Tag Archives: Businessman

2011 in Review: The first six months

As it turned out, 2011 was a news-worthy year in Whitehall, and some stories – most notably the still-pending move of the Town Hall – provided news at least twice a month, sometimes more. Voters elected new political leadership in the village and town and residents saw the town’s most notable landmark – the armory, [...]

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Free fun for all at festival Saturday

Whitehall’s business community is coming together to offer local residents an evening of autumn fun, and it’s completely free. The second annual Fall Free Festival will be held from4to7 p.m.on Saturday in theSkenesboroughParkand will feature entertainment, children’s activities, food and several thousand dollars in giveaways. “The focus is on the music and local not-for-profit groups,” [...]

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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 [...]

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Corsetti presents armory plans

Businessman Richard Corsetti received applause both before and after he presented his plan for creating a community cultural center in the Whitehall Armory to the town board at its Jan. 12 meeting. Despite it being a very snowy day, more than 15 people turned out for the presentation in which Corsetti laid out the details [...]

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Town office move could be affected

By Bill Toscano   The renewal of interest in the town purchasing the Whitehall Armory has the potential to delay – or even derail – the planned move of the Whitehall town offices from the New York State Canal Corp. building to the Skenesborough Volunteer Fire Company building.Just as it appeared the town and village [...]

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Businessman’s aim is to help town

By Bill Toscano Richard Corsetti knows his name is unfamiliar to residents of Whitehall, but he also wants to them to know that he has the skills and desire to help preserve the Whitehall Armory and turn it into an asset for the town and the region. “This is not my hometown,” said Corsetti, who [...]

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watchin tv

someone wants it Noticed recently in the news, concern/ handwringing about the Obama daughters getting so much media attention. Sort of an extension of the papparazi talk re celebrities, I think. No one seems to be willing to admit to eating this stuff up, but someone clearly does, or it wouldn’t happen beacuse it wouldn’t [...]

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An ‘ordinary, extraordinary’ man

Student. Soldier. Businessman. Husband. Father.These are just some of the roles that Henry Vanderminden III, or Hank to his friends, Papa to his family, filled in his more than eight decades on this earth.

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Rec. Center offering summer programs for children

Tomorrow marks the official start of summer vacation for Whitehall-area youth, and kids looking for a way to fill their [...]

Board of Ed. recognizes top students

The Whitehall Board of Education took a few moments to honor the district’s top students during Monday’s monthly meeting. Board [...]

Two arrested in local shooting

Two New York City men were arrested Friday in connection with an April 11 armed robbery at the Hampton Hotel [...]

Town to charge businesses, out-of-towners for use of park

Businesses and out-of-towners will be charged a nominal fee to host events at the Skenesborough Waterfront Community Park. The town [...]

59 to graduate from WHS

For a few dozen young adults, Friday evening will serve as a rite of passage, one they’ve worked 12 years [...]

Students conduct own verison of Mythbusters

If you eat a piece of food that’s been on the floor less than five seconds, can you avoid ingesting [...]

Longtime teachers recognized

The Board of Education bid a fond farewell Monday night to a half dozen longtime teachers. Daniel Mulholland, Karen Devendorf, [...]

Vegas Gold trumps Gold

By Jaime Thomas Just when everyone in Granville thought the debate about school colors was over and done with, it [...]

Crews respond to electrical fire at The Orchard

By Jaime Thomas Area firefighters responded to an early morning fire at The Orchard Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre Tuesday morning. [...]

Granville to graduate 111

By Jaime Thomas It’s the moment Granville seniors have been getting ready for 12 years—graduation is now around the corner. [...]

Sunny weather for parade and carnival

Hicks appoints new historian

By Jaime Thomas An opening for a town historian in Granville came at a perfect time for Lee Tugas. Tugas, [...]

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