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Woman arrested in attempted purse snatching

A 36-year-old Waterford woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to snatch a purse from another shopper at the Waterford Pick ‘n Save store earlier this month. Racine County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the 36-year-old Tuesday. She is not named here pending issuance of formal charges. According to sheriff’s officials, […]

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Village approves snowmobile trail

The Waterford Village Board has approved a request by the Tichigan Snowmobile Club to have a marked snowmobile trail run along sections of Highway 83. The trail will be in the village’s right-of-way, but will abut property owners’ homes and businesses. Perry Baumann, a member of the club, said members […]

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Town of Waterford picks ProHealth for 2013

By Patricia Bogumil Editor The Town of Waterford Board approved an agreement Monday night to switch public health services in 2013 to ProHealth Care of Waukesha. The new deal ends more than 20 years of public health services provided to town residents through the Western Racine County Health Department. Waterford […]

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Warrants out in gas stealing scheme

By Patricia Bogumil EDITOR Lake County, Ill., law enforcement officials issued forgery arrest warrants Dec. 4 for Laurence P. Esser, 55, Union Grove, and Maximo Rodriguez, 57, Franksville, in an alleged scheme to drive off with a lot of free gasoline. Esser, at least, should not be hard for authorities […]

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District officials comment on DPI report cards

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent       Like all school districts across the state, each of Waterford Graded’s four schools are included in a new report card feature that assigns a numeric number and examines a variety of criteria, including closing achievement gaps between different demographic groups and readiness for post-secondary school. […]

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Concert raises funds for shelter

Benefit nets $2,000 for Burlington’s Transitional Living Center By Julie Rossman Correspondent A crowd of nearly 200 gathered at the banquet hall of Cotton Exchange Restaurant in Waterford on Sunday for a relaxing concert of harp music.  “Musical Moments of Hope and Healing” was presented by harpist Tami Briggs, of […]

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School Board looks at policies involving PTOs

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Waterford Graded school officials are in the process of reviewing district policies pertaining to school PTO organizations and associated activities. At a recent Policy and Curriculum Committee meeting, officials discussed the revamped role PTO groups have within the district. In years past, Waterford Graded had a […]