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Local bus drivers second in rodeo

By Derek Liebig A trio of local bus drivers traveled to Saratoga Springs last month to test their skills, and when it was all over, one of Whitehall’s own emerged with a second place finish. Leda Palmer, who has been a bus driver in the Whitehall School District for 11 years, placed second in the [...]

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Big efforts lead track

By Derek Liebig Whitehall was paced by several strong individual performances during last weekend’s Anthony Luciano Invitational in Hudson Falls. Head coach Justin Culligan said earlier in the week he would look for some of his stronger athletes to turn in a strong performance in a meet that had too much fire power to be [...]

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Girls track sweeps at home

Wasaren League track Granville girls dominate     Granville girls track took two of three relays to break a tie with Stillwater for the league dual meet lead April 26. Granville beat Stillwater and Lake George to take the meet and the lead in the Wasaren. Meghan O’Brien won four individual events with victories in [...]

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Tigers, weather stops Horde cold

  Ken Burch called due to weather    Despite stepping out to several leads the Golden Horde were unable to hold on as they fell to the visiting Hudson Falls Tigers 15-8 Saturday April 16 in the first game of the Ken Burch Memorial Tournament. The Tigers were named winners of the tournament when the [...]

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Hearing set for suspended officer

The fate of a Granville police officer on administrative leave because of a residency issue will be determined at a disciplinary hearing scheduled at the end of the month. Officer Joe Castle is facing firing for failing to provide documentation showing he has a New York state residency. The meeting is not open to the [...]

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Shirley E. McEckron, 81

NEWVILLE, Pa. – Shirley E. (Stevens) McEckron, 81, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, at home and surrounded by her family. She was born July 11, 1929, at home in Mount Tabor, Vt., the daughter of Walter and Parmelia Stevens. First and foremost, her family was the love of her life. She also enjoyed growing a [...]

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Shirley E. McEckron, 81

Shirley E. McEckron NEWVILLE, Pa. – Shirley E. (Stevens) McEckron, 81, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, at home and surrounded by her family. She was born July 11, 1929, at home in Mount Tabor, Vt., the daughter of Walter and Parmelia Stevens. First and foremost, her family was the love of her life. She also [...]

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Hastings fifth in State

The Granville Golden Horde has a place finisher in the New York State Wrestling Championships as heavyweight Eric Hastings took fifth place at 285 pounds. Hastings was one of two Horde wrestlers to make the tournament with Karl Palmer gaining entry by claiming the Section II Division II title at 140 pounds. Hastings fell short [...]

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Whitehall Police make arrests

  Whitehall police have charged a local woman with fourth-degree grand larceny, first-degree falsifying business records and theft of services after she allegedly used her child’s name to open a National Grid account. Two of the charges against Melissa A. Smith, 34, are felonies. Police said her bill with National Grid was for $1,200. Police [...]

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Students tackle tough issues

When the Council of Prevention wants to know about issues concerning teenagers, it goes directly to the students, surveying seventh- through 12th-graders at schools throughout Washington and Warren counties. So when prevention educator Melissa Thomas wondered what could be done to deal with some of those issues, she went right to the source and talked [...]

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Community Calendar 5/16/13

  Thursday May 16   Museum ABCs BENNINGTON The Bank of Bennington will sponsor a free Museum ABCs program for [...]

Enrollment decline continues at WCS

Enrollment continues to decline within the Whitehall Central School District, reflecting what has become a countywide trend. The New York [...]

Town debates charging for waterfront park usage

The town is debating whether it should charge individuals and groups to use facilities at Skenesborough Waterfront Community Park. The [...]

19th century schooner to visit next month

A replica of a 19th century schooner will visit Whitehall next month and detail the events of the War of [...]

Whitehall school budget vote this Tuesday

The Whitehall Board of Education presented its proposed 2013-14 budget to the public and is eyeing a tax increase of [...]

Board approves merger of wrestling teams

Whitehall and Fort Ann’s wrestling teams will be one and the same. The Whitehall Board of Education formally approved a [...]

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