This year’s annual Tyke’s Fishing Derby will be held beginning on Sunday, March 6, on South Bay. The free youth tournament will start at 6 a.m. and will run until 3 p.m. Elaine Phillips, who is organizing the tournament, said everything is free, including refreshments. At 3 p.m., there will be a gathering at Bay [...]
Benefit snowmobile ride Fe9. 19
Friends of a Whitehall man who was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident last month will hold a benefit ride for him on Saturday, Feb. 19, starting and ending at Jen’s Pit Stop on Route 22A in Middle Granville. Organizer Jennifer Vanderminden said the group is also collecting donations for Shane Gregorio and his family [...]
Toys For Tots Train comes Sunday
While one train has left the station, another will soon be arriving to help out those in need during this holiday season. As the CP Rail Holiday Train helped out the Whitehall Ecumenical Community Food Pantry, the D&H Railroad/Marine Corps Toys for Tots Train will arrive in Whitehall on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 11:15 a.m. [...]
Toys 4 Tots deadline approaching
The Toys for Tots program is intended for needy children ages newborn to 12. It is run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and managed locally by American Legion Post 83. The program aims to provide at least one toy for needy children. The Marine Corps Reserve, through donations and the cooperation of the Canadian [...]
Legion responds after coin drop stop
Four days after members of the Whitehall American Legion were cited for disorderly conduct over being in a state road conducting a coin drop, the Legion responded to the situation at the end of its annual Veterans Day ceremonies. “We are sworn to uphold the Constitution, which gives the right to the complainant or complainants [...]
Toys For Tots seeks help
The Toys for Tots program is intended for needy children ages newborn to 12. It is run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and managed locally by American Legion Post 83. The program aims to provide at least one toy for needy children. The Marine Corps Reserve, through donations and the cooperation of the Canadian [...]
Poultney Food Shelf Needs Help
The holidays are coming and the Poultney Food Shelf needs your help. The food shelf is starting to run low and organizers are looking for donations so needy families in the area have plenty of food during the busy holiday season. Organizers are hoping for a big weekend of donations on Nov. 13 and 14. [...]
Nancy M. Polk, 88
Nancy Mary Polk passed away Friday July 23, 2010, at the age of 88. She was born in Whitehall, on April 17, 1922, to Antonio and Maria Mormino. Nancy graduated from Whitehall High School and was in college at Alfred University when World War II started. She then took a job in Washington, D.C., in [...]
As the summer season officially starts, people are looking for a way to cool off.
One of the local cool spots will again be open for the season as the Washington County Park at Huletts Landing will open full-time starting this weekend.
Winifred E. DeKalb, 88
Winifred E. DeKalb, age 88, of North Granville, passed away on Nov. 7, 2009, at Glens Falls Hospital following a long illness. Winifred was born on Oct. 8, 1921, in Fort Ann, the daughter of Clement and Jennie (Gibson) Fuller. Winifred loved visiting her sons in Florida, and she particularly enjoyed eating out [...]





