Warren Whitcher “Sid” Straw passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2010, at Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center. Sid was born on June 29, 1923, in Warren, Vt. He was the last living son of Clarence C. and Edith Damon Straw, and the 13th of 14 brothers and sisters and the seventh son, of which he [...]
Esther DeVitto
Esther DeVitto, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 at Rutland Health and Rehabilitation Center. Esther was born on Sept. 25, 1914 in Wells, Vt., the daughter of Sanford and Grace (VanGuilder) Holcomb. Esther retired from General Electric in Connecticut. Having worked for GE she had an interest in electronics and early innovations. [...]
Elsie E. Wood, 92
Elsie E. Wood, 92, of Skenesborough Harbor in Whitehall, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at the Glens Falls Hospital. Born on February 2, 1916 in Putnam, the daughter of the late James and Ida Mae (Newton) Jordan. Elsie worked for Champlain Spinners and Troy Guild in Glens Falls and worked for [...]






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 [...]