By Jaime Thomas As area fire departments were finishing up a long, strenuous day on Main Street, they were called to respond to a working brush fire at 181 Beecher Road. Noreen Tennant had stopped home to drop off her son, who didn’t want to wait at his grandmother’s doctor appointment, when she noticed a [...]
A smashing start: Washington County Fair kicks off with demoilition derby
Kaela Sexton had been eagerly anticipating this year’s Washington County Fair for months, but not for the reasons you may think. The Granville resident and mother of a three-year-old daughter attends the fair nearly every summer, but this year was different. This year she could drive — not to the fair, she’s been able to [...]
Man arrested for assault
A Whitehall man was arrested last for allegedly assaulting his grandmother. Charles F. Austin, 21, was charged with third degree assault, a misdemeanor, after a Dec. 20 incident. Austin allegedly grabbed his grandmother’s arm and twisted causing a wrist injury that required medical treatment. He was arraigned in village court and sent to Washington County [...]
Fair Haven hosting annual AppleFest, pie contest Saturday
Fair Haven is poised to celebrate all things apple as they host the annual AppleFest from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday on the Town Green. The popular community event features a wide range of activities for the entire family, including more than three dozen vendors, games, entertainment, food and the Historical Society Pie [...]
Rain can’t stop the celebartion for Class of 2011
Into every life a little rain must fall and fortunately for Granville’s Class of 2011, all of that rain fell outside while the soon-to-be alumni stayed cool and dry in the high school gymnasium. Although Friday’s 125th graduation ceremony was forced inside by rain nothing could dampen the spirit of the graduates who sang, [...]
Michael J. Mattison,
Michael J. Mattison, 44, of Sabin Street, Belchertown, Mass., passed away May 5, 2009, at Mary Lane Hospital. Born Feb. 26, 1965, in Glens Falls, he is the son of Alfred Mattison Sr. of Putnam Station and Dianne Gallagher of Whitehall. He was raised in Whitehall and Putnam Station and has resided in Belchertown for [...]






