Matt Hicks is looking for work. Not for himself necessary, but rather for the somewhere between 100 and 200 people who will converge on Veterans Park at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 21, for the annual Granville Community Service Day. The event, which runs until noon and finishes with [...]
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Skate park to remain closed
When a local resident came to the Village Board to complain about teen bicyclists damaging grassy areas along the rail trail, he also posed another question to Mayor Brian LaRose. “Do you know when the skate park will be open again?” Water Street resident Michael [...]
Supervisors focus on PVI issues
The bad news continues to pile up for the Pleasant Valley Infirmary, and two local supervisors find themselves dealing with the issues almost daily as part of the Washington County Board of Supervisors’ Health Committee. At the beginning of the week, the 122-bed nursing home found itself unable to take on new Medicare and Medicaid [...]
A ‘Quick’ congratulations
There isn’t much that makes Ken Quick Jr. nervous. But Quick admitted Friday to being just a bit nervous in his first trip home since becoming Granville’s first-ever national FFA Organization officer. The Cornell freshman returned home for a warm reception from friends, family and local dignitaries Nov. 18 with a whirlwind year of touring [...]
TSC cuts the ribbon
No one could recall a day when the parking lot of what was once a grocery store was so full of cars. As the Granville location of Tractor Supply Company made its opening official, the parking lot outside was filled to capacity requiring shoppers to park across the street or in the empty lot in [...]
No surprises in local town election
Countywide election results (winners in bold, results unofficial) Washington County Treasurer Albert Nolette, R, 5,726 Gayle Hall, I, 3,340 Washington County Sheriff Jeffery Murphy, R, 7,887 Washington County Clerk Dona Crandall, R, 7,537 Washington County Coroner: Naomi Marsh, D, 2,891; Terry Barber, D, 3,265; Michael Putorti, D, 3,350; James Gariepy, R, [...]
No competition in Granville election
Voting the Republican line can catch every candidate for office in Granville Nov. 8 as Election Day becomes appointment day for elected officials without opponents in area races. In Granville, none of the seven races taking place features an opponent. Supervisor Matt Hicks has no opposite number when he seeks his first full term after [...]
Few local races Nov. 8
Voters across the north Country have little homework to do this election season as only a handful of contests come down to a decision. Comparing notes on candidates involved in an actual race involves a short list, including the county treasurer, a highway superintendent race and one race for a town board seat in the [...]
Board of Education, Sept. 19
Clean up efforts lauded The volunteer response from the Granville school district was praised by school officials Monday night at the Sept. 19 meeting of the Granville Board of Education. Board member Eric Scribner expressed thanks to administrators and fellow board members for an outstanding response to the request for volunteers put out [...]
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Supervisors generally Ok with prayer at meetings
Hartford Supervisor Dana Haff, who has been under criticism from some for his prayers at Washington County Board of Selectmen meetings, was not at Friday’s session. Haff, who is on vacation, was also not at Tuesday’s Government Operations Committee meeting. But his allies were at both, and Haff, the Hartford town supervisor, will continue to [...]