By Patricia Bogumil Editor Police reviewed Waterford Public Library surveillance tapes to try and identify who supplied heroin to a 42-year-old Waterford man who subsequently died of a heroin overdose. Charged with manufacturing/delivering heroin in the matter is Aaron D. Johnson, 37, of Waterford. According to the criminal complaint filed […]

Fox River and Tichigan Lake issues to be addressed The Waterford Waterway Management District (WWMD) has retained the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and GRAEF to conduct studies and prepare conceptual plans for the navigational dredging of the Fox River – Tichigan Waterway (Waterford Ecosystem Restoration Project). A public open […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Waterford Union High School officials are on the verge of approving a new participation agreement for the Waterford Special Education Cooperative. Their likely move comes as the Waterford Graded School District recently moved forward on the issue after months of contentious debate. Special education has been […]

The Wind Lake Volunteer Fire Co. (WLVFC) has a Junior Response Team (JRT) program in place for young adults, ages 14 to 18. Recruitment for the upcoming JRT program is now in progress. The Department is also recruiting for adult EMT and Fire Fighter positions. Members respond to emergencies, as […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Waterford Union High School board members have reviewed their ethics policy for potential conflicts of interest regarding an elected official serving on two school boards. Dan Jensen was elected to serve on the WUHS board in April. At the same time, he is keeping his longtime […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Representatives from four Waterford-area municipalities gathered recently to discuss issues of mutual concern at the bi-annual Super Meeting. Environmental clean-up efforts, staffing and Highway 83 were among the items examined. The Village and Town of Waterford, Village of Rochester and Town of Norway were included in […]

  By Patricia Bogumil Editor       Waterford High School leaders credit the efforts of local educators; the Waterford-area community in general; and students and their families in particular for the high school again being named by Newsweek magazine as one of the top high schools in the country.       “It’s […]

  By Patricia Bogumil Editor       A Rochester father was charged this week with physically abusing his infant son.       According to the criminal complaint filed May 20 in Racine County Circuit Court:       Gerald Lee Baumeister, Jr., 20, is charged with physically abusing and intentionally harming his four-month-old son, […]

  By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer       The Waterford Graded School District board Monday night approved the 2011-12 contract with the Waterford Elementary Education Association.       “Just to be clear, we’re finally putting to rest the contract, not for this year, not for next year, but for last year,” explained […]

 By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer       It took longer than probably anyone involved would have liked, but Monday night the Waterford Graded School District (WGSD) Board approved a new three-year contract with the Waterford Special Education Cooperative.       The agreement was reached after months of back-and-forth meetings and communication between […]