Kids win the day over terrible adults in the story of Matilda and her friends. Memorial Park School students performed the show as their annual musical, complete with English accents, pigtail pulling and chocolate cake. More photos, Page 7

Some adjustments to expenses and revenues for next year have brightened the outlook for the 2026-27 budget for Waterville Central School District. WCS Superintendent Zach Abbe said at last week’s meeting that a few areas were trimmed to bring the budget down to $23,474,688. That makes the gap in revenues down to $388,149, which can be managed through the District’s fund balance, Abbe said. Some of the changes include leaving the New York State School Boards Association, dropp

The Kirkland Town Board will conduct a survey to see if their meeting time should change. At last week’s Town Board meeting, the discussion continued on whether the 5 p.m. start prevented people from attending. About a dozen residents were at the meeting with most of them speaking about concerns on solar commercial projects in the Town. Councilwoman Tami Seaman said she has spoken to a lot of residents who say they work until 5 or 5:30 p.m. and cannot make the meetings. She s

Next year’s sixth grade class at Waterville Central School District will move up to the Junior-Senior High School a year early. This year’s fifth graders will follow this year’s sixth graders in making the transition to the secondary school to accommodate the schedule needed for installing air conditioning at Memorial Park School. That will leave three classrooms empty to provide a rotation for other classes to shift around the building as the project requires. WCS Superinten

The Clinton Central School Board of Education met Tuesday evening to discuss new business. CCS Superintendent Christopher Clancy introduced High School Principal Ed Waskiewicz to give an update. Clancy said, "I hope the Board will get to see through tonight's presentation how we continue to work diligently to bring the Portrait of a Graduate to life." Waskiewicz said, "The High School provides meaningful experiences where students can challenge themselves academically inside

When they didn’t hear their name called for fourth place, the Clinton Central School Science Olympiad team experienced a bit of worry. When it wasn’t called for third place, that worry cranked up a lot. “We were sure we didn’t make it,’’ said senior Jack Wratten. That fear of missing out lasted just long enough for the second place announcement, which earned Clinton their highest ever spot in the Science Olympiad Regional and propelled them to their eighth straight trip to th

Waterville Central School has scheduled a meeting for parents of fifth graders to discuss where they will attend school next year. The March 25 meeting at 6 p.m. in the Auditorium will outline an idea to have next year’s sixth graders attend school at the junior-Senior High because of the construction project at Memorial Park. WCS Superintendent Zach Abbe said in his invitation to families a goal of the $18.3 million project is installation of a modern air conditioning system