, Ph.d. agreed: