Challenger Dan Dickinson has succeeded in his campaign to recall Town of Waterford Sanitary District No. 1 Commissioner Bill Gerard, according to the unofficial results of Tuesday’s election. Results posted Tuesday night by Racine County Clerk Wendy Christensen show Dickinson with 45 percent of the vote (475) to Gerard’s 37 […]
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Waterway project in Phases One and Two
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Efforts to study possible eco-restorative efforts on Tichigan Lake and the Fox River in Waterford are gaining momentum. Commissioner John Bostrom, who is serving as team leader of an eco-restorative initiative of the Waterford Waterway Management District (WMMD), provided an update at the group’s July 26 […]
Senate primary on the ballot today
Neumann, Fitzgerald find common ground while frontrunners are absent at Senate forum By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Fitzgerald waited until the end of Monday’s forum at Veterans Terrace to state the obvious: “If the other two guys would have showed up, this debate would have […]
Gerard newsletter challenged for presenting fiction as fact
By Patricia Bogumil Editor A four-page election flyer distributed in Waterford township has led to a “cease and desist” letter being sent to Commissioner Bill Gerard of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD). Entitled “Newsletter No. 2 from Bill Gerard,” the flyer airs Gerard’s grievances about what he perceives […]
Gas prices held steady last week
Average retail gasoline prices in Wisconsin have not moved in the past week, averaging $3.90 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.67, according to gasoline price website WisconsinGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in […]
City examines sweeping changes
Street cleaning program could use some tweaks, aldermen suggest By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Depending upon whom you ask, the City of Burlington’s street sweeping program has been a cost-saving success or still-emerging process in need of adjustment. That was a gist of a discussion Tuesday by the City […]
Sanitary District has been running in the ‘red’ for years
Gerard safe guarding records he fears might be destroyed By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer Town of Waterford Sanitary District President Bill Gerard said Aug. 1 he recently sent more than 30 pages of official WSD meeting notes and financial data, dating as far back as 2003, to the “county” for […]
Puppy dies after pit bull attack
By Chris Bennett Correspondent It sounds like Milo didn’t stand a chance. The 8-month-old Bichon Frise puppy was attacked and killed July 31by a pit bull terrier in the Village of Union Grove. “(My daughter) didn’t even have time to pick him up,” Alice Osborne said of the family’s puppy. […]
Trading her law books for a little romance
Local author cuts back legal practice to crank out steamy novels By Christopher Bennett Correspondent Morganne Leigh MacDonald’s journey from lawyer to romance novelist started many years ago on a trip through the mountains. The then, self-admitted, “avid and snobby” reader preferred thrillers and historical fiction, but needed to decompress […]
New member of Waterford Sanitary Board appointed
Ricky McNeily replaces Donna Block By Patricia Bogumil Editor Ricky P. McNeily was appointed Monday night to the Town of Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) Board of Commissioners. He replaces Donna Block, who resigned July 30, citing personal health issues. Block had been appointed to the WSD Board in May 2011 […]
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