Members of the Village of Waterville’s Tree Committee will start by looking at an inventory taken about five years ago. Community residents volunteering on the committee attended last week’s Waterville Village Board meeting. They and Village Board members, along with DPW Superintendent Jamie Bechy, spoke for about 30 minutes at the meeting. Meredith Leland said there are steps to take to have Waterville recognized as a Tree City USA community. Bechy said a tree inventory tak

Waterville Historical Society will celebrate the 60th anniversary of its founding in 2026. In 1966, Waterville Times publisher Mary Cleary led the charge to establish the Waterville Historical Society, whose mission has been to preserve and share the rich history of Waterville, Sangerfield and the surrounding area. To mark this milestone year, the Historical Society is planning special programs to highlight the organization's history and to plan for and celebrate its future.

Waterville Central School District plans to outline a long-term budget plan of five years. After hearing Dr. Rick Timbs speak at a conference, WCS School Business Official Cynthia Amarosa asked him to come to Waterville. Timbs, a former school superintendent who runs his own school consulting company, attended the meeting and outlined the advantages of having a long-range plan and analysis. “The idea is to find where the district can be in five years,’’ he said. Timbs said pa

By Clara Shupp At the Clinton Historical Society this month, speaker Mike Revenaugh gave a presentation titled “Drying out: The History of the Gold Cure for Alcoholism in Clinton”. Revenaugh is the historian for the Town of Kirkland and Village of Clinton. He works at Hamilton College as an instructional designer and is vice president of the Board at the Clinton Historical Society. Despite Revenaugh’s lighthearted nature during the presentation, he was clear to acknowledge th

Some Clinton residents shared their thoughts on the Village of Clinton’s proposed law to have short-term rental owners register. The law, which was not voted on at last week’s meeting, is being created to keep the character of neighborhoods and to have the village know where these rentals are, Mayor Elizabeth Tantillo said. The meeting opened with a public hearing on the regulations. If approved all short-term rentals and bed and breakfast spots would be required to list with

Memorial Park School students led by Music Teacher Christine Goux brought their music and enthusiasm to the varsity boys basketball game Thursday night. In a close game, Hamilton beat the Eagles. Story, Page 7. More band photos, Page 6.

For the sixth year, the Kirkland Art Center and Folkist Space welcomes artists-in-residence to Clinton. This residency program offers week-long funded stays to visionary folk artists working in a range of mediums. “There are lots of other residency programs out there for artists on a traditional academic or museum track,” said Residency founder Nora Revenaugh. “But folk artists are often making work that really connects with people, and they’re doing it without much funding o