By Jaime Thomas Like most eighth-grade students, Lauren Bucciero has responsibilities from schoolwork to chores at home. Unlike many of her peers, though, the 13-year-old girl also maintains her own egg business. Bucciero has 45 chickens and recently bought 20 more. She has been selling her eggs every Sunday at church for at least four [...]
Maple Weekend offers sweet activities
By Jaime Thomas The trees are tapped, and the maple is flowing just in time for New York’s two consecutive maple weekends. More than 100 maple producers throughout the state will be participating in the festivities, including seven in Washington County on March 16, 17, 23 and 24. Most farms will offer tours, demonstrations and [...]
Community Calendar 9/15/11
Thursday September 15 Farmer’s Market POULTNEY The Poultney Farmers’ Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays through Oct. 6 on Main Street in Poultney. Offered will be local meats, vegetables, fruits, baked goods, maple syrup, crafts and more. Information: 802-468-5805. Time for Tots MANCHESTER The Manchester Public Library [...]
Community Calendar 9/1/11
Thursday September 1 Ghost Tours, Stories LAKE GEORGE Nightly Walking Ghost Tours will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday through Monday, Sept. 1 to 5, at Fort William Henry in Lake George Village. And at 7:30 p.m. those days, there’ll be a program of Storytelling: Folk Lore and Ghosts at the fort. Information/cost: 518-964-6648, [...]
Hartford Pancakes
The Hartford Volunteer Fire Department will host a fundraiser pancake breakfast THIS Sunday, March 6. the batter will be flowing starting at 8 a.m. in the Hartford Volunteer Fire Department Community Hall (at the corner of Routes 149 and 40 just over the border from South Granville) and keeps going until 11 a.m. The cost [...]
Tatko says goodbye
Beverly Tatko said “good bye,” and “you can do better” as she held the floor during her final Washington County Board of Supervisors’ meeting Friday, Dec. 17, in Fort Edward. Tatko became interim supervisor followed the death of Rodger Hurley in March, but she chose not to run again because of health reasons. Matthew Hicks [...]
‘Fest’ event nears
Ready to take the plunge? The Penguin Dip, that is. The always popular kickoff to the Whitehall Winter Festival will open a day of fun and events on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 9 a.m.






