By Jaime Thomas Insurance — it’s the tricky little monkey wrench that gets in the way of so many otherwise easy processes. As the organizers of yet another extracurricular sport slated to take place at Granville High School recently requested insurance coverage from the village, there was some dissent among members of the board. “The [...]
Village adopts budget with 3 % tax hike
New Granville Mayor Brian LaRose kicked off his first year in office by joining the other village board members in passing a budget which will increase taxes while maintaining services. The $1.31 million budget includes a 3.13 percent tax increase on a tax levy of $968,370. The village tax rate will be $8.92 per $1,000 [...]
Residents get sidewalk reminder
Sidewalk plow can’t do it all, Mayor says While the Granville Village Board handed out compliments Monday night for the performance of the Department of Public Works during this difficult and snowy winter, an appeal was made to residents to keep up their sidewalk duties. Resident Ernie Woods said he had to walk in the [...]
Village Board approves Smoking Ban
Smoking on village property will be prohibited when a new local law takes effect in March, following Monday night’s Granville Village Board meeting. The unanimously approved law renders all village properties smoke free; Tobacco-Free Coalition outreach coordinator Courtney A. Smith called the action “historic.” “This is the first one in the area that I [...]
Whistle may return
Mayor proposes return of unique timepiece Just as the streets of Granville had not heard the chimes of the Veterans Memorial Clock in many years, the mayor proposed the return of another unique timepiece to Granville Monday night. Mayor Jay Niles asked the board if there was interest among the board members in bringing back [...]
Carol Caruso Cae, 68
Carol Caruso Cae passed away unexpectedly at her home on Jan. 27, 2010. Carol was born on Oct. 4, 1941, in Troy, the daughter of Michael and Jeanette (Libert) Caruso. She was predeceased by her parents and a daughter Susan Gotti. Survivors are a sister, Catherine Waxman of California; and numerous cousins, [...]
John Arthur Williams, 74,
John Arthur Williams, 74, of Granville passed away on Aug. 8, 2009, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City following a long illness. He was born on March 30, 1935, in South Granville, the son of Floyd “Peanuts” and Jennie (Monroe) Williams. Jack graduated from Granville High School. He later in life attended Adirondack [...]
Summer rec bus backed
The Granville Town Summer Recreation Program has potential new life following a decision Monday night by the village board to contribute financial support to a needed bus run.






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 [...]