Wednesday, April 28

- IN MEMORIAM -

From Route 20 Catholic:

It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the death of Father Vincent Kelly who passed away early this morning. He was 90 years old. Arrangements are as follows:

Friday, April 30 -
Rite of Reception of the Body at the Church at 2pm
Calling Hours at St. Joseph's in Oriskany Falls from 4pm-7pm
Vigil Service at St. Joseph's in Oriskany Falls at 7pm (Livestreamed Route 20 Catholic)

If you are interested in attending the Vigil Service, please RSVP to stjoesofalls@syrdio.org.

Saturday, May 1 -
Viewing at St. Mary's Clinton from 9am-10am
Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's Clinton at 10am (Livestreamed at http://www.stmarys-clinton.com/)
If you are interested in attending the funeral Mass, please RSVP to stmarysclinton@syrdio.org

- WEATHER -

- COVID-19 UPDATES & IN THE MAIL -

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Waterville Appoints New Principal For Memorial Park Elementary School On April 27, 2021 the Waterville Central School District Board of Education unanimously appointed Karen Hinderling to the position of Principal at Memorial Park Elementary School (MPS) following a thorough search. She will replace Maureen Gray who will be retiring after serving as Principal of MPS for 8 years. Ms. Hinderling will begin official duties on July 1. Ms. Hinderling has twenty years experience as an elementary teacher and has also served as an instructional coach, new teacher mentor program coordinator, Response to Intervention specialist, director of technology and as Elementary Principal at NA Walbran Elementary School, all in the Oriskany Central School District. Currently, Ms. Hinderling is an Educational Technology Leader in the Holland Patent School District through the Mohawk Regional Information Center. Dr. Jennifer Spring, Superintendent, stated,” Ms. Hinderling’s focus on developing the whole child along with her expertise in educational technology make her a great fit for Waterville. I am confident that Ms. Hinderling will continue to bring out the best at MPS. We look forward to seeing the great work she will do in collaboration with students, staff, and families.” Ms. Hinderling is a graduate of SUNY Oswego and holds both a Master’s degree and Certificate of Advanced Studies from SUNY Cortland. She lives in Clinton with her three sons, aged 16, 18, and 20. “I am excited and honored to be joining the Waterville school community. I look forward to welcoming the students and faculty back to school in the fall,” Ms. Hinderling said. Please join the Board of Education and the Waterville Central School District in welcoming Ms. Karen Hinderling as the new Principal of Memorial Park Elementary School.

TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021 AT 6 PM EDT – 7:30 PM EDT

Tee/Coach Pitch/Minor League

Roc-Star Ice Cream & Eatery

Little League sign ups for boys/girls ages 4 (by Aug 31st)- 12.

$35 per player includes hat, shirt, and Little League insurance fees. Each child registered gets a free ice cream if present. Cash or checks made out to: Waterville Little League

Ages 4-6 need to play at least 1 season of teeball before being able to play coach pitch. 7 year old first year players can elect to go right into coach pitch. Youth ages 7-12 can play either coach pitch or minor level.

Bring a COPY of birth certificate that we keep on file. If your child played in past years, then no need to bring it again. Have their insurance card, so you can look at it to write their insurance card # on their registration forms.

When you arrive, we will give you the forms you need. Please take them to your car, fill them out, and return them when finished.

We hope your kiddos get out and have fun this season!!! AYSO soccer is just starting up. The soccer season usually ends the last week of June before baseball begins with younger kids in this league. Baseball is typically the last week of June until the last week of July. Teeball is generally on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Coach Pitch and Minor are generally on Monday and Thursday evenings.

Please call/text Courtney Spatto at 3155425760 with questions.

- AROUND TOWN -

More local history shared by Louis Langone:

A BIT OF WFD HISTORY, on this day (Apr. 24, 1829) 192 years ago the Waterville Fire Department was organized. At that time it was just a group of men who enlisted to put out fires by using the bucket brigade. Later that year, Dec. 8, 1829 they elected the first fire chief, then called engineer. Many years later the WFD got their first fire apparatus, a horse or hand drawn hand pumper (1868) and then their second was a horse or hand drawn chemical steam pumper (425 gpm) in 1877.