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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Local mailman becomes a “46er”
By Derek Liebig By morning Dave Senecal is a rural mail carrier. By afternoon he is an accomplished hiker who has conquered some of the most challenging peaks in the Adirondacks. For the past three years the Fair Haven resident and Whitehall native has spent mornings delivering mail and afternoons trekking through the High Peaks [...]
Police educate residents on risks of distracted driving
By Derek Liebig The Whitehall Police Department wants to make sure you aren’t distracted. The department is in the midst of an effort to educate local citizens of the dangers of distracted driving. Patrol officer and department Information Technology Administrator Timothy Hardy has posted information on the dangers of distracted driving on the departments’ website [...]
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 [...]
Voters approve small school-tax increase
By Derek Liebig Voters in the Whitehall Central School District overwhelmingly passed the 2011-12 budget earlier this week. Tuesday’s final tally saw 175 residents of the school district vote in favor of the budget, while 58 residents voted against the spending plan. Voters also returned incumbents Virginia Rivette and George Armstrong to the Board of [...]
Women dies in Sunday Fire
By Derek Liebig A local woman died and a man was seriously injured after a fire broke out in their apartment building Sunday evening. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The identity of the woman who perished in the fire at 120 Broadway is being withheld pending DNA analysis. Her body was burned [...]
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 [...]
Bartholomew upset at use of village machine
By Derek Liebig The use of village resources took center stage during Tuesday’s Village Board meeting. Village trustee Ken Bartholomew took issue with Mayor Peter Telisky’s use of village machinery to assist with sandbaging efforts around The Line Townhouse Apartments on Lower Main Street. On Monday afternoon, Telisky authorized village employees to use a “Bobcat” [...]
Softball streak ends with loss to Fort Ann
By Derek Liebig After breaking out for 30 runs in the first two games, Whitehall’s softball team was held without a run against Fort Ann Monday evening. The railroaders were only able to manage two hits against Fort Ann as Kindra Monahan a strong game for the Cardinals. Brittney Putorti had four strikeouts in a [...]
Big efforts lead track
By Derek Liebig Whitehall was paced by several strong individual performances during last weekend’s Anthony Luciano Invitational in Hudson Falls. Head coach Justin Culligan said earlier in the week he would look for some of his stronger athletes to turn in a strong performance in a meet that had too much fire power to be [...]
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