By Jaime Thomas It’s everybody’s fantasy: You’re driving behind an armored truck when it hits a bump and suddenly money, a lot of money, is swirling around you. For Pember Library and Museum Director Pat Wesner it was a reality on Tuesday morning. As she was driving north of Salem along Route 22 on her [...]
DWI arrest in Hampton
A local man was arrested last week following an accident on County Route 18 that police said was alcohol related. Stephen L. Lonsdale, 56, was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and issued tickets for excessive speed and failure to keep right. The one-car accident occurred at [...]
Whitehall Police Blotter
Complied by Derek Liebig Dec. 20 1:44 a.m. There was a report of a disabled vehicle on Williamson Avenue. The vehicle was moved and the matter was resolved. 10 p.m. Police received a dog related complaint on Williams Street. Officers checked the residence and determined there to be nothing wrong. 11 p.m. [...]
Two arrested and charged with DUI
Two Whitehall residents were arrested and charged with driving under the influence last weekend in Fair Haven, Vt. Brenda Banks, 50, was arrested around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 after police observed her drive off Route 4A several times, police said. Upon interviewing the subject, officers suspected Banks was under the influence of alcohol and [...]
PBA scrambles to keep officer
No resignation, no proof The deadline came and went with no resignation or proof of residency for a Granville Police Department patrolman who remains of administrative leave, but was not immediately let go by the village. Granville officer Joseph Castle had been informed by the village he must prove residency in the State of New [...]
Village fined for discharge
$5,000 fine ‘Fair’ mayor says The Granville Village Board agreed to pay a $5,000 civil fine Monday night resulting from the accidental discharge of partially treated wastewater into the Mettowee River on July 28.
Village of Granville awaits DEC decision
The village of Granville will soon know its fate, regarding a recent wastewater plant discharge into the Mettowee River.







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 [...]