The Waterville Fire Department and Village of Waterville are working out how to have the Firemen’s Little League Field, barbecue pit and other Department-owned property transfer to the Village. WFD Chief Jarrod Waufle gave a proposal to the Village Board at last week’s meeting. The discussion took up much of the two and a half hour meeting. Last year the pavilion on the site of the Village parking lot off Main Street was torn down. Waufle said in discussions with the members

School budgets for 2026-27 passed around the region, including locally. Waterville Central School District’s budget passed 230 to 66. Voters also approved buying new buses 233-62. Elected to the Board of Education for a three-year term were Justin Barth, 245 votes; Stephen Stanton, 199 votes and Pete Casatelli with 82 write-in votes. Approval was given to spend up to $250,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund for furniture, equipment, and instructional technology 241- 52. The bud

The communities of Brookfield, Oriskany Falls, Deansboro, Clinton and Waterville observed a cool and a bit wet Memorial Day with parades, speeches and tributes to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in military service. Fire departments joined in the events, as did youth and service groups. More photos, Pages 6, 12

During a short meeting last week the Waterville Central School Board of Education heard the final review of the 2026-27 budget. District residents voted Tuesday, May 19, on the proposed budget. They also voted for up to three members of the BOE; write-in candidate Jacob Richards attended the meeting. WCS Superintendent Zach Abbe reviewed during the budget hearing and 25-minute meeting the steps should the budget be voted down. If a second vote is needed, it will be June 16. T

The Town of Kirkland is moving forward on updating its 33-year old Comprehensive Plan. Sam Gordon of EDR, a Syracuse-based company that helps municipalities with long-range planning, outlined to the Town Board at last week’s meeting the process for the update. EDR is familiar with the town, Gordon said, through its work on the Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant. Gordon said the process for the Comp Plan will take about 18 months. “Our job is to listen and organize the s

While redoing the Village Green in Clinton will eliminate a few parking spaces on East Park Row, the Village contends that enough public parking remains. Six people at last week’s Village Board meeting said they were upset to learn that spaces in front of the Kirkland Art Center and adjacent businesses could be gone under the plan to redesign the Village Green. The parking spaces would be needed for a driving lane, as a third left-turn lane would be created to enter the new t

Assemblyman Brian Miller congratulates Whitey Brown of Waterville for reaching his 65th year as an active member of the Waterville Fire Department. Brown joined the department April 3, 1961. He also received the Rick Gaiser Memorial Award for the second time during the department’s annual banquet at Skenandoa Club in Clinton. Other photos, awards, Page 12.