The Whitehall Chamber of Commerce recently selected its officers and a new board of directors. The biggest change comes at the top of the Chamber’s power structure where Dana Grant was chosen as the president. Jim Aiken will be vice president, Stan Woodruff will serve as treasurer and Jane Gendron will be the chamber secretary. [...]
Village, property owners reach compromise on parking
The village has agreed to make concessions to its winter parking ban in an effort to appease Main Street business owners and landlords who said the law left their patrons and tenants nowhere to park. The board of trustees agreed to permit overnight parking on Fosdick Alley. But whether the concessions prove to be enough [...]
Armory Sold
An Orange County businessman and entrepreneur who owns an historic ski lodge in Vermont and property on Gray Lane along the Mettowee River secured the winning bid for the Whitehall Armory during a public auction held at the Canal Corp. Visitors Center Tuesday afternoon. Gregory Gross put forward a winning bid of $165,000 and beat [...]
Cash available for grocery store
Representatives from the New York State Healthy Food and Healthy Communities Fund, a financing program that helps facilitate the development of food markets in under-served communities, has designatedWhitehallas a town that qualifies for assistance. Several local officials met with representatives from The Low Income Investment Fund, Pennsylvania-based organization The Food Trust, and Karl Benedikt from [...]
New ‘Welcome to Whitehall’ sign makes it debut
By Derek Liebig Commuters entering Whitehall from the south on Route 4 will receive a colorful new welcome. Over a dozen representatives from local businesses and organizations gathered Friday afternoon to unveil a new “Welcome to Whitehall.” Located at the Ross Chevrolet lot on the northbound side of Route 4 as you enter the village [...]
Chamber plants flowers at intersections
By Derek Liebig If you look closely you may notice a few pleasant changes along Whitehall’s roadways in the next few weeks. The Chamber of Commerce and the Village have been busy planting flowers at a few of the intersections in the community and plans are in place to replace some of the area’s welcome [...]
Chamber Corner for Feb. 24
By Bethe Reynolds Our first meeting of the new Whitehall Chamber of Commerce Board was held on Feb 10. We wish to thank all the members who have renewed their memberships in this new year. Our intention is to double the existing membership in 2011 by offering programs and support that help grow business in Whitehall. To that [...]





