New York State’s trout season may have started Monday but the quality of fishing will likely depend on where you chose to cast your line. Unseasonably cool temperatures during the last few weeks of March have left many lakes and ponds covered in a thin layer of ice. Hank Neddo, owner of South Bay Bait [...]
Waterline work gets go-ahead
The Board of Trustees approved bids for the second portion of a waterline project in the village and officials expect work to get under way before the onslaught of winter. The village accepted a bid from Riznick Construction of Crown Point to replace several hundred feet of a water main alongside Route 22 near the [...]
Elks remember those they have lost: Emotional annual memorial service focuses on nine members gone in last year
By Derek Liebig Members of Whitehall Elks Lodge No. 1491 paid tribute to their former members during an emotionally touching ceremony held at the lodge on Sunday afternoon. Members were joined by friends, family, members of the youth Antlers group, Boy Scout Troop 83, Girl Scout Troop 3435, and local dignitaries in honoring nine [...]
Public invited to Elks’ annual memorial service
Whitehall Elks Lodge 1481 will join with their counterparts around the nation this weekend in honoring members who have passed away within the last year. The lodge will host their annual Memorial Service at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 at the lodge on North Williams Street. The event is open to the public and [...]
F-f-f-f-f-f-rozen Opener
That conditions were going to be tough for the opening day of trout season 2011 was a surprise to no one. A long, cold winter had streams running high and cold; terrible conditions for trying to land that coveted first trout of the fishing season. Surprising, perhaps, were forecasts projecting 10 inches of fresh snow [...]
Early-riser wins Southbay fishing tourney
By Bill Toscano Tyler Morey was on the ice on South Bay shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday, and he started fishing at 6 a.m. By 6:30 a.m., the Granville resident had caught the fish which would win the Great Southbay Fishing Derby, although he wouldn’t know that for sure until he’d spent the rest of [...]
Whitehall Police Logs: Feb. 14-21
Feb. 14 4:51 p.m. Civil complaint on First Avenue. Matter resolved. 5:04 p.m. Hit-and-run property damage vehicle accident reported on Saunders Street. Investigation continuing. 7:06 p.m. Mental health call on Elizabeth Street, Matter resolved. Feb. 15 7:54 a.m. Assisted with Department of Transportation check on Poultney Street. Inspected two trucks, took one out of service [...]







