By Jaime Thomas Huge flames lit up the night sky and surrounding area as firefighters combated a propane burn in Hartford last Monday and Tuesday nights. Five or six departments from around Washington County were participating in a controlled ethanol drill as part of a three day course. The New York State Office of Fire [...]
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Washington County hires new personnel director
The Washington County Board of Supervisors replaced its personnel director Friday with her former predecessor. The board appointed Margaret Wright to serve as the county’s new head of personnel when current director, Barb Winchell’s term expires at the end of the month. Although the board has actively been searching for a new personnel director, the [...]
Busy crews put out brush fire
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 [...]
Cook taking over Hartford Schools
By Jaime Thomas Hartford Central School will welcome one of its own as the new superintendent this July. Andrew Cook, the current middle and high school principal will replace Thomas Abraham, who is retiring. Cook said he is excited about his new appointment. “I’m honored that the Board of Education has the faith in me [...]
Several local arrests in marijuana busts
Four local residents were among those arrested during a two-week long sweep of marijuana fields in Washington County. John Winchell, the undersheriff for Washington County said a total of 8,000 plants were seized in towns throughout the county. The operation, which included state police helicopters, was performed by the Washington County Drug Task Force, which [...]
Board takes first step on transfer stations
A routine procedural vote did more than start the process of possibly eliminating the five Washington County solid waste transfer stations Friday morning. It effectively laid out the opposing sides in what has been a contentious discussion in the past. The resolution to retain an attorney and spend about $3,000 to develop a request for [...]
County supervisors examine transfer stations’ role-again
By Bill Toscano A year after deciding to keep its transfer stations open with a slight increase in fees, Washington County is again looking at ways to eliminate the expenditure going into the five stations. “We’ve had a $400,000 loss already, and we could lose another $600,000,” said Matt Hicks, Granville’s town supervisor and [...]
Community Calendar 2/16/12
Thursday February 16 Re-Enactments WASHINGTON COUNTY Re-enactor Terry Glasier, a member of the 6th Massachusetts Continental Army, will depict Maj. Daniel Whiting at the following Washington County venues: 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, Salem Senior Center, 32 E. Broadway, 854-7294; 12:15 p.m. Feb. 16, Cambridge Senior Center, 5 Park Place, 677-8592; 11:30 a.m. [...]
Republicans hold power: Millett back as town clerk
It was a good night for the GOP in Whitehall. Republican’s swept Tuesday’s elections and the results weren’t even close. As polling officials counted the votes Tuesday night, it became clear that all five Republican candidates won win their respective races, including the once and future town clerk Julie Millett. Millett, a Republican, overwhelmingly won [...]
Town board, clerk positions on ballot in Whitehall
Local voters will head to the polls Tuesday to determine the fate of three contested races. Despite the fact that George Armstrong and Louis Pratt are running unopposed for the positions of town supervisor and highway superintendent, respectively, there is still plenty of intrigue in next week’s town-wide elections. Democrat Jim Putorti and Republicans Stephanie [...]
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