Charles F. Carswell, 91, of Maple Street died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at the Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont. Born on April 29, 1921 in Whitehall, he was the son of the late Frederick and Rose M. (Kelley) Carswell. He was a graduate of Whitehall High [...]
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Village board unhappy: Skenesborough Fire Company fails to turn in report
The Skenesborough Volunteer Fire Company failed to provide the village board with documents detailing its operations despite a request from village officials to do so. The village requested that both the Skenesborough Volunteer Fire Company and the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company provide numerous documents by Tuesday’s village board meeting and while Whitehall complied, Skenesborough did [...]
A dream up in smoke
Ten years of work up in flames in Truthville A dream went up in smoke Nov. 2 as fire claimed a Truthville home just before noon. The DeKalb Road home of Betty David was consumed by fire as fire fighters from eight area departments responded to the scene, but were unable to halt the [...]
Joseph F. Mach, 73
Joseph F. Mach, 73, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Rutland Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on Sept.2, 1937, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Leona (Austin) Mach. Joe was united in marriage to Sue (Bennett) Mach on November 21, 1987. [...]
Fireman’s Carnival starts June 16
The third year of the reincarnation of the Granville Fireman’s Carnival starts June 16 at 6 p.m. and continues through Saturday, June 18. The summer fireman’s carnival was brought back by the Hook & Ladder Company in 2009 after the joint carnival with all of the fire companies in the village halted in 2007. [...]
Rough Weekend; waters rise
By Derek Liebig Temperatures may have reached into the 70’s over the weekend but the affects of a long and snowy winter were still being felt as local residents deal with some of the worse flooding many have seen in years. Water levels throughout Whitehall reached flood levels after several days of persistent rainfall and [...]
Village meeting May 2
The Granville Village Board found federal money comes with a few snags as they approved spending as much as $75,000 to pay for an audit May 2. Village Clerk-Treasurer Rick Roberts explained the village is required to pay for auditing of four years of the village financial records as a consequence of using the American [...]
One killed in Saturday Blaze
Despite a quick response by local firefighters, an early-morning fire in West Pawlet, Vt ., killed one man and destroyed two buildings, including a long-time neighborhood grocery, on March 26. The owners of Dutchie’s General Store of West Pawlet, Vt., Eric Swanson and Will Kuban, were initially trapped by the flames, but escaped from the [...]
Youth League forced to raise fees
By Bill Toscano Local families will have to pay more for their children to participate in baseball and softball and will also be required to sell a specific number of raffle tickets as well. Whitehall Youth League President John Hoagland said the changes are a result of the elimination of coin-drop collections, which accounted for [...]
Youth League seeks fund-raising ideas
By Bill Toscano The Whitehall Youth League, which provides more than 225 youths in grades 3-6 the chance to play baseball and offers football and cheerleading to about 70, has lost one-third of its funding because of the ban on coin drops. “If you add everything up, we probably spend about $20,000, and about one-third [...]
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