Cheryl Putorti can vouch for the Whitehall Drama Club’s flair for the dramatic. About this time every year, Putorti begins to question whether she’ll have enough baskets for the club’s annual basket party and every year the baskets arrive, even if it’s only a few days before the event. Last week at this time, Putorti [...]
Whitehall Elks to deliver holiday cheer Sunday
Sunday will be a very busy day for members of Whitehall Elks Lodge No. 1491, who will be providing some holiday cheer to a number of different residents, from families in need to senior citizens and young children. Members will meet early Sunday morning and begin by pack Christmas Food Boxes, which will be delivered [...]
Skene Manor hosting basket party
The Skene Manor will host its annual Basket Raffle on Sunday, Nov. 26 at the Whitehall High School. Organizers are asking for the help of local residents to make this year’s event a success. Residents are asked to donate themed baskets, cookies and sandwiches for the basket party. Ready-made baskets will be available for anyone [...]
Gerald J. Gordon, 55
Gerald J. Gordon, 55, of North Williams Street, died unexpectedly at the Glens Falls Hospital on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Born on December 21, 1955 in Glens Falls, he was the son of the late Donald J. and Dorothy (Hildredth) Gordon. He was employed by Green Mountain Slate Company in Poultney, Vt. Gerald will be [...]
English Honor Society students “Read for the Record”
Whitehallpre-kindergarten and kindergarten students joined five million of their peers in attempting to set a rather lofty record last week. Members of the two elementary school classes were part of the Read for the Record event, where students around the country all read from the book “Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anne Dewdney, on the [...]
Hoping to lend a helping hand
For those who know a teacher, it might not be shocking news. But for one man, news that teachers spend money from their own pockets to buy school supplies for their classrooms was so shocking he decided to do something about it. The man perhaps more widely known for restoring an aging monument to World [...]
Post-flood pictures, scenes from the village of Granville
Sen. Betty Little talks with members of the Viger family on Factory Street Aug. 30, two days after Tropical Storm Irene…
School asks for parents help in curbing cell phone use
School officials are trying to cut down on cell-phone related distractions and are asking parents to lend a helping hand. High School principal Kelly McHugh said the school has a policy of no cell phone use between7:30 a.m.and2:30 p.m.Students are permitted to carry a cell phone with them but they aren’t supposed to be visible. [...]






