Provided Photo While many of us have complained about the long, cold, snowy winter, students at Brookfield Elementary School have embraced the snow and the fun that goes with being outside. During Spirit Week, the students had a snowman contest between the classes. More photos, Page 6

Village elections will be quiet this month. Elections are Wednesday, March 18, moved a day because of the conflict with St. Patrick’s Day. Voting is at the respective Village Hall. In Waterville, trustees Brian Bogan and Kaleigh Conners are running unopposed for new terms. In Oriskany Falls, trustees Doug Smorol and Scott Jeffers are running unopposed for re-election for four-year terms.

Town of Kirkland Board members heard a request for a moratorium on commercial solar projects last week. Town resident Stuart Culver spoke at the meeting, saying such a move does not mean the town is anti-solar, but interested in solar done right. This is Culver’s second request to the Board for a moratorium. He made one in October to the Town Board, who referred it to the Planning Board, where Culver said it went nowhere. Culver pointed out some changes that should be made to

The program part of Waterville Central School District’s budget takes up about 50 percent of the overall expenses. At last week’s WCS Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Zach Abbe said the projections in the program section of the budget will increase $445,394, or almost 4 percent. The total cost is expected to be $11,648,000. In putting together next year’s budget, the Abbe and the Board are looking at using the full 3.09 percent increase allowed in the tax levy witho

The Clinton Central School Board of Education met Tuesday evening to discuss new business. CCSD Superintendent Chris Clancy began the meeting saying, "I want to acknowledge, recognize, and congratulate Erin Eagan on her tenure recommendation. She's really a gift to the school district and I'm happy to recommend tenure for her to you." Clinton Middle School Principal Amie Johnson gave a Middle School building update discussing the building's focus on the joy of learning and st

Provided Photo Two Waterville High School graduates, and cousins, were sworn in as lawyers in a ceremony in Rochester after passing the New York state bar exam this summer. Paige Elizabeth Padula and Alec Macfarlane Savage took part with approximately 200 others at the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre at the University of Rochester. Padula works as an assistant district attorney in the Oneida County Office and Savage is employed with a private firm. Paige is the daughter of Rocc

Waterville Junior-Senior High School students are preparing to lead audiences “way down” into the world of “Hadestown: Teen Edition” this year, bringing the powerful story of love, hope, and resilience to the stage. “Our students are stepping into a show that challenges them musically and dramatically in all the best ways,” Music teacher and Musical Director Taylor Kochan said. “I can’t wait to see their talent shine as they bring this story to life. It’s going to be an unfor