By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor While several school board and local municipal contests have generated enough interest to produce candidates vying against each other for a seat on the board, many other races in the April 3 election are uncontested. A listing follows of area seats appearing on the April […]
Waterford
News from the Waterford-Rochester area
Hoping for a Festivus miracle? Town, WSD grievances aired
By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor Routine business at the Waterford Town Hall has taken on the feel of a Festivus festival, an event made popular in the long-running Seinfeld TV show – replete with a traditional “Airing of Grievances.” The topic of work place confrontations was discussed March 7 at […]
Library carpeting project means limited hours, longer checkouts
By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor After 11 years of getting tramped on by more than 80,000 pairs of feet, the carpeting at the Waterford Library is being replaced. As a result, the library will have limited hours from Monday, March 26 through Friday, March 30. During that time, open hours […]
Town of Waterford election offers three choices for two seats
Three candidates are seeking two Town of Waterford supervisor positions in the April 3 election. Incumbents Dale Gauerke and Timothy Szeklinski face challenger Jeffrey Klyzub. The two-year positions pay $7,375 annually. Information provided by each candidate follows. Dale Gauerke Age: 65 Address: 5355 Northwest Highway, Waterford Education: BSE, MSE, […]
Village of Rochester election features five in board trustee race
Five candidates are seeking three Village of Rochester trustee positions in the April 3 election. Incumbents Christopher Bennett and Christian Johnson face challengers Steve Fladwood, Charlie Pietrowski and Russ Kumbier. The two-year positions pay $3,500 annually, plus $25 per meeting. Information provided by each candidate follows. Steven Fladwood Age: 68 […]
Common sense, hard work, fiscal savvy favored in village election
By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor Four candidates will vie for three Village of Waterford trustee positions in the April 3 election. Incumbent Ron Kluth faces challengers Steve Denman, Don Houston and Tamara Pollnow. Incumbent trustees Don Hewitt and Randy Harrington are not seeking re-election. The two-year positions p[ay $5,400 annually, […]
WSD landlord not happy with the town as a renter
By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor Maybe the 99-year, $1/year lease on the Waterford Town Hall can be broken. Maybe it can’t. But either way, maybe it won’t ever really matter. On March 7, commissioners with the Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) asked their attorney, John Macy, to check through all documentation […]
Gag order chokes off supply of information
‘Forever’ guarantee can’t get past WSD meeting rules By Patricia Bogumil Staff Writer A former President of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) found a gag order too hard to swallow at the commission’s March 7 monthly meeting. As a result, former commissioner Dan Dickinson and his wife, Jan, […]
Crash on a country road brings charges
Waterford driver charged with sixth drunken driving offense By Patricia Bogumil Interim editor The March 2 snowfall lead to the arrest of a 40-year-old Waterford man, after police reported finding just one set of footsteps in the snow leading from his vehicle, which crashed in Caledonia in the early […]
With spring in the air, village drainage project flows forward
By Patricia Bogumil Staff Writer A project to alleviate past flooding concerns in the Village of Waterford will soon get off the ground. Monday night, the village board agreed to a request from Mann Bros. Inc. of Elkhorn to hire on KORE Financial Services as funds manager for the project. […]
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