Washington County has agreed to open negotiations with Earth, Waste and Metal, one of two companies that bid to run its five transfer stations. The Public Works Committee agreed last Wednesday to open negotiations with the Rutland, Vt.-based company by a 6-2 vote. Greenwich Supervisor Sara Idleman and Cambridge Supervisor William Watkins voted against the [...]
2 firms submit bids for county transer stations
Two private Vermont companies have submitted bids to run Washington County’s transfer stations. County officials opened bids from two Rutland-based companies, Earth, Waste and Metal and Casella Waste Management, to run the five stations. Casella proposed to operate the facilities under a lease agreement, with the county retaining ownership. Earth, Waste and Metal submitted three [...]
X-C team wraps up season
PJ Ferguson led the way for Whitehall’s cross-country team as it wrapped its season last Friday at the Section II Championships in Saratoga Springs. Ferguson finished 13th in the race to pace Whitehall, which finished ninth out of 14 teams. He covered the 3.1 mile race in 17:19.15. Greenwich’s Jeremy Spiezo won the race in [...]
Girls drop game to Greenwich
After a well-matched but scoreless first half, the Granville girls soccer team lost to Greenwich 3-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The Horde’s Amy Baker was busy in the net with 19 saves, and Emily Burke had a great game on defense for Granville. Granville was outshot by the Witches 22-6, but coach Carol Scott said [...]
Boys soccer drops pair
The Granville boys soccer team took a hit to Greenwich at home on Oct. 16. Greenwich scored four times in the first half and followed up with two more in the second, for a final score of 6-0. Granville’s Phil Hicks was strong in the goal making 16 saves throughout the game. The Horde was [...]
Ferguson paces X-C squad
Whitehall’s cross-country team competed in the Greenwich Invitational in Saratoga Springs on Saturday and PJ Ferguson led the Railroaders, finishing in the top 25. Ferguson covered the 3.1-mile course in 17:38.7, good for 23rd place. Andreas Meyer Giesow (20:38.8) and Tyler Sweenor (20:39.3) finished in the top 100, finishing 98th and 100th, respectively. David Greenough [...]
Big plays sink Railroaders for second week
For the second time in three games Whitehall’s football team was done in by big plays and missed opportunities, as it fell to Greenwich 36-13 on Sept. 14. Greenwich quarterback Jake Jennings threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns and the Witches rushed for 325 yards in the game as Whitehall fell to 1-2 on [...]
Granville FFA part of fair record
The more than 20 Granville FFA students who spent Sunday running the FFA barn and petting zoo turned out to be part of a record crowd at last week’s Washington County Fair in Greenwich. The FFA students, who traditionally staff the barn on the final day of the fair were among the 13,939 people who [...]
Track teams get first wins
Whitehall’s boys and girls track teams picked up their first wins of the season, going 2-1 in a meet against Greenwich, Cambridge, and Waldorf on Tuesday afternoon. Dave Rich led the boys with four top-three finishes, including two wins, and Tyler Perry and Tyler Sweenor each added wins for Whitehall. Rich won the 110-meter hurdles [...]
Tennis team loses pair of matches
The Whitehall tennis team swept the doubles matches against Warrensburg in its season opener, held last Monday in Warrensburg. Lia McKee and Abby Connors dispatched their opponents, 10-5, and Alex Wood and Faith Eaton defeated their opponents by an identical score. Unfortunately for Whitehall, those were the only matches the team won, as they fell [...]







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 [...]