Tag Archives: Lake Champlain

Residents seek help with flooding issues

By Derek Liebig About three dozen residents attended a public hearing Tuesday evening with a single question on their minds: How can you help us? The question was posed by home owners, tenants and land owners who have been affected by flooding along Lake Champlain and was directed at public officials and representatives from local [...]

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North end flooding still a concern

By Derek Liebig The state of flooding in the village’s north end has improved since last week, but remains a concern for residents who live along the canal and Lake Champlain. Several residents reported that water levels had dropped about a foot by the end of last week, but had subsequently gone back up with [...]

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Flood threat not receding

By Derek Liebig Despite a break in the rainy weather, flooding continues to be a problem for residents who live along the canal and Lake Champlain. After a long period of rain, many were hoping a stretch of dry weather over the weekend would provide respite from the flooding, but such has not been the [...]

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Rough Weekend; waters rise

By Derek Liebig Temperatures may have reached into the 70’s over the weekend but the affects of a long and snowy winter were still being felt as local residents deal with some of the worse flooding many have seen in years. Water levels throughout Whitehall reached flood levels after several days of persistent rainfall and [...]

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Village seeks federal help with dam

By Derek Liebig Local officials are exploring the possibility of acquiring assistance from the United States Fish and Wildlife Department as they continue to examine what should be done with Pike Brook Dam. Village Trustee Ken Bartholomew says he has been in contact with the Fish and Wildlife Department about what services and assistance could [...]

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Joseph H. Golden, 89

 Joseph H. Golden, 89, of Williams Street, passed away at the Haynes House of Hope in South Granville, on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 following a short illness. Born on July 24, 1921 in Whitehall, he was the son of the late William and Isabelle (Trombley) Golden. He retired as a postal carrier for the U. [...]

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Joseph H. Golden, 89

  WHITEHALL: Joseph H. Golden, 89, of Williams Street, passed away at the Haynes House of Hope in South Granville, on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 following a short illness. Born on July 24, 1921 in Whitehall, he was the son of the late William and Isabelle (Trombley) Golden. He retired as a postal carrier for [...]

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Community Calendar 3/24/11

Thursday March 24   K Registration GRANVILLE Parents with last names beginning with A through D may register their children for kindergarten from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., and those beginning with E through J from 1 to 3 p.m., on Thursday, March 24, at the Mary J. Tanner School on Route 22 in Middle Granville. [...]

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Lakes to Locks on Geographic web site

By Bill Toscano Whitehall and Granville stand to reap the benefits of new collaboration between Lakes to Locks Passage and National Geographic. Janet Kennedy, executive director of Lakes to Locks, said her group is holding a public event Thursday, March 3 in Albany to unveil the plans for the group’s “Geotraveler MapGuide,” an interactive web [...]

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Joyce Ann Romeo Millett, 76

Joyce Ann Romeo Millett, 76, of County Route 21, passed into the loving arms of our lord Jesus surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 11, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Born on Oct. 20, 1934, in Whitehall, she was the daughter of the late Francis P. and Susan M. (Manell) Romeo. [...]

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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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