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 [...]
Turn attempt (with unique cargo) snarls traffic for two hours
by Matthew Rice A Utah wind energy project managed to bring traffic in Granville to a halt Thursday, March 3 as a massive tractor trailer blocked Route 22 for nearly two hours Thursday morning. The 153-foot rig was hauling two 123-foot wind turbine blades from their point of manufacture in Maine to Utah, officials said. [...]
Yummy
Find the chicken to go with the biscuits at the Granville Hook & Ladder on Quaker Street. The Granville Hook & Ladder will host a chicken and biscuits dinner Friday, Feb. 18 starting at 4:30 p.m. The dinner features a chicken and biscuits meal for $8 and children under 10 years of age cost [...]
Fire scene at Schoony’s
Fire fighters work the scene after putting down the fire at Schoony’s North Granville Grocery Friday, Nov. 26, 2010.
border fire
Early reports are coming in regarding a fire near the border in North Granville. The fire broke out around 6 p.m. in a trailer park across from Vittengl (spelling?) Ford in the Comstock/ Fort Ann area just up Route 22 from the North Granville border. Fire companies from North, Middle Granville and Fort Ann and [...]
Budget Workshop
Town taxes will be going up. Officials met Sept. 16 for the second time in a town budget workshop and concluded with a budget that raises the tax rate by 3.02 percent…
rain, rain go away – UPDATED
Concert I’ll keep an up to date post here, but the last I heard, yesterday at about 3 p.m. was ‘the show will go on’ in the Baptist Church across from Veterans Park. The latest report as of 1:21 p.m. straight from Mayor Jay Niles said they’re shooting for holding the show in the park [...]






