By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Shopkeepers in Waterford’s historic downtown Heritage District will be permitted to shield windows with cloth backdrops or other materials, following action Monday by the Village Board. On a narrow 4-3 vote, the board voted down a proposal by Village President Tom Roanhouse to enact a restriction […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor Talks are underway to find common ground to create a temporary contract for special education services in the Waterford area schools through June 30. What happens after June 30 if no such contract is in place remains a work in progress. At a Feb. 12 administrators […]

Washington-Caldwell students learn how mail was delivered in the ‘good old days’ Second-grade students in the Washington-Caldwell district recently took a break from the world of instant messaging to relive the good old days, when people had to travel in order to communicate long distance. Shortly after reading Dale Ryder’s […]

By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer The Waterford Graded School District Board voted Feb. 18 to change its policy so that its board members are paid. Last fall, electors at the district’s annual meeting voted 10-6 to reduce WGSD board members’ compensation down to nothing. That vote came on the heels […]

Members begin terms today At its annual meeting held Feb. 19, Absolutely Waterford elected a new Board of Directors to continue carrying forward its mission to revitalize Main Street and beyond. Past President Morena Marquez, owner of Martini MO’z finished out her term Feb. 28. Taking over the reins starting […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor Despite lots of tips and plenty of interviews and investigation, no suspect has been named by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office in an alleged abduction attempt of a 15-year-old Waterford High School student as she walked home from school Feb. 20. “It is still under investigation,” […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor A 32-year-old Waterford man is charged with stealing more then $16,000 worth of aluminum concrete forms from two area businesses. According to the criminal complaint filed in Racine County Circuit Court: Kenneth Lorenz, of North Seventh Street, asked the owners of two construction-related Waterford businesses for […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Members of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) board continued to tweak employee benefit plans last week by making a switch in life insurance carriers. Commissioners voted 2-1 Feb. 14 to switch employee coverage from United Healthcare to the state-funded Wisconsin Public Employers’ Group Life […]

  By Patricia Bogumil Editor Jennifer Thomas emailed her friends and co-workers at the Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce this week to let them know that, with a heavy heart, she plans to leave her position as Executive Director on March 2. “Due to personal reasons, it became necessary for […]

Brooklynite uproots to Waterford By Patricia Bogumil Editor An email about the arrival of someone called the “Mayor of Carroll Gardens/Brooklyn” recently arrived in the general news inbox of Southern Lakes Newspapers. We checked it out. Sure enough, Celia Cacace is now living in Tichigan with family, ensconced in living […]