Friday, May 8

Milk Give-Away at MPS Tuesday, May 5th

- WEATHER -

- COVID-19 UPDATES & IN THE MAIL -

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Click Here for the NYS Department of Labor

Click Here for the Oneida County COVID-19 Dashboard

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Click Here for the NYS Park Department

Canceled/Postponed: Sangerfield Cemetery Association has postponed its

annual meeting and election of three trustees, until a future date, at which time a Legal Notice will be posted.

From the Jr/Sr High:

Click Here for an Update on Online Learning

Students and parents, progress reports are now available on Parent Portal.

Progress reports will be mailed home to all students.

Letter as PDF: https://drive.google.com/open…

Schedule as PDF: https://drive.google.com/open…

From MPS:

Click Here for the PDF Update for MPS Online Learning

The Waterville Board of Education meetings for May 12 & 19, 2020

will take place at 5:00 pm. remotely. Please see the School Website https://www.watervillecsd.org/

Click Here for Info or to Help this Group of Locals Sewing Masks

From the Brothertown Optimist Club regarding the Brothertown Scholarship Fund:

North Brookfield Fire Department Mother's Day Chicken BBQ

Sunday, May 10

11 - til gone

Dinners Only - $10

Drive-Thru Style Pick-Up in front of the Firehouse, delivered right to your vehicle.

- AROUND TOWN -

Tuesday's Milk Give-Away ended with all 750 gallons of milk distributed to the community. Plus, the Layers of Love, local mask sewing group, offered free masks to all who drove through. Thank you to all of the volunteers making assisting these and similar operations. For those in need or needing to avoid shopping in person, the SUNY Morrisville Dairy Drive-Thru offers their final distribution today, after beginning April 10th, from 4-6 pm.

The setting May"Flower" Supermoon

If you were in downtown Waterville on Thursday afternoon, you might have seen or been offered a drink from this duo who deemed their travels #equineandwine Their goal to pass out a little joy and refreshment as they noticed stress levels increasing.

Despite the snow in the forecast for Mother's Day weekend, the seasonal gauge in front of Morgan's Hardware show signs of plenty of backyard gardening, relaxation and warm weather ahead.

Hopefully all of the tulips and other blooms that have been enjoying the recent sunshine continue to flourish after the weekend weather.

Whether it snows or not, you can still surprise mom with plenty of flowers, potted plants, and more this Sunday, as Merri-Rose Florish and Alcott's Garden Center have been sharing photos to remind us all that they can deliver right to your car.

Photo: Merri-Rose Florist

Hanging baskets, arrangements, and more!

Photo: Alcott's Garden Center

Potted Tomato Plants

Things to remember for the weekend:

Don't put away the snow brush for your car.

Pitch in to help keep Waterville Clean, and participate in the Waterville Rotary Clean Up Day,

Mother's Day is SUNDAY and you can celebrate with Drive-Thru Chicken BBQ from the North Brookfield Fire Department (as well as other things).

Wednesday, May 24

- WEATHER - ***** Happy Birthday (yesterday) to Dottie Ruane! ***** - IN THE MAIL - Today: WCS High School Spring Concert Wed. May 24 7 pm *** Memorial Day Weekend: May 29, 2017 Parades: Waterville: 9 am Line up 8:30 am. Service following at Monument Park with Guest Speaker Assemblyman William Magee Call Tom McNamara for more information or to participate @315-841-8018 Parade Canceled in the event of rain. Deansboro: 10:30 am Service Prior @ 10:15 am at Veterans Memorial Kiddie Bike Parade Oriskany Falls: Noon Service Following at Douglas Park Guest Speaker Dean Kimball From Village Clerk Amber Bell, also note that " instead of the Legion offering hotdogs and hamburgers at the Legion, the Pride in the Community Committee/Fireworks over Oriskany Falls will be providing free hotdogs and refreshment right at the park for the kids that march in...

Friday, March 8

- IN MEMORIAM - Majorie A. "Marge" Brackett December 20, 1927 - March 6, 2019 Click Here for Full Obituary ***** - WEATHER - ***** - COMMUNITY - In response to the fire that took place at the Coon family home on Wednesday on Brothertown Rd Click here for Link to GoFundMe for the Coon Family " On Wednesday, March 6th, the Coon family suffered a devastating loss due to a house fire. Todd Coon the father of four young children was the only one home at the time when the fire broke out. Todd was asleep because he works third shift. By the grace of God, Kurt Carney, his neighbor was unexpectedly home at the time. After many attempts, Kurt was able to wake Todd and he escaped safely, but all of their belongings are gone. Todd and his wife Casey, an Army Veteran, started their lives in this house 6 years ago after she completed her service to our country. They have accumulated many things and have made many memories with their childre...

Friday, March 5

Joseph E. Reddy July 20, 1944 - March 4, 2021 Click Here for Full Obituary With this tribute from the Oriskany Falls Fire Department: With deep sadness, we share the news that past member Joseph Reddy has passed. Joe became a member of the Oriskany Falls Fire Department in 1968. Over his 50+ years, he served in many capacities including; the department Secretary, President, long time Fire Commissioner and earned Life-Member status. In addition, he served as Mayor of our Village from 1974 to 1977. His contributions to our department during his years of service are immeasurable. He was an integral part of many activities of yesteryear including being the Chairman of the Snowmobile races, Motocross races and Field Day Committee, as well as a long time delegate to the Oneida County Fireman’s Association. He never shied away from a microphone and was often the Master of Ceremonies at the Field Day parades, Department banquets and Village of Oriskany Falls Memorial Day ceremonies. Joe...

Monday, November 30

- WEATHER -

Friday, March 19

Hobart L. "Hobie" Morris January 18, 1939 - March 13, 2021 Click for Full Obituary Roy Robert Roher July 17, 1927 - March 16, 2021 Click here for Full Obituary

Thursday, January 13

-IN MEMORIAM- Ernest J. "Ernie" Werner January 23, 1946 - January 8, 2022 Click HERE for the complete obituary. -WEATHER- -LOCAL CALENDARS- -Village of Waterville- -Waterville Central School- -Waterville Public Library- -Waterville First- -IN THE MAIL- Click HERE for Curtains Ad Link While we need a bit more snow here, if you travel a little north this long weekend, use that library card to check out snowshoes! WPL has 3 Adult pairs and 4 Children's pairs that check out with an adult Mid York library card. Soon we hope to have enough snow for local use too! We (Waterville Historical Society) are closed for the winter months (we're sure winter will arrive) while we complete some building projects. We are open by appointment, either email or FB message us. -AROUND TOWN- Blog Pics Village wreaths are coming down, a sure sign that a new year has begun! Around town, inconsistent snowfall... ...provides the keen observer... ...with an opportunity to... ...appreciate the ...

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