The Whitehall Drama Club is preparing to stage its annual production and the show will grace the Whitehall stage next weekend. This year’s production, “Thoroughly Modern Millie” will be staged on March 22 and 23 in the Whitehall High School auditorium and is under the direction of Whitehall choral director Chris Palmer. The musical, which [...]
Acclaimed singers return to area
A pair of internationally acclaimed performers who have twice performed on the Whitehall High School stage are returning to the area for two performances at the Wood Theatre in Glens Falls. Will and Anthony Nunziata will perform on Sunday and Monday, Aug. 19 and 20. Both performances will be held at 8 p.m. The [...]
Power line may help region, concerns linger
A proposed underground power line that would run from Canada and pass through Whitehall on its way to New York City has the potential to generate tax revenue for the town and village, but there are concerns that it could interfere with the village’s water system. The 330-mile, [...]
Mickey Rapkin by Linda Nye Knowlton
“Take a leap of faith” is what Mickey Rapkin, keyote speaker at the Horace Greeley Writers’ Conference told the group on Saturday! Having a job as Senior Editor of GQ Magazine was prestigious, but did not totally fulfill his dream as a successful writer. Mickey, who is from New York City, graduated cum laude from [...]
GCS awaits aid numbers
As the smoke clears from a weekend of intense budget negotiations in Albany it remains unclear if rural high-needs school districts like Granville will see much restoration in state aid in the $132.5 billion state spending plan. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state leaders announced Sunday March 27 they had a budget agreement that restored some [...]
Lillian E. Tressler, 84
Lillian E. Tressler, age 84, passed away on Dec. 12, 2010, at Indian River Nursing Home. Lillian was born on June 6, 1921, in New York City, the daughter of Joseph and Judith (Calleja) Zahra. She moved to Granville when her son and his family moved here in 2004. She loved her family dearly. Lillian [...]
Landing in history
One man’s story from the historic invasion Dick Freed said he had some idea of what another family must be going through somewhere in the United States not knowing about a loved one missing during a war.






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 [...]