Twelve Waterville Junior-Senior High School students competed in the District’s 152nd annual Prize Speaking Contest last week. The event is believed to be the oldest continuous one in the United States. Monetary prizes were sponsored by the Waterville Rotary Club and Brothertown Optimist Club. Students who participated and where they placed in their category: front row, Orrin Tingley, 1st place, Comedy; Samantha Cook, 12st place Poetry; Helen Wilcox, 2nd place, Poetry; AlyssaLee Lloyd, 1st...

New headstones and memorials were dedicated Saturday morning in the Old Burying Ground in Clinton to commemorate Revolutionary War veterans, Native Americans and African Americans buried there from the early days of Clinton’s settlement. The Clinton Historical Society raised the funds for the memorials. More photos, Page 6

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 ...