Arthur Melin and Richard Knerr’s iconic toy will be the focus of an all-ages contest at the Elks Lodge this weekend. Elks Lodge 1491 will host its 10th annual hula hoop contest beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, on the second floor of the lodge. Participants of all ages will twirl, roll, throw [...]
Subdivision law brings heated feelings to Hartford
By Jaime Thomas Consider the following scenario: Two separate parcels of undeveloped land across from your home are up for sale, and you buy them in order to keep your view. Two years later, you decide to sell one of the plots because you no longer need it. Current Hartford law requires you to get [...]
Horde boys hoops drop three
Granville was swept in the season series with the Black Horses and came up short in a rescheduled match-up with Cambridge in Wasaren League action. An outsized Granville squad fell to Schuylerville Monday night, Jan. 31, as the Horde fell, 44-25, in Wasaren League play. Shots refused to fall for the Horde as the one-loss [...]
Boys hoops split games
Granville recovered from a mid-week defeat to reach 2-1 in the Wasaren League with a Friday night victory over visiting Hoosic Valley in a come-from-behind nail-biter, 47-43. Jamie Hicks led Granville scorers with 13 points and got support from Mike Resetar’s and Evan Young’s 11 points each for the win on Dec. 17. Resetar racked [...]
Girls hoops split league games
Granville split a pair of Wasaren League games, falling to Hoosic Valley but defeating Stillwater in recent girls basketball action. In both games Emily Fuller led all scorers but with different results. On Dec. 14 Fuller’s 21 points paced Granville over the Stillwater Warriors, 43-31. Granville won two of the four quarters as it outscored [...]
Hoops Shoot this Saturday
The annual Whitehall Elks Free Throw “Hoop Shoot” Contest will be held on Dec. 4 at the Whitehall Central School. This is for all girls and boys – ages 8-13. The age group will be determined by their age as of April 1, 2011. Sign-up will be at 9:30 a.m. and shooting will begin at [...]
Basketball Coach Resigns
Matt Usher takes job … at Saratoga Schools Former Saratoga Springs Blue Streak Matt Usher is a Blue Streak once again. Usher confirmed last Friday he had just submitted his resignation to the Granville School District following signing a contract with the Saratoga Springs School District and having it accepted by its board of education [...]
B-Ball
Basketball intelligence Just a few thoughts as news of both Granville hoops team’s post season fate hits the newsroom, well news side of the divider anyway. Here goes, Congratulations to both teams on getting to host a sectional game this season. It’s the second time in a row for the [...]
Jillson:”I’m sorry”
No jail time. That was the decision made by Judge John S. Hall Jr. as he sentenced former Whitehall Town Clerk Janet Jillson on Friday, June 26, giving her five years probation for stealing funds from the town.





