Twenty-Nine Apply For WCS Superintendent
Twenty-nine people would like to be the next superintendent of the Waterville Central School District. Actually, the number is higher than that, but 29 applicants completed their application packets by the deadline, Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES superintendent Howard Mettelman told the Waterville Board of Education last week. Of the other 13 applicants, one withdrew and 12 others had incomplete packets, he said, and should not be considered. Board members were given all 29 packets to review; they and Mettelman planned to meet Tuesday, Jan. 31 to begin looking for which candidates will be asked to come in for confidential interviews with the board. Also this week, Mettelman served as host of a community forum that allowed residents to offer input on the search for the next leader of WCSD. He has been meeting with teachers, staff and students, he said, asking three questions of everybody: What does Waterville school district do very well that should be kept, what challenges does the district have to address and what traits/characteristics are important in the next superintendent. Mettelman planned to provide those responses to the board at the meeting Tuesday. But, he explained to the approximately 30 people attending last week’s WCS board meeting, the process to select a successor to replace Gary Lonczak, who is retiring as of July 1, is very much in the board of education’s hands.  For the Complete Article, Click Here to Subscribe!

Madison, Stockbridge Study Sharing
Madison Central School is seeking residents to be on a Community Advisory Committee. The Madison Board of Education needs 15 volunteers for the committee, according to the district’s website. The committee will study the feasibility of reorganizing the district with Stockbridge Valley Central School District. The committees - Stockbridge is putting together a similar one - will look at facts and gather information. Options to be considered through the study may include centralization, annexation, formal or informal sharing and cooperation arrangements between the districts, any other changes that may be authorized by current law or amendments to the law, and no change from the current status, according to the board’s statement. The committees are expected to look at the matter from this month through September.  For the Complete Article, Click Here to Subscribe!

Tree Sale
The Madison County Conservation District is having its annual Tree and Shrub Seedling sale. Many of the species are ideal for erosion control and are attractive uses for wildlife food and cover, windscreens, shade, and privacy. To order go to www.madcoswcd.com or call 824-9849 by March 23. Plants will be available April 12 at the USDA Service Center in Hamilton.

Ideas, Help Needed for Ruth’s Run
The first organizational meeting for the third annual Ruth Allen Memorial Run and Walk will be Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at Marshall Town Hall. Everyone is invited to attend and to bring ideas and inspirations to the meeting. For details, call 841-4356 or 841-4707.

Sangerfield Couple Charged
A Town of Sangerfield couple was sent to the Oneida County Jail after a domestic dispute at their home last week. Oneida County Sheriff's Department deputies in Waterville responded to a domestic dispute early Tuesday morning on State Route 12 in Sangerfield. There they said they found Jon and Pearl VanNort both impaired by the use of a drug known as bath salts. Their three children were home as well. Child Protective Services was called to the residence due to the deplorable living conditions, deputies said. The children, ages 4, 5 and 6, were removed from the home and taken to a family member's house for care. For the Complete Article, Click Here to Subscribe!

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