What to release, when, always a challenge, police say From the start, immediately after the first bank robbery in recent memory in Granville, police developed leads they did not disclose to the public, but shared with other law enforcement agencies. When a female suspect, later identified at Jill Ludwig of Castleton, presented a note to [...]
Community Calendar 9/1/11
Thursday September 1 Ghost Tours, Stories LAKE GEORGE Nightly Walking Ghost Tours will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday through Monday, Sept. 1 to 5, at Fort William Henry in Lake George Village. And at 7:30 p.m. those days, there’ll be a program of Storytelling: Folk Lore and Ghosts at the fort. Information/cost: 518-964-6648, [...]
Community Calendar 7/14/11
Thursday July 14 Mascot Visits SCHUYLERVILLE Dax, the official mascot of the Adirondack Phantoms, will visit the story hour at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, at the Schuylerville Public Library, 52 Ferry Street. Free and open to children of all ages, accompanied by an adult. Information: Amanda at 518-695-6641, or email afiandaca@sals.edu. [...]
Community Calendar 6/9/11
Thursday June 9 Croquet League BENNINGTON A registration party for the Summer Croquet League will be held on Thursday, June 9, at the Park McCullough House in Bennington. Information/time: Joann Erenhouse, Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce, 802-447-3311. Veterans Services FORT ANN The nonprofit DAV Mobile Service Office will visit McDermott’s Harley Davidson at [...]
Police bust underage drinking party in Wells, Vt.
Police busted up an underage drinking party just across the state border in Wells, Vt., in the late evening hours of Jan. 8 with numerous citations issued to youths from Granville. At least 25 people, all under the age of 21, were found in a barn behind a home at 48 E. Wells Road as [...]
Craft fairs and markets abound this weekend
If you weren’t among the 212 million people who tried to take advantage of last Friday’s sales, you may want to consider visiting one of the many craft fairs and flea markets that will be held throughout the Lakes Region this weekend. Two organizations in Fair Haven will host holiday-inspired sales this weekend when residents [...]
Youth Center hosts ‘Sirsy’
Make your own revolution the title track from the latest release by Niskayuna-based band Sirsy encourages. The up-and-coming two-piece band returns to the Granville Police Benevolent Association Youth Center Dec. 16 for an all ages show; tickets will be available at the door. Now playing nationally, the band has been a fixture in the bar [...]
In memory of Marilyn Coloutti
The soft and gentle and peaceful approach to life makes for really nice people. Brought up in the old school, she was always polite and very serious as she went about her business. She always knew what she wanted and never seemed to need much help in the store. As you get older, you need [...]
In memory of Marty Kelly
Marty’s first job was for Mr. Eddy at Eddy’s Market on Main Street in Castleton. They had a set up in the garage out back and Marty’s job was to mix and bag up sweeping compound that they sold to the local stores for cleaning their wood floors. Marty would put sawdust, slate dust (green [...]







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 [...]