The Whitehall varsity boys basketball program will look to use its athletic ability to compete in the 2010-11 Adirondack League. “We will be very athletic,” said head coach Keith Redmond. “We will have bench depth and the ability to go 9-10 deep in a game, which should help the fatigue factor late in games.” The [...]
Sweet Main Street
It’s Main Street, but sweeter. In front of LaFlamme’s, there is now a replica scene of Main Street, complete with buildings and Saunders Street Bridge and street lights. However, these buildings and bridge are made out of Graham crackers and gingerbread, while the street lights are lollipops. It is the creation of Bethany Bosch of [...]
1931 Times brings back memories
Richard Currier knew that he had an old copy of the Whitehall Times, but not until recently had he decided to take a closer look at it. “I had it in my library for a while and I thought that I should dig it out and make some copies of the pages,” said Currier about [...]
Toys For Tots Train comes Sunday
While one train has left the station, another will soon be arriving to help out those in need during this holiday season. As the CP Rail Holiday Train helped out the Whitehall Ecumenical Community Food Pantry, the D&H Railroad/Marine Corps Toys for Tots Train will arrive in Whitehall on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 11:15 a.m. [...]
Railroader previews coming
The Whitehall 2010-11 winter sports previews will hit the stands tomorrow, and, as part of the preview, there will be one team profiled each day on the Whitehall Times web site, starting with the arsity boys basketball team. Check in each day for another sports preview as the Railroaders prepare for the upcoming season.
Supervisors approve spending plan
The vote cast by Granville interim Supervisor Beverly Tatko at Tuesday’s meeting of the Washington County Board of Supervisors was a surprise to no one. What was a surprise, at least to Tatko, was the supervisors who joined her in voting against the Washington County budget for 2011. “We’re voting on the budget?” Tatko asked [...]
Boy Scouts annual food drive
Boy Scout Troop 83 (sponsored by American Legion Post 83) is having its annual food collection on Dec. 4. Food collection bags will be dropped off on Nov. 27 by the scouts and will be picked up on Dec. 4 in the morning by 10 a.m. People are asked to contribute to the local food pantry by [...]
UMC holding clothing exchange
The Whitehall United Methodist Church is collecting blankets and winter clothing for its annual winter clothing exchange, which starts on Thursday, Dec. 2, and runs throughout the winter. The church seeks new and lightly used blankets and winter clothing for the exchange, especially children’s and men’s clothing. The exchange will take place on Thursdays during [...]
Town adopts budget with 13.62 tax rate increase
The Whitehall Town Council started its Nov. 17 meeting faced with a 15.36-percent tax rate increase to fund the 2011 town spending plan. In the end, the councilmen were able to cut the final number to 13.62-percent, but it was not easy. Members of the council voted to not give any pay raises to elected [...]
Whitehall school psychologist honored
Molly Gordon said that it is all about being there. Gordon, the Whitehall High School psychologist, recently received the New York State Leadership in School Psychology Award after being nominated by her peers in Whitehall. “I didn’t know anything about it at first,” said Gordon, who is in her third year as the psychologist for [...]






