Aldermen approved two special event applications for the use of its public right-of-way and city services, the annual Concours d’Elegance and the Fox Valley Marathon – both events signaling a return to normal after the COVID-19 shutdown last year.

The Batavia school board listened to parents on both sides of the masking issue, saying a decision about masks will be communicated before classes begin next month.

The battle of the mask – to require masks or to to make them optional when school starts next month – played out for nearly two hours Monday night at the Geneva District 304 school board meeting.

The change is part of the district’s COVID-19 mitigation plan for the new school year, which starts Aug. 11.

City, park district reaffirm commitment to preserving pond.

Some parents are planning to comment at the Geneva District 304 school board meeting Monday about their opposition to mandatory masks for the next school year, according to their posts on social media.