The New York State Comptroller’s Office released the following audit about the North Brookfield Fire Department. Department officials did not adopt a written investment policy or establish procedures to govern the investment of department funds or provide a framework to help ensure funds were invested safely and prudently, and that the department’s resources were not exposed to unnecessary financial risk. During the audit period, the department invested $77,200 with a local t

The Clinton Central School Board of Education met Tuesday evening to discuss new business. Nicole Chubbuck of D'Arcangelo and Co., LLP presented the District with the results of the 2025-26 Financial Statement Audit. CCSD received an unmodified opinion with no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies identified. No issues of noncompliance were found. The Board opened a public hearing on the Special Patrol Officer contract agreement. CCSD Superintendent Christopher Clan

To best address concerns and projects for improvement in Clark Mills, forming a committee is the first step. Amanda Whalen of Mohawk Valley Economic Development District attended last week’s Kirkland Town Board meeting at the Kirkland Senior Center in Clark Mills. Whalen’s visit was a follow-up to a visit she and the agency made in the Summer that included a community discussion and walk-about. The Clinton Kirkland Improvement Corp sponsored Whalen’s visit. Whalen said that v

Photo By Steve Gannon From their opening game, shown here vs. Stillwater Saratoga, to last week’s win over Frankfort-Schuyler, the Waterville varsity football team continues to demonstrate why it’s earned the No. 1 ranking in New York state in 8-man football. The Eagles are 4-0 entering this week’s game. Sports, Pages 7, 12.

According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department a Deansboro man died last week in a farming accident. Deputies responded on Sept. 23 around 4:08 p.m. to a farm on Fuess Cleary Road in the Town of Marshall for a reported farm accident involving a fatality. Members of the Oneida County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigative Unit and Forensic Identification Unit responded to the scene. A preliminary investigation showed that 27-year-old Hunter Cornelius had been working on

One of the three business owners chosen to receive funding from the Village of Waterville’s NY Forward grant has dropped out. Tom Eisenhut, owner of the Buell Block with the laundromat on the first floor, had been selected to get $1.8 million of the $4.5 million fund. He notified officials he was withdrawing his project from the grant. At last week’s Village of Waterville Board meeting, Mayor Gene Ostrander and Village Clerk Gayle Barnes said the state will re-allocate the fu