On a sunny afternoon at the Brookfield Town Park, Brookfield seventh graders said goodbye to 170 of their classmates. Off into the water swam 170 brook trout, hitting the natural environment after growing up since an egg in Science teacher Nikolaus Reff’s room. As part of Trout Unlimited’s Trout in the Classroom project, Reff’s seventh graders nurtured the fish through their first seven months of life until big enough to go out on their own. In fact, the kids did so well that 170 of the 200 eggs...

The Village of Waterville is applying for state funding to help toward building a Community Center. Board members approved at their meeting last week an application to the state’s Consolidated Funding program. The grant request of $356,000 is being made through the state’s Climate Smart Communities Grant Program. In the application the Village said it has identified another $178,000 in matching funds. The money would be used ...

In its 67th year, the Kirkland Art Center continues to find ways to provide community support of the arts. At the KAC’s annual meeting, KAC Board of Directors President Ernest Williams said in the 2025-26 year, the Clinton facility had hosted 10 art exhibits, 18 musical events and five theatre nights. In addition, the KAC put on its annual 5K run, two lectures, dozens of classes and worked with four artists in residency. The KAC received $1.93 million of the Clinton- Kirkland Downtown...