The owner of the dilapidated building that caused a portion of Main Street to be closed for more than a week has torn down the crumbling structure. Flint Stone, owner of the old “Chase” building, located at 44-46 Main Street, had what remained of the building torn down last Thursday, less than 48 hours after [...]
State: Town not obligated to negotiate
The Hampton Town Board has no legal obligation to negotiate a contract with its volunteer fire department according to representative Mackenzie Jewell from the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control. Members of the fire department, however, continue to insist otherwise. Jewell told members of the Hampton Volunteer Fire Department that the town [...]
Jones chosen to attend Empire Girls State Program
Cariana Jones was chosen to represent Whitehall at the Empire Girls State program later this summer. Jones, a junior at Whitehall High School, was one of four girls interviewed last Thursday by members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 83 and was chosen to represent Whitehall at the program, which will be held from June 30 [...]
Snowmobile clubs grateful for snow
Snowmobilers in Hartford are praying for snow. For nearly two years their machinery has sat idle, and club membership dropped due to lack of snow and a slow economy. After a dose of real winter after Christmas, though, anyone with a sled is chomping at the bit to get riding. “Everybody and his brother was [...]
Rifle club wins season opener
The Whitehall Rifle Club opened the 2013 season with a 976-948 road win over Fort Ann last Thursday. Whitehall was led by Jason Pratt who shot a strong 198 including a 50 in the difficult standing position. Randy Stumvoll was the “top gun” for Fort Ann with a 196. John Hollister was close behind Pratt [...]
Bowling team struggling to win
Whitehall’s bowling team fell to 0-36 on the season after being swept by its last four opponents. Lake George defeated Whitehall last Thursday in a match played at the Elks Lodge. Matt Austin led Whitehall with a 386 series Last Tuesday, the team fell to Hoosick Falls 4-0. Eleni Tyrell rolled a team high [...]
Hoagland’s TD sparks North rally in all-star game
Whitehall’s Josh Hoagland played a pivotal role in leading his team to a dramatic comeback in the Section II Exceptional Seniors game last Thursday played at Steuerwald Stadium at Shenedehowa High School. With his side trailing 21-0 halfway through the third quarter, Hoagland scored on a 22-yard touchdown run to spark a 28-0 run and [...]
Girl’s soccer season ends in playoffs
The Whitehall girl’s soccer team’s season came to end last Thursday as they suffered a 3-1 loss to Waterford in the play-in game of the Class C Section II tournament. Ashley Lefebrve scored all three goals for Waterford, which in turn lost to Hoosic Falls on Saturday. Cariana Jones scored Whitehall’s only goal on an [...]
Soccer splits pair
Four different players scored for Whitehall as the girls rolled to a 4-1 win over Salem on Oct. 2. Rebecca Lavin, Rachel Lavin, Caitlyn Sanford and Cariana Jones each recorded goals for Whitehall and Kelsey Farley made 11 saves. Caroline McKeighan scored a late second-half goal for Salem. Whitehall scored early and often as it [...]






