Tag Archives: Last Friday

Ferguson heads to state meet

PJ Ferguson is headed to states. Ferguson followed up last month’s Adirondack League Championship with a seventh place finish among Class D runners at last Friday’s Section II Championships held at Spar Park. Based on the virtue of his performance,Fergusonqualified for the State Cross Country Championships on Nov. 12 atVernon-VeronaSherrilHigh School. The top five runners [...]

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Ferguson leads the way

  The Whitehall Cross Country team held a meet with North Warren and Hadley Luzerne at the Valley View Golf Course on Oct. 18 that served as a tune-up for the teams as they begin to prepare for the crucial end of the season meets. Sophomore PJ Ferguson won another race as he continues to [...]

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Man jailed for bribing police

An illegal immigrant who tried to bribe police officers after he was pulled over for driving while intoxicated was sentenced to six months in jail last Friday. Jairo Figueroa, 22, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of bribery in a Washington County court last month and agreed to spend six months in jail before being [...]

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Despite weather, apples ripe for picking

While heavy rain and flooding may have wreaked havoc on some crops, local apple growers seem to agree that the local harvest ofNew York’s most bountiful fruit was mostly spared and early season yields look encouraging. “We had a tiny bit of damage, but we were blessed it was nothing of significance,” John Barber, owner [...]

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Golf splits home opener

The Whitehall Golf varsity golf team hosted its first home match of the season last Friday at Skene Valley Country Club defeating Fort Edward and falling to Fort Ann. Colby LaChapelle, Chris Talbert and Adam Koeble all recorded wins forWhitehallin their match with the Flying Forts which they won 3.5 to 2.5. Garrett Beebe tied [...]

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Skyline Closing

By Derek Liebig   Seventy-eight local residents will be out a job this fall after Skyline Corporation, a producer of manufactured homes and recreational vehicles, announced they will close its Fair Haven facility. The impending closure was confirmed last Friday by Mike Steed, Skyline’s Vice President of Human Resources. “It is not a rumor, it [...]

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County Closes Bridge

‘Pancake’ hole causes closure A popular shortcut between Granville and Whitehall is no more after damage found to a North Granville bridge resulted in its likely permanent closure last Friday. The Upper Turnpike Bridge rests in a gully about 1 mile from Route 22 and is used as a pass through during the year for [...]

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Chocolate Lovers Delight at Pember

Is your chocolate treat championship quality? Take a break from shoveling and head into the kitchen because Friday the Friends of the Pember Library are offering the chance for chocolate immortality. Well, maybe not immortality but certainly bragging rights as the first-ever “Chocolate Lovers’ Delight Contest” will be held Friday evening at the West Main [...]

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Celebrate chocolate at the Pember

  It’s snowing outside. It’s cold. One way to fight the winter’s bitter chill is by cooking or baking up something hot and chocolaty; at least that’s what the Friends of the Pember hope to see people doing in just a few days. The Pember Library is inviting anyone and everyone to participate in a [...]

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Manchester first at county oratorical contest

It was a hard decision for the judges, but when all was said and done at last Friday’s Washington County Oratorical Contest, Granville High School senior John Manchester emerged as the winner, advancing to the New York State Departmental Competition on Saturday, Jan. 14, at Plattsburgh High School. Manchester placed first among six student orators [...]

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Area towns celebrate Memorial Day

By Jaime Thomas Veterans, bands, music and prayer will all be part of the Granville and Hartford Memorial Day Parade [...]

Vermont’s artists to open doors to studios this weekend

By Derek Liebig Vermont’s Open Studio Weekend combines two of Marion Waldo McChesney’s favorite things: Art and people. In the [...]

Digging in

Pember Library Director Ardyce Bresett helps 2-year-old Kadance Moyer plant a morning glory as part of the Dig in to [...]

Seniors honor Earl Morrow

By Jaime Thomas The Hartford Senior Citizens gathered at AJ’s Restaurant on Tuesday to enjoy a luncheon and honor Earl [...]

VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum

By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]

Hebron holds off on revaluation

By Jaime Thomas Several weeks after a special meeting addressing Hebron residents’ concerns about revaluation, the town board did not [...]

Horde baseball loses to league leader

As their season came to a close, Horde baseball players suffered a 3-1 home loss to Greenwich on Monday. Greenwich [...]

Granville softball heads for sectionals

By Jaime Thomas Following a shutout game against Cambridge on Wednesday and a win over Hoosick Falls on Friday, the [...]

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