Tag Archives: First Degree

Students earn Tae Kwon Do promotions

The Whitehall Tae Kwon Do Association held its first promotion of the year on Nov. 14. The following students were successfully promoted: Yellow: Jennifer Carson, Nicole Kuba Green: Christopher Bakerian Green/Blue: Cody Garner Green-Blue-Blue/Red: Michael Mattison (double promotion) Red/Brown: Beau Blanchard, Brionna Wells Adrian Hollister achieved the rank of first degree black belt. Black Belt [...]

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Man charged with mutiple misdemeanors following dispute

A local man was arrested Saturday following a domestic dispute during which he held a subject against her will. Police allege Kenneth Currier, 40, of State Route 4 in Whitehall, turned violent during an argument and dragged the victim around the residence and held her against her will. He was charged with first-degree harassment and [...]

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Man charged with sexual assault, possession of drugs

By Bill Toscano   A 35-year-old Granville man has been charged with sexually assaulting a child he was related to and has also been arrested on drug charges in an unrelated case that came to light during the sexual assault investigation. His wife has also been charged with two misdeamors. Robert Cann was charged with [...]

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Two local brothers, facing sexual abuse charges, among crash victims

  Two local brothers charged last month in a series of sexual assaults on children were injured in an early morning one-car accident on Bentley Road in Kingsbury Sunday morning. Joseph P. Petty, 18, of Hebron, was transported to Albany Medical Center with critical/life-threatening injuries, according to police. Gordon L. Petty, 20, also of Hebron, [...]

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Felony contempt charge laid

A Granville man was arrested in Whitehall last week after he violated an order of protection. Harold J. Ricketts Sr., 40, of West Main Street, was charged with first-degree criminal contempt, a felony, and second-degree harassment, a violation. Ricketts allegedly physically harassed a person during a domestic dispute at a Chaplin Alley residence. The victim [...]

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Police arrest local man for arson

A local man was arrested Monday after he allegedly set a car on fire last week. Eric H. Ripley, 21, of County Route 10 in Whitehall, was charged with third-degree arson and first-degree reckless endangerment, both felonies. He was also charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief and a reckless endangerment charge related to property, both misdemeanors. [...]

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Woman busted in alcohol sting

A local woman was arrested last week for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor who was working with police. Danielle J. Ingerson, 26, of Whitehall, was arrested after she sold alcohol to a minor at the Village Sunoco, authorities said. She was charged with unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree. The arrest [...]

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Granville man charged with five sexual abuse counts

By Bill Toscano A 73-year-old Granville man has been charged with five counts alleging he had sexual relations with a juvenile relative multiple times over a period of at least 18 months. Edward Philip Myer was indicted May 3 by a Washington County grand jury and is being held on bond as he awaits a [...]

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Assault trial to begin for Elmy

The trial of a Whitehall marina owner accused of drugging and injuring his wife is set to begin next Monday. Robert A. Elmy will stand trial beginning on Monday, April 30. He faces two counts of second-degree assault, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, and first degree coercion, all felonies. Elmy, 63, is accused of beating his wife, [...]

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Man charged with felony sexual abuse

A local man was jailed last week amid allegations he had sexual conduct with a 4-year-old child last year. Joseph Choppy, 29, of Whitehall was arrested and charged with first-degree sexual abuse, a felony, following an investigation by state police. He was accused of having sexual conduct with the child at a home in Dresden [...]

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Northshire Freepress 6/14/13

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Community Calendar 6/13/13

Thursday June 13   Farmers’ Market CASTLETON The Castleton Farmer’s Market, next to Citizens Bank on Main Street in Castleton [...]

Classifieds 6/13/13

The 2013 Penrhyn Engine and Hose Car Show Committee would like to thank all theirsponsors, participants and spectators for a [...]

Hebron looking at alternate Internet options

By Jaime Thomas Getting high-speed Internet in Hebron might not be as simple as officials previously thought. During a meeting [...]

Katarina Thomas tries to elude Lauryn Zovistoski during the Powder Puff game last Thursday at Granville High School. The seniors [...]

Graduation next week

As the district scrambles to finish out the school year between testing, field trips and various activities, the senior class [...]

Connie Michaelsen Celebrating over 25 Years of Teaching Dance in Granville

By Todd Michaelsen My mother, Connie Michaelsen, has been teaching dance in Granville now for 26 years. She has shared [...]

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