A local snowmobile club will host their most popular annual fundraising event this Saturday. The Northern Washington County Trailblazers will host a Spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Putnam Firehouse on state Route 22. The meal will include spaghetti, meatballs, salad, rolls, beverage and dessert. The cost is [...]
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Hook and Ladder hosts trick or treat
Granville Hook and Ladder welcomes the community to come to a safe trick-or-treating event from 6 to 8 p.m. on Halloween. The event will be held at the firehouse and will include treats, fun things to do and a basket drawing. The event is free and is open to children of all ages. For more [...]
Courts may join in firehouse
The town and village are working together toward moving their court system to the former Skenesborough Fire House. The village passed a resolution during last week’s Board of Trustees meeting to move its court to the firehouse if it’s deemed affordable and feasible. The current courtroom facilities are largely inadequate. The court is located on [...]
Town could move next month
Renovations to the former Skenesborough Firehouse continue and town officials anticipate making a move next month. Supervisor George Armstrong said work continues to progress and at least some services could be relocated to the firehouse in the coming weeks. “Things are going along pretty well,” said Armstrong. Sept. 1 has been targeted as the date [...]
2011 in Review: The first six months
As it turned out, 2011 was a news-worthy year in Whitehall, and some stories – most notably the still-pending move of the Town Hall – provided news at least twice a month, sometimes more. Voters elected new political leadership in the village and town and residents saw the town’s most notable landmark – the armory, [...]
Town board still not interested in LaFlamme’s; votes to purchase new loader
Stan and Brenda Woodruff addressed the town board at last Wednesday’s special board meeting. The couple, who own the building that is currently occupied by LaFlamme’s at 120 Main Street (the store is moving next to the former Aubuchon Building next month) and had offered to rent the building for $1,000 a month (or $120,000 [...]
SVFC could still dissolve
Despite voting against dissolution of their fire department, members of the Skenesborough Volunteer Fire Company say they will most likely have to dissolve anyways. Jeff Benjamin, who took over as acting chief after Michael Putorti resigned last month, said the department is unlikely to survive without more financial support. “We’re probably going to have to [...]
Toys for Tots deadline Nov. 22
The Marine Corps Reserve Dunkin’ Donuts Toys For Tots train won’t arrive in Whitehall until Sunday, Dec. 4, but families which want to register their children for toys must do it by Tuesday, Nov. 22. Organized nationally by the Reserve and locally by the American Legion and the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company, the program [...]
Benefit Basket Party set for Nov. 6
A benefit Basket Party will be held for Sandra Holman on Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Dresden Firehouse on Route 22 inDresden. Doors are set to open at11 a.m.with drawings to begin at1 p.m.The cost of tickets is $5 at the door with additional tickets available for $2. The event will also include a 50/50 [...]
Town Hall move stalled
Roughly a year after passing a resolution to move into the Skenesborough Fire Department and more than two months after expressing its renewed interest in making the move, the town remains in the Canal Corp Visitor’s Center, hamstrung by the same issues that have delayed the move since day one. Supervisor Richard “Geezer” Gordon reiterated [...]
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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 [...]