Town officials learned last week that their bid for a $400,000 grant was denied and that decision didn’t sit well with one local official. “It’s hard to believe that when you talk about bringing five entities into one building that it wouldn’t warrant some consideration,” said supervisor George Armstrong. “We never expected full value but [...]
Sheriff reaches out to town boards, residents
By Bill Toscano The last six months have been a period of quick changes at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Jeff Murphy, who took over in January after Roger Leclaire’s 16 years as sheriff, was ready to make his own mark on the office. While many things have not changed, Murphy figures he [...]
Village eyes E savings
Energy audit eyes savings When he was elected, Mayor Brian LaRose said one of the things he wanted to do was find ways to reduce the cost of local government to the people. The village of Granville hopes to do just that by scheduling an energy audit for later this summer. “We haven’t [...]
Whitehall guide coming Saturday
The 2010/11 Whitehall Community Guide, complete with local government listings and information about the community of Whitehall, will be available this Saturday in your mailbox and throughout town. This years guide contains everything and anything you need to know about living in the Town of Whitehall. Be looking for your copy Saturday.






VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]