There will be a new face on the Whitehall Board of Education. Dresden’s Frank Barber will run an uncontested bid for a spot on the board and barring the emergence of a write-in candidate, be elected to the position when ballots are tabulated later this month. If elected, he will replace Bruce Wescott whose five [...]
Clare Brennan Rion
Clare Brennan Rion, a lifelong resident of Hudson, N.Y., passed away on Dec. 9, 2012 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, N.Y. after a brief illness. Clare was the daughter of Owen and Loretta Finn Brennan. She was born on Oct. 28, 1924. Upon graduation from St. Mary’s Academy, Hudson, N.Y., Clare worked at the [...]
Decision Day 2012
While Tuesday’s election offers plenty of intrigue on the national level, things are a lot quieter on the local level. There are no local elections in Granville, Whitehall, Hampton, or Dresden. In Hartford, Republican Sharon Schofield is running against Hartford Proud nominee Sam Irwin for town justice and Democrat Robert Dillon is running unopposed for [...]
Election season arrives with primary voting
By Bill Toscano On the local level, this election season is a quiet one, but Granville area residents will be choosing new state and federal legislators, as well as voting for president. There is a Republican primary for town justice in Hartford, Thursday, Sept. 13, between Sam Irwin and Sharon Scofield. Both are qualified [...]
John Putorti to lead Memorial Day parade
A lifelong resident of Whitehall and World War II veteran will lead this year’s Memorial Day procession. John Putorti, a US Navy veteran, has been selected as this year’s grand marshal. Putorti was born in his parents’ home on Mountain Street in Whitehall, on Feb. 18, 1925. He was the middle son of Caroline and [...]
Roy K. Baker, Jr., 82
Roy K. Baker Jr., 82, a lifelong resident of Mountain Street in Whitehall, passed quietly with his family at home Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. Born on April 19,1929, in Whitehall, he was the son of Roy K. and Katherine Rowan Baker of Whitehall. Roy graduated from Whitehall High School where he excelled in basketball and [...]
Adrian “Adie” Casey 70
Adrian “Adie” Casey, 70, died Sunday Jan 9, 2011, at Glens Falls Hospital following a long illness. Adie was born March 29, 1940, in Bennington, Vt., to Floyd and Clara (Tobin) Casey. He was a lifelong resident of Granville. He was a graduate of Granville High School. He was employed for the Granville Central School [...]
Jane A. Havens
Jane A. Havens, 85, of Conway, NH died October 10, 2008 at the home of her niece on Jack Frost Lane in Conway. Born in Granville, NY, the daughter of Thomas and Loretta (Mullen) McGuire, she had been a lifelong resident of Granville prior to moving to Conway in 2007. The family includes three nieces, [...]
Clinton A. Taft, 88
Clinton A. Taft, 88, of Lafayette Street and a lifelong resident of Whitehall, passed away at his home on Friday, June 13, following a long illness. Born on August 26, 1919 in Whitehall, he was the son of the late Gus and Ida (Hyatt) Taft. Taft was married to the late Kathleen Barker Taft for 57 years, [...]
Betty Huntington, 76
Betty Huntington, 76, passed away on October 30, 2007 at her home in Whitehall. Born in Whitehall on February 23, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Marion (Benjamin) Bates. She graduated from Whitehall High School in 1948 and married Jim Huntington on February 14, 1959. Betty was a lifelong [...]






