By Jaime Thomas Ever wish you could track your child’s weekly performance at school? The Parent Portal on the Granville Central School District website allows parents to do just that. Parents who sign up for a free account have unlimited access to their child’s schedule, attendance, up-to-date grades, progress reports, report cards, assignments, and other [...]
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Raceville crash injures four
By Randal Smathers Four people were taken to area hospitals following a head-on collision on Route 22A near Raceville Road in Middle Granville on Monday afternoon. A midsize 2010 Chevrolet SUV headed southbound and a northbound 2004 Ford Focus sedan met in the corner between Raceville and Butler roads at about 1:50 p.m., with [...]
Digital testing plan worries schools
By Derek Liebig and Jaime Thomas A proposal by the state Education Department to switch to digital test taking by 2014 has local school officials concerned. The state has begun to send out overtures to local districts that it may require students take all state-administered standardized tests on computers, a proposal officials say may [...]
Granville, Whitehall schools receive failing grade
By Jaime Thomas and Derek Liebig A Buffalo business journal has ranked Granville and Whitehall school districts as among the poorest performing districts in Washington County, and in the bottom 10 to 20 percent in upstate New York. Buffalo Business First ranked 430 school districts across 48 counties in upstate New York (districts in New [...]
Whitehall Police Blotter
Complied by Derek Liebig Dec. 20 1:44 a.m. There was a report of a disabled vehicle on Williamson Avenue. The vehicle was moved and the matter was resolved. 10 p.m. Police received a dog related complaint on Williams Street. Officers checked the residence and determined there to be nothing wrong. 11 p.m. [...]
Funding elimination forces closure of early warning flood gauges: One site in Granville, one in Lake Champlain
By Derek Liebig Two flood gauges which served as early-warning systems during this year’s heavy flooding will be turned off in March, because there is no more funding available for them. One of the gauges is located on the Mettowee River, 110 feet downstream from the bridge on County Route 21 in Middle Granville, [...]
$1 million to rebuild track: New York gives grant to Vermont Rail System
By Derek Liebig A section of rail line in Whitehall, which has been abandoned for three decades, will be replaced thanks to a grant of more than $1 million from the New York Capital Region Economic Development Council. Dave Wulfson, president of Vermont Rail System, estimated those improvements would result in an 18-minute reduction [...]
Orange you impressed with her ingenuity? Third-graders donates doll beds made out of clementine boxes
By Derek Liebig Kylie Touchette loves clementines. She eats several of the small citrus fruits every day and she’s been known to bring three or four to bed with her as late night snacks. And the craving appears to be genetic, because her younger brother loves them as well. And while the inclusion [...]
Whitehall native pens books about daughter’s first day of school
By Derek Liebig Casey Nicole enjoys the first day of school, but it wasn’t always that way The 2003 graduate of Whitehall High is in the process of completing her Master’s Degree at Russell Sage, meaning she’s experienced around 22 first days of school. However, it’s her very first day of school and the [...]
Young Whitehall off to slow start, but starting to come together
By Derek Liebig The Whitehall girl’s basketball game lost a hard-fought game to a more experienced Lake George squad in an Adirondack League game played Friday night. Lake George rode strong first and third quarter s to pull out a 33-25 victory over the Railroaders on their home court. Despite the loss, [...]
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