By Patricia Bogumil Editor Changes in the retirement benefits now paid to employees of the Waterford Sanitary District are being considered, as commissioners continue to work on the 2013 WSD budget. At their Nov. 7 monthly meeting, commissioners delayed taking action on the benefits issue, instead voting to ask the […]
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Preliminary test scores encouraging
BASD sophomores show marked improvement over last year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Before the start of the testing process for Burlington Area School District students this fall, district administrators felt confident that the changes they had made – both in the curriculum and in testing procedures – would benefit […]
‘Bottoms Up’ toasts the inns of Wisconsin
With dozens of other Wisconsin tavern and brewery sites, the DMZ Bunker in Waterford participated Monday night in toasting the premiere of the one-hour documentary “Bottoms Up: Wisconsin’s Historic Bars and Breweries,” aired on public television stations statewide. The documentary aired Monday night is based upon the book “Bottoms Up: […]
Village OKs creation of new Fire and Police Commission
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After months of discussion, Village of Waterford officials this week made the decision to move forward with a plan to create a Police and Fire Commission. The move comes as the village reorganizes its municipal court and police department, in addition to the fire and rescue […]
City taxes will likely decline
TIF funds will offset levy hike; city portion of most tax bills should go down By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Mayor Bob Miller expects the City of Burlington’s 2013 budget to be on the agenda for Tuesday’s City Council meeting. That meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The total tax […]
Warm weather calls for special care in handling venison
Forecasters predict relatively warm high temperatures throughout Wisconsin for this weekend’s opening to gun deer hunting season, which is cause for concern for food safety officials when it comes to venison handling. “When temperatures are above 40 degrees, harmful bacteria can grow quickly, so we want to make sure that […]
Christmas in the Village is Friday and Saturday
Waterford’s annual Christmas in the Village will be held from noon until 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. Five private homes and more than a dozen shops in the village are participating in this year’s event, including: • Quilts and […]
Message or mistake?
Board member says upside down flag wasn’t intentional By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer In the week since President Barack Obama earned re-election, it has become increasingly clear that many people disagree with the result. Some might say the best local indication of that discontent could be found on the flagpole […]
Officials optimistic for annual deer hunt
Growing herd, relaxed rules should increase opportunities By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Area residents will join hundreds of thousands of other hunters throughout the state in pursuit of white-tailed deer as Wisconsin’s annual nine-day gun season opens Saturday. State wildlife officials are offering an opportunistic forecast for the season […]
Milwaukee Avenue set to open
But mayor doubts it will hit Thursday’s deadline By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Work on the Milwaukee Avenue construction project is supposed to be wrapped up today. “It is, but I have my doubts,” said City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller on Tuesday. “Looking at what’s left to be done, […]
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