By Jaime Thomas Hartford students will soon have the opportunity to learn alongside students from Fort Ann, Salem, Argyle and other nearby districts. School Superintendent Andrew Cook announced the district’s plan to open a distance learning classroom this fall during a board meeting last Monday. Come September, students throughout Washington County will be able to [...]
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Softball picks up first win; errors doom team against Argyle, Bolton
Whitehall’s softball team broke out of its early season slump in a big way picking up its first win of the season last Wednesday against Salem. After being held to a total of three runs in its first two games, Whitehall pounded out 10 hits in a 14-0 romp over the Generals. Victoria Christian had [...]
Tennis team wins again
The Granville tennis team kept up a strong season start with a 5-2 win over Argyle on Monday. The singles left no room for error, while the doubles couldn’t quite keep up during the mild spring match. For the boys singles, Matthew Bixby had the biggest win with a 10-2 match against Michael Miller. Joey [...]
County reaches agreement to lease transfer stations
Washington County is getting out of the trash business. The county Board of Supervisor agreed Friday to hand over control of its five transfer stations to Vermont-based Earth Waste and Metal. The company, which operates more than a half dozen transfer stations in the Green Mountain State, will the lease the facilities under a five [...]
Firm inks nursing home agreement
The company seeking to acquire Washington County’s public nursing home signed a binding purchase agreement last week. Centers for Specialty Care signed a $2.4 million agreement to purchase Pleasant Valley Infirmary, more than three months after the county Board of Supervisors approved the contract. The agreement ensures that the 122-bed public nursing home, which is [...]
Putorti’s return sparks Railroaders
The Whitehall girls basketball team is happy to have Brittany Putorti back in its lineup. In her first game back from an injury, the senior and emotional leader of the team, scored 21 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and blocked fours shots to lead Whitehall past Salem 42-27. Rebecca Lavin added 12 points and Victoria Christian [...]
Late rally sinks Railroaders
A furious fourth quarter rally by Salem sent Whitehall to its ninth loss of the season. Trailing by six points, Salem outscored Whitehall 25-8 in the fourth quarter to pull out a 57-46 win. Salem’s P.H. LaPorte, who missed most of the first and second quarters with an injury, returned in the second half and [...]
Snowmobile clubs grateful for snow
Snowmobilers in Hartford are praying for snow. For nearly two years their machinery has sat idle, and club membership dropped due to lack of snow and a slow economy. After a dose of real winter after Christmas, though, anyone with a sled is chomping at the bit to get riding. “Everybody and his brother was [...]
Ferguson finishes 2nd; team falls to N. Warren
Lake George’s Dan Jardine edged PJ Ferguson by three seconds to claim first place in an Adirondack League cross-country race held last Tuesday in Whitehall. Jardine finished the 2.64-mile race in 15 minutes, one second, just ahead of Ferguson. John Farrone of Lake George finished third, but North Warren pushed across the next five runners [...]
Board takes first step on transfer stations
A routine procedural vote did more than start the process of possibly eliminating the five Washington County solid waste transfer stations Friday morning. It effectively laid out the opposing sides in what has been a contentious discussion in the past. The resolution to retain an attorney and spend about $3,000 to develop a request for [...]
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