Area fire departments spent last Friday at Memorial Park School in Waterville explaining fire safety and how they do their jobs. Students toured trucks, saw demonstrations of equipment, and everyone received a fire chief’s hat. More photos, Page 6 ...

The Town of Kirkland Board met Wednesday evening to discuss new business. A resident asked the Board if a proposed solar project needed an Article 7 permission. Town Attorney Tony Hallak replied no. A resident asked, "How are we going from agricultural zoning to power plants in our backyards?" Hallak replied, "After reviewing zoning and Gov. Hochul's directives, solar farming is a permitted use on agriculture. The application process has yet to go before the Town Planning Boa

Waterville High School will not have a girls basketball team at the varsity or junior varsity level this year. WCS Superintendent Zach Abbe gave an update on winter sports at last week’s WCS Board of Education meeting. He said due to lack of girls signed up to play this year, there are not enough players for either team. Only five girls said they would play this year. The District is looking at options to see if a couple of the girls can play elsewhere. Abbe said it is expect

Archived Photo This photo, published in the Waterville Times on Dec. 5, 2018, shows Jack Kane standing next to his bronze image in front of the Adirondack Bank Center, home of the Utica Comets. Kane, Dave Armstrong, Borden Smith and Pierre Prevost were the subjects of the statues. Ian Anderson’s daughter stands next to her dad’s plaque. Kane died Oct. 12 at age 89. His obituary is on Page 8.

Brookfield Central School has replaced its superintendent and will begin the search for someone new to lead the District. The five members of the BCS Board of Education had a special meeting Friday night. During the 18-minute session, attended by about 25 people, the Board approved two resolutions. The first one said that Superintendent Ron Pavlus and the District reached a separation agreement where both parties agreed he would resign and all claims against each other have b

More than 238 years of the rich, prolific life of the Village of Clinton and the Town of Kirkland is chronicled in “Richard L. Williams, Collected Historical Writings: The Village of Clinton and Town of Kirkland,” written by local historian Richard L. Williams, and edited by Sharon Williams. The book will be launched with an exclusive presentation and signing by the author at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Clinton Historical Society, 1 Fountain St. Clinton. Included in the pap

Village of Clinton Board members worked out a number of financial details for upcoming projects at their meeting last week. Giving the report from the Finance Committee’s meeting, Mayor Elizabeth Tantillo said the Village’s fund balance, or savings, has grown to over $300,000 since the new fiscal year began in June. That committee also looked at the Rate To Serve fee on utility bills. The payment, which began at $50 and was lowered to $30, is used to cover interest on project