Whitehall Elks Lodge 1481 will join with their counterparts around the nation this weekend in honoring members who have passed away within the last year. The lodge will host their annual Memorial Service at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 at the lodge on North Williams Street. The event is open to the public and [...]
Crash sends three to hospitals
A two car crash on Route 22 at the end of Mettowee Street just after 6 p.m. Nov. 26 sent all three occupants to area hospitals with a range of injuries. The Washington County Sheriffs Office said a southbound vehicle crossed into the path of a northbound vehicle while attempting to turn into Mettowee [...]
Community Calendar 6/16/11
Thursday June 16 Shakespeare GLENS FALLS Shakespeare in the Park will stage “Merry Wives of Windsor” at noon on Thursday, June 16, at City Park in Glens Falls. Free. Information: 518-793-5352, or www.redfoxbookstore.com. Golf Tournament POULTNEY The Poultney Rotary Club will host the Eighth Annual Jim Thieser Memorial Golf Tournament on Thursday, June [...]
Comedy at Hook & Ladder
Funny fundraiser from Fat Jonny’s The Granville Hook & Ladder just want to make you laugh. March 19 at the firehouse on Quaker Street the Hooks host an evening of comedy by a group known as Fat Jonny’s Comedy Show. “You’ve got to see these guys, they’re just a riot,” treasurer Dan Roberts said Friday. [...]
Corsetti presents armory plans
Businessman Richard Corsetti received applause both before and after he presented his plan for creating a community cultural center in the Whitehall Armory to the town board at its Jan. 12 meeting. Despite it being a very snowy day, more than 15 people turned out for the presentation in which Corsetti laid out the details [...]
Tractor Supply plans thrill local officials
The announcement that a major retailer has firm plans to locate within the village of Granville was met by excitement from local officials as news of the arrival of a Tractor Supply Co. store became official Friday. Mayor Jay Niles said he was happy to finally see the plans laid out on the village [...]
Ardythe I. Shovah, 70
Ardythe I. Shovah passed away peacefully at Indian River Nursing Center on Dec. 13, 2010, after a brief illness. Born Nov. 9, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Eilene (Doty) Parks. Ardythe operated her own beauty shop in the 1950s, She then worked in the cafeteria of the Whitehall Central School [...]
Patrick Joseph Kelly, 83
Patrick Joseph Kelly (P.J.) loving and devoted grandfather, father, son and husband, age 83, died of a sudden illness at Glens Falls Hospital surrounded by his loving children and family on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. He was fondly known as the “Mayor” of Middle Granville by all who knew and loved him. Born July 22, [...]






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 [...]