A historic fountain in the middle of Goshen was back to normal Thursday after it overflowed with suds overnight.

It appears someone — or some group — spiked the 114-year-old EH Harriman Fountain with soap as a prank — again.

The joke is clearly not yet getting old for village residents who told News 12 they have come to appreciate the yearly tradition.

Village of Goshen Police, though, are not laughing.

"It's just a little clean fun," Patrizia Beer said Thursday from her window seat in a nearby restaurant.

"To tell you the truth, I thought it was cute," Allen Tepedino said looking at the fountain.

The overflow of bubbles started overnight. Residents suspect high school students are responsible for the stunt.

They were also impressed with the soap bandits' timing, which several said created much more suds than past soap pranks.

Steady rain helped fluff up the bubble bath out of the fountain and onto Greenwich Street.

Whoever did it slipped away, but the getaway might not have been fully clean since multiple surveillance cameras are nearby and village police are investigating.

"It's fun for the kids," local business owner Ryan Clarkin said. "I would think it's tough to clean that up though."The cleanup involved a steady lather-rinse-repeat cycle to thin out the bubbles.

Village Public Works crews are familiar with the technique. They have had to use it several summers in a row.

Village Mayor Molly O'Donnell did not return messages Thursday seeking comment.

After the fountain was bath-bombed in May 2024, O'Donnell explained in a Facebook post that soap is harmful to the fountain's liner and that Public Works had to drain, scrub and refill it twice to fully remove the suds.

"If this continues to be an issue, we will have no choice but to turn the water off completely, and that would truly break my heart. Please tell your kids - no bubbles in the fountain!" she wrote.

A Public Works crew told News 12 Thursday they still find the annual prank funny, though it caused some extra work.

They said no employees had to be called in, and no overtime pay was necessary.

"I mean, it's a prank," one employee said. "It's no big deal. We have the man hours. It is what it is."

To police, it is a chargeable offense.

Police said overnight they intend to review surveillance video from nearby buildings to identify any suspects to charge with criminal mischief.

Like the Public Works crew, village residents hope that if anyone is charged, the village judge goes easy on them.

"A little slap on the wrist," Tepedino said. "And [they'll] say, 'Don't do it again.'"