Arthur Melin and Richard Knerr’s iconic toy will be the focus of an all-ages contest at the Elks Lodge this weekend. Elks Lodge 1491 will host its 10th annual hula hoop contest beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, on the second floor of the lodge. Participants of all ages will twirl, roll, throw [...]
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Whitehall pulls out close win versus Hartford
After starting the season 0-4 in games decided by less than two runs, it was only a matter of time before Whitehall pulled out a close game. Last Wednesday, the Railroaders did just that, as Brittney Putorti tossed a three-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over Adirondack League foe Hartford. Putorti allowed only three base [...]
Eaton picks up win for tennis team
Faith Eaton picked up Whitehall’s first win of the season on the tennis courts last Wednesday against North Warren. Playing as the fifth seed, Eaton bested Jacob Allen 10-2. It was the first match Whitehall has won all season and the winning ways must have been contagious as Whitehall picked up its second win of [...]
Winters paces track team with top three finishes
Before the season began, Justin Culligan, Whitehall’s track coach, talked about the competitive drive of Morgan Winters. Last Tuesday, members of the Wasaren League witnessed that drive first hand. The eighth grader finished in a tie for first place in the girls’ 100 meter dash and was part of a 4×100 relay team that finished [...]
Railroaders baseball split four game road trip
An opportunistic Warrensburg team took advantage of several Whitehall errors to pull out a dramatic 3-2 win on Monday evening. Joe Brunelle drove in the winning run on a double with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Burgers won their sixth game of the season. The Railroaders got a good [...]
Fire destorys barn
Firefighters from more than seven local departments, including Whitehall, Dresden and Hampton, battled a fire Monday afternoon on County Route 21. The fire destroyed the a barn and damaged several outbuildings as wind kept feeding the flames. It took firefighters several hours to extinguish. Local departments worked collaboratively to transport water from a nearby pond [...]
County residents less healthy
Residents of Washington County smoke more, weigh more and are less active than their peers across the state. According to the County Health Ranking and Roadmaps program, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, Washington County ranks in the bottom third of the state in terms [...]
Hampton establishes transfer sticker fund
The Hampton Town Board will establish a fund to purchase unused transfer station stickers from local residents. The board will set aside $100 that will be used to provide refunds to residents who have stickers they can no longer use. Earth, Waste and Metal assumed control of the five county transfer stations on Monday, several [...]
330 mile power line receives state approval
The New York State Public Service Commission last week gave the go-ahead for an underground power line that will be submerged beneath the waters of Lake Champlain and pass through Whitehall on its way to New York City. The $2.2 billion Champlain Hudson Power Express is proposed by Albany-based Transmission Developers Inc. and has been [...]
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