By Randal Smathers Four people were taken to area hospitals following a head-on collision on Route 22A near Raceville Road in Middle Granville on Monday afternoon. A midsize 2010 Chevrolet SUV headed southbound and a northbound 2004 Ford Focus sedan met in the corner between Raceville and Butler roads at about 1:50 p.m., with [...]
Benefits planned for local man with cancer
Friend and family members of Granville resident John Groesbeck are seeking financial help for the 46-year-old self-employed man, who discovered less than two months ago that he has a form of brain cancer. There is a basket party scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Castleton, Vt., American Legion post. Viewing will begin at 11:30 [...]
Two local brothers, facing sexual abuse charges, among crash victims
Two local brothers charged last month in a series of sexual assaults on children were injured in an early morning one-car accident on Bentley Road in Kingsbury Sunday morning. Joseph P. Petty, 18, of Hebron, was transported to Albany Medical Center with critical/life-threatening injuries, according to police. Gordon L. Petty, 20, also of Hebron, [...]
Elmy guilty on one of five charges
A local business owner accused of assault against his wife last fall was found guilty of one felony count by a Washington County jury on Friday afternoon. The jury found Robert A. Elmy guilty of second-degree assault but acquitted him on additional charges. Elmy, 63, [...]
Baptie accepts plea deal
A local woman who was accused of aggravated vehicular homicide in a fatal crash earlier this spring in Hampton has accepted a plea deal and will be sentenced later this month. Mary E. Baptie, 44, of Whitehall will be sentenced on Dec. 21 after she accepted a plea deal from prosecutors Monday. Baptie will [...]
Elmy may face more charges; victim of attack out of hospital
By Bill Toscano The police investigation into a serious assault against a woman in Granville Oct. 12 is still actively continuing, and the suspect, Robert A. Elmy, may face additional charges pending the outcome of a grand just investigation. Elmy, 63, of Whitehall, who runs the Champlain Harbor Marina and RV Park has been released [...]
Elmy charged with felony assault: Marina owner charged in attack on woman; victim in induced coma
A prominent local businessman was arrested and charged with felony assault Tuesday morning in connection with serious injuries suffered by a female acquaintance on Monday afternoon. Robert A. Elmy, 63, who owns a marina in Whitehall, was charged with second-degree assault. He is accused of assaulting a woman in her residence and causing a serious [...]
Emergency responders complete helicopter training
A small crowd of firefighters, emergency squad members and police officers converged on a recreation field at the Whitehall Central School campus on Saturday July 9. As they waited, a bright blue and white helicopter flew out of the morning sky. It made a pass from southwest to northeast, circled and came in for a [...]
Where are they now…Mary LaPlante Nairn
By Michael Emond “I wanted to be a teacher early on, and played teacher with my siblings.” Said Mary recently, “I was all set to attend a local Vermont college, but while working my senior summer at Rutland Hospital, the nurses there persuaded me to go into nursing.” And so began her career. She [...]
Kenneth R. “Pete” Devino Sr., 64
Kenneth R. “Pete” Devino, Sr., 64, of Queensbury, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Friday, July 16, 2010, at Albany Medical Center, after a short illness. Born on Dec. 6, 1945, he was the son of the late Kenneth W. and Irene S. (Rabtoy) Devino. Pete was a logger in the Washington County area [...]







VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]