It’s a common scenario: an elderly woman is living alone on a low, fixed social-security income, and life circumstances have not allowed for any substantial savings. As winter approaches and heating costs inevitably rise, this person is forced to make spending cuts somewhere. Fortunately for locals, there are options that prevent them from skimping on [...]
Holiday Train coming to Whitehall
Several days after Thanksgiving, the Canadian Pacific railroad will ring in the holiday season as the company’s Holiday Train makes its annual visit to Whitehall. This year’s train is expected to arrive at the Amtrak station on Main Street at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. Canadian Pacific’s Holiday Train program is considered the longest [...]
Fair Haven CROP Walk this weekend
Lace up those walking shoes, the Fair Haven area CROP Walk is this weekend. The 12th annual event, which raises money to combat hunger in the Lakes Region and beyond, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 30. Around 200 people are expected to participate. “The CROP Walk benefits local food shelves in Fair Haven, Castleton [...]
Region sustainability group seeks input
The public is invited to attend the second round of regional sustainability workshops, which will take place in and around the capital region in early October. Community residents from a wide range of fields and expertise are encouraged to attend. The goal of these facilitated workshops is to prioritize the hundreds of strategies, ideas and [...]







