3 Local Schools to upgrade cafeteria equipment

Rochester Area, New Brighton Area and Freedom Area school districts received a collective
$34,000 in state grants to upgrade cafeteria equipment.

Rochester Area School District plans to use its
$2,689 to buy a milk cooler for use at the high school. New Brighton Area School District will use its $24,144 grant for a gas tilting kettle at the middle school. Freedom Area School District will use its $7,150 grant for an electric convection oven for the middle school.

Funding for the program was made available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Schools where at least 50 percent of students are eligible for free-and-reduced lunches through the National School Lunch Program.