By Patricia Bogumil Editor With an eye open to future projects, the proposed 2012-13 budget for the Waterford Waterway Management District anticipates a higher special user charge due to increased budget costs, but also increased grant funding to offset some of those expenses. The district’s annual meeting will be held […]

Budding businesses, industry start-ups, entrepreneurs and “idea people” are invited to a Makers Space meeting at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, at Waterford Public Library, 101 N. River St. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the development of a Makers Space in Waterford to serve the village and […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor In a newly adopted 2012-13 budget, residents living in the Washington-Caldwell School District should again pay a $7.50 mil rate per $1,000 property valuation. The $7.50 tax rate has been in place for the last two years. “Our board likes to keep that mil rate flat […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor The numbers in a budget tell a story. And while Waterford High School officials are pleased to offer a 2012-13  budget containing near-flat expenditures and a small drop in both the tax levy and mil rate, they are also pleased about offering students a quality education […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent       Faced with a projected $612,000 reduction in state aid this school year, officials in the Waterford Graded School District are scrutinizing expenses in 2012-13 and beyond. “When we talk about strategizing and sending a message to the community, I want people to be informed,” Superintendent […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the dawn of another school year, officials in the Waterford Graded School District are gearing up for a number of initiatives – including opportunities to harness the latest in 21st-century technology. Members of the School Board’s Technology Committee met recently and discussed what is on […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor Rewards for $1,000 are being offered for information about anyone intentionally damaging expensive channel buoys in the Fox River and Tichigan Lake in Waterford. So far this year, 17 lights atop channel buoys have been hit and smashed off, at a replacement cost of $162 each. […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent While the Waterford Village Board recently made its decision about the direction of police oversight in 2013, some of the finer points are still being worked out. In a narrow 4-3 vote earlier this month, the board decided to pursue a police services contract with the […]

By Patricia Bogumil Editor Wisconsin Independent Life College (WILC), a new secondary education option for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, will open its doors with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, at 104B E. Main St., Waterford. WILC is a new private, non-profit college serving young […]