By Jaime Thomas After months of work through the winter, Virginia Curran is nearly ready to open the newly renovated Bedlam Corners general store in West Hebron. Curran purchased the store, which was severely damaged in a fire more than two years ago, in August and has been rebuilding it ever since. She had repainted [...]
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Skene Manor events coming
The 2012 season at the Skene Manor is starting to take off and the historic estate will hold two of its most popular events in the coming weeks. Its first special dinner will be held on Wednesday, May 23. Social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. appetizers will be served. Dinner will be served beginning [...]
Chamber plants flowers at intersections
By Derek Liebig If you look closely you may notice a few pleasant changes along Whitehall’s roadways in the next few weeks. The Chamber of Commerce and the Village have been busy planting flowers at a few of the intersections in the community and plans are in place to replace some of the area’s welcome [...]
Hartford appoints interim councilman
The Hartford Town Board appointed former board member Kevin McCarthy as an interim member to fill a vacancy on the board created by a resignation. McCarthy is currently the President of the Hartford Volunteer Fire Company. The measure passed unanimously with Supervisor Dana Haff, and council members Barbara Beecher and Robert Miller voting in favor; [...]
Chugging for charity or Milk… it does a body good?
Students from Granville took a little time out of the Memorial Day holiday to do some seriously unique volunteer work. Known as the “Gallon Challenge” this bizarre test of man, or woman, pits the pit of the stomach against one gallon of milk. The rules, and thus the trick of the feat, lies in [...]
Sen. Betty Little with some Memorial Day words at GHS
This speech was given at Granville High School by state senator Betty Little at the Memorial Day assembly.
Legion responds after coin drop stop
Four days after members of the Whitehall American Legion were cited for disorderly conduct over being in a state road conducting a coin drop, the Legion responded to the situation at the end of its annual Veterans Day ceremonies. “We are sworn to uphold the Constitution, which gives the right to the complainant or complainants [...]
As the summer season officially starts, people are looking for a way to cool off.
One of the local cool spots will again be open for the season as the Washington County Park at Huletts Landing will open full-time starting this weekend.
Elementry hold flag ceremony
On the Friday before Memorial Day, some schools started their long weekend early. At Whitehall Elementary School, students, faculty and staff paused for the 36th year to remember those who died for their country.
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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 [...]