A family of five was left homeless after a fire destroyed their home Sunday night. Ed Wheeler, who lived in the 19th century farmhouse located at 3122 County Route 21 with his wife Ann, daughter Jessica and two grandsons, said the house was a complete loss. “The one good part was we were all awake [...]
Officials: Outdoor fires prohibited
The calendar may have officially turned to spring, and while the nice weather has some people thinking of clearing brush or enjoying a family get-together around the backyard campfire, local officials want to remind everyone that it is illegal to have outdoor fires. All residential brush burning is prohibited during New York state’s historically high [...]
Motor stop leads to arrest of local man
A local man with a lengthy criminal record was arrested in Fair Haven, Vt., Friday for operating a vehicle without a license. Daryn P. Lowell, 21, of Whitehall was stopped by police around midnight for a motor vehicle violation. Upon being interviewed, Lowell admitted to police his license was suspended for a prior DUI. He [...]
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 [...]
Crash victims identified
Although authorities are not yet sure why the victims were traveling to Rutland, Vt. from Brooklyn, NY officials now say they know the names of the occupants from the fiery crash that claimed three lives Nov. 14. All of the victims were from Brooklyn, police said. The lone survivor has been identified as 18-year-old Jasmina [...]
Fiery border crash kills three
A fiery early morning crash near the state border claimed three lives Nov. 14 as a car that left the road burned after striking a bridge abutment. Of the four people in the vehicle, three were pronounced dead shortly after the 12:30 a.m. crash, Fair Haven Vt. police said. The victims were all said to [...]
Elwin D. Purvee, 89
Elwin D. Purvee, 89 Mr. Elwin Dwight Purvee, 89, died Saturday, April 2, 2011, at the Indian River Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Granville, New York after a long illness. Elwin was born Nov. 20, 1921 in Horicon, New York the son of the late Dwight and Marian (Wells) Purvee. Mr. Purvee was a [...]
Person-Egan engagement
Patti and Tom Abbott of Whitehall, NY and Mike and Cathy Persons of Chittenden, Vt. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Kara Persons, to Aaron Egan, son of Bonnie Egan of Queensbury, NY and the late William Egan of Fair Haven, Vt.. The future bride is a 2003 graduate of Whitehall High [...]
Darlene E. (Tracey) Wade, 71
Whitehall, N.Y. Darlene E. (Tracey) Wade, 71, of Whitehall, N.Y., passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at The Orchard Nursing Home in Granville, N.Y. She was born October 25, 1939 in Hydeville, VT, the daughter of the late Merrill and Maude (Duffany) Tracey. Darlene was the loving wife of Alfred Wade, Sr. of 52 [...]







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 [...]