Tag Archives: Food Pantry

Community gardeners recall Irene’s visit

The story of Sharissa Dunavan’s community garden never made the papers in the days following Tropical Storm Irene. It was known only to her friends and to those who followed her on Facebook. For her, the memory of the Mettowee River inundating a carefully cultivated garden with more than four feet of water will remain [...]

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Nunziata’s to perform in Glens Falls on Aug. 19

A pair of internationally acclaimed singers who have performed in Whitehall will appear on stage at the Wood Theater in Glens Falls. Will and Anthony Nunziata will perform at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19, and Monday, Aug. 20. Dubbed by the Wall Street Journal as being “blessed with strong voices and leading man looks” [...]

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Robert Randall Daring, 87

PAWLET, VT — Robert (Bob) Randall Daring passed away on Friday, June 22, 2012, at his home. Bob Daring was born Aug. 29, 1924, in Schenectady, NY. In World War II, he served as a corporal in the 78th “Lightning” Division of the U.S. Army, where he participated in the Battle for the Remagen Bridge, [...]

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Girl Scouts to host Stuff a Bus Saturday

  The Girl Scouts of Northern Washington County will be collecting food for the Granville Food Pantry and the Whitehall Food Pantry during the annual “Stuff A Bus” event Saturday, May 12 at the Price Chopper Plaza in Granville. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monetary donations will also be accepted [...]

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Students celebrate birthdays, collect food for pantry

A group of Whitehall middle school students spent last Saturday partying like it was 1999, all in the name of a good cause. Half a dozen seventh-graders, all of whom celebrate or have recently celebrated their 13th birthdays, invited the class of 2017 to the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company firehouse for a black light party. [...]

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Rose Marie Cromwell, 91

Rose Marie Cromwell, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away peacefully on March 26, 2012, in Glens Falls Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Rose was born on Sept. 5, 1920, in Victoria, Italy, the daughter of Jack and Sadie Drago. She became a naturalized citizen, attended schools in Danbury, CT and worked at [...]

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Community Calendar 3/1/12

Thursday March 1   Public Skating LAKE GEORGE Open Freestyle and Public Skating will be held March 1 through 31 at the Lake George Forum. Information/cost: 518-668-2200, or www.lakegeorgeforum.net.   Art Workshop MANCHESTER The Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester will offer a winter plein air workshop, “Snow Painting with Stapleton Kearns: Design and Color [...]

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Community Calendar 1/19/12

  Thursday January 19   Oil Painting Class CAMBRIDGE Hubbard Hall at 25 E. Main Street in Cambridge will offer an “Oil Painting: The Still Life” class on Thursday, Jan. 19. Information/registration: www.hubbardhall.org.   Health Clinics RUTLAND AREA The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice will offer Blood Pressure and Foot Care Clinics as [...]

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Orange you impressed with her ingenuity? Third-graders donates doll beds made out of clementine boxes

  By Derek Liebig   Kylie Touchette loves clementines. She eats several of the small citrus fruits every day and she’s been known to bring three or four to bed with her as late night snacks. And the craving appears to be genetic, because her younger brother loves them as well. And while the inclusion [...]

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Holiday Train leaves joy behind

Whitehall received an early dose of holiday cheer as the Holiday Train made its annual pilgrimage to the Amtrak Station on Monday afternoon. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is the North America’s longest-running rolling food fundraiser and raises awareness of local hunger along its tour of Canada and the United States. Each year the train [...]

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Area towns celebrate Memorial Day

By Jaime Thomas Veterans, bands, music and prayer will all be part of the Granville and Hartford Memorial Day Parade [...]

Vermont’s artists to open doors to studios this weekend

By Derek Liebig Vermont’s Open Studio Weekend combines two of Marion Waldo McChesney’s favorite things: Art and people. In the [...]

Digging in

Pember Library Director Ardyce Bresett helps 2-year-old Kadance Moyer plant a morning glory as part of the Dig in to [...]

Seniors honor Earl Morrow

By Jaime Thomas The Hartford Senior Citizens gathered at AJ’s Restaurant on Tuesday to enjoy a luncheon and honor Earl [...]

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 [...]

Hebron holds off on revaluation

By Jaime Thomas Several weeks after a special meeting addressing Hebron residents’ concerns about revaluation, the town board did not [...]

Horde baseball loses to league leader

As their season came to a close, Horde baseball players suffered a 3-1 home loss to Greenwich on Monday. Greenwich [...]

Granville softball heads for sectionals

By Jaime Thomas Following a shutout game against Cambridge on Wednesday and a win over Hoosick Falls on Friday, the [...]

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