Tag Archives: Landon

West Pawlet Firefighters to aid NYC

A group of volunteer firefighters from West Pawlet will lend a hand to a small neighborhood in the southeastern corner of Queens that was hurt by Hurricane Sandy. Meadowmere Park, which comprises just four streets and six blocks, is surrounded by water on all sides and residents estimate that flooding has destroyed every home’s basement [...]

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“Once Upon a Mattress” on the way

By Bill Toscano Like coaches choosing what offense and defense to run, Chris Palmer and Marc Pratt take a look at the talent the Whitehall Drama Club has coming back and choose their spring musical based on the strengths of the club members. “We look at the possibilities and look at the kids we believe [...]

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Scholar-athlete honors for basketball teams

By Bill Toscano   Neither team finished with a winning record, but the Whitehall boys and girls basketball teams got some good news at the end of the season. Both teams qualified at “Scholar Athlete” teams, meeting the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s standard of an average of 90 for a seven-person roster. [...]

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Railroader preview: girls basketball

A new season brings a new head coach and four new members in the starting lineup, but the Whitehall varsity girls basketball team is ready to prove itself again a year removed from a Section II/Class D finals appearance. “We have seen many changes from last year,” said new head coach Jim Birgey, who replaces [...]

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Kenneth R. “Pete” Devino Sr., 64

Kenneth R. “Pete” Devino, Sr., 64, of Queensbury, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Friday, July 16, 2010, at Albany Medical Center, after a short illness. Born on Dec. 6, 1945, he was the son of the late Kenneth W. and Irene S. (Rabtoy) Devino. Pete was a logger in the Washington County area [...]

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Constance “Connie” L. Landon, age 58

Constance “Connie” L.  Landon, age 58, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2008 at her home following a long illness. Connie was born on September 2, 1949 in Granville, New York the daughter of Cecil and Josephine (Colburn) Greene. Connie had been employed at Equinox Terrace and Fort Hudson Nursing Home. Connie enjoyed watching wrestling [...]

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Students conduct own verison of Mythbusters

If you eat a piece of food that’s been on the floor less than five seconds, can you avoid ingesting [...]

Longtime teachers recognized

The Board of Education bid a fond farewell Monday night to a half dozen longtime teachers. Daniel Mulholland, Karen Devendorf, [...]

Vegas Gold trumps Gold

By Jaime Thomas Just when everyone in Granville thought the debate about school colors was over and done with, it [...]

Crews respond to electrical fire at The Orchard

By Jaime Thomas Area firefighters responded to an early morning fire at The Orchard Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre Tuesday morning. [...]

Granville to graduate 111

By Jaime Thomas It’s the moment Granville seniors have been getting ready for 12 years—graduation is now around the corner. [...]

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Hicks appoints new historian

By Jaime Thomas An opening for a town historian in Granville came at a perfect time for Lee Tugas. Tugas, [...]

County plans to sell Hartford landfill property

By Jaime Thomas Ending a 20-year ordeal between the town of Hartford and Washington County, the nearly 500 acres slated [...]

Thousands expected at mud-bogging event

By Jaime Thomas Thousands of oversized vehicles are expected to descend upon Whitehall this weekend as part of the Mettowee [...]

Investigation of Attempted Murder and Homicide in Danby, Vt.

A 2003 Granville graduate and former Granville resident was killed during an incident in Danby, Vt., on Sunday. After investigating, [...]

Granville Scholarship Recipient is ‘Freed’ Up to Learn

Granville, N.Y., native Sydney Dunham doesn’t know what to expect when she arrives at SUNY Plattsburgh as a freshman next [...]

GMFCU to open new location

By Jaime Thomas Great Meadow Federal Credit Union confirmed plans Thursday to open up a new, expanded office in Granville [...]

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