The Village Board of Trustees reorganized its hierarchy on Monday. The board, in its first regular meeting since last month’s village elections, reappointed a number of its commissioners. Trustee Michael LaChapelle, who for the last two years, has served as water commissioner will now oversee the highway, safety and buildings departments. Ken Bartholomew was appointed [...]
Odyssey team finishes seventh at state competition
Whitehall’s Odyssey of the Mind team returned from Binghamton with memories and fresh ideas after it finished seventh at the state-wide competition held last Saturday on the SUNY campus. The team compiled just over 247 points, finishing ahead of 10 teams in Division II that chose Pet Project as their long-term problem. Canajoharie Middle School [...]
No surprise in village elections
There were no unexpected results in Tuesday’s village elections. As expected, all four incumbents were reelected to office. Mayor Peter Telisky, Trustee Marge Mohn, and Justice Julie Eagan were reelected to a second term in office while longtime Trustee Mike LaChapelle was also chosen by his constituents to serve another term. The results didn’t come [...]
Challenger for Trustee drops out; incumbents likely to return to office
The election of village officials will be held Tuesday but voters will find the ballot offers little intrigue. Tuesday’s ballot will feature five names for four positions but one of those candidates has already dropped out of the race and is asking voters not to select her name on Election Day. Donna Filomio, who received [...]
Village candidates weigh in on issues
2013 Village Election Questionnaire Name: Michael H. LaChapelle Occupation or previous professional experience: Retired from General Electric Co. after 31 years of employment Rutland Vt. List your previous political experience or community involvement. Eighteen years on the Village Board as a Trustee. I care for our community, and try to do what’s [...]
Whitehall students win regional Odyssey of the Mind contest
Whitehall’s Odyssey of the Mind team is headed to Binghamton after winning the regional competition Saturday in Queensbury. Whitehall finished first among division II teams in the Pet Project and earned a chance to participate in the state competition on March 23. They are the first team from Whitehall to win a regional Odyssey of [...]
Boys win season finale against Bolton
The senior members of the Whitehall boy’s basketball team went out winners last Tuesday as they defeated Bolton behind the strong play of guards Justin Hoagland and Brian McLaughlin. The duo combined for 44 points as the Railroaders cruised past Bolton 67-54 in the team’s season finale. Justin Hoagland finished with 32 points and added [...]
Three to vie for village trustee
There won’t be many, if any, changes to the village’s power structure this spring. The Republican and Democratic parties of Whitehall held their caucuses Saturday and there was only one candidate who stepped forward to challenge the incumbents. Republican Donna Filomio will be the only fresh face in this year’s election. She will run against [...]





