A recent graduate of Whitehall High School set a school record earlier this year for the University of Vermont. Brittany St. Clair, a 2010 graduate of Whitehall High, won the high jump event at the New England Championships held May 12 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Steinbrenner [...]
Spring Concert
The Whitehall Central School music department will host its annual Spring Concert beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, inside the high school gymnasium. The concert will include all music students in grade four through 12 and will feature performances by the elementary and high school bands, [...]
Move to firehouse starts to take shape
Town officials took some time last week to tour their future home as they begin to lay the groundwork for their eventual move from the Canal Corp. Visitors Center to the former Skenesborough Volunteer Fire House. The tour served as a sort of brainstorming session as officials try [...]
Town plugs boaters back in
Boaters will once again be able to access electrical services along the Champlain Canal mooring wall after the town board approved a motion to return power to the pedestals behind the Skenesborough Museum and Whitehall Volunteer Fire House. The resolution received the support of Supervisor George Armstrong and [...]
Big inning saves baseball team
Whitehall’s baseball team squared off against two of the Adirondack League’s best teams and its worst, and a seventh-inning rally was the only thing that prevented the team from finishing the week 0-3. On Friday, the Railroaders hosted Argyle and the last-place Scots gave the Railroaders everything they [...]
Elmy guilty on one of five charges
A local business owner accused of assault against his wife last fall was found guilty of one felony count by a Washington County jury on Friday afternoon. The jury found Robert A. Elmy guilty of second-degree assault but acquitted him on additional charges. Elmy, 63, [...]
Committe seeks uses for Rec. Building
The town is developing initiatives they hope will increase usage of one of its facilities. Officials are working with members of several civic groups — the Whitehall Youth League, staff members and local senior citizens — to develop programs to encourage greater use of the recreation and senior centers [...]
Elks Student of the month
Zach Diekel, a senior at Whitehall High School, pictured with principal Kelly McHugh, was named Elks Student of the Month for April. Diekel will receive a $50 award from the Elks Club and will be eligible for the annual Elks Student of the Year award that is presented [...]
Baseball wins three straight
Whitehall’s baseball team is rounding into form. The team has won its last three games, and none were bigger than Monday’s 19-8 win over Adirondack League East division rival Hartford. The Railroaders recorded 22 hits in the game and avenged a loss to Hartford earlier in the [...]







