A section of highway in Whitehall will receive repairs after it was included in a multi-million contract awarded by the New York State Department of Transportation as part of a New York Works project. The DOT announced last week that Route 4 between Ryder Road and Seventh Avenue in the village of Whitehall was one [...]
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Woman busted in alcohol sting
A local woman was arrested last week for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor who was working with police. Danielle J. Ingerson, 26, of Whitehall, was arrested after she sold alcohol to a minor at the Village Sunoco, authorities said. She was charged with unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree. The arrest [...]
Outdoors in Whitehall with Gene Terry: Wash stations pose problems for boaters
Attended a meeting last week in Warren County on invasive species in Lake George and what is projected that is to be done about it. In short, this is going to be a nightmare for everyone who wants to go boating, fishing, canoeing, etc., on the lake. When all this is finalized, they project a [...]
Canal set to open Tuesday
Boaters will once again find themselves passing through the waters of Whitehall as the New York State Canal Corp. is tentatively scheduled to open for the 2012 navigation season on Tuesday, May 1. “We’re looking forward to an on-time opening,” said Brian Stratton, director of the Canal Corp. [...]
State issues school test scores: Whitehall doing well in middle school, lagging elsewhere
Middle school students in the Whitehall School district are outperforming their peers statewide and more students are graduating but elementary and high school students continue to score lower than their peers across the state. The percentage of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students in the Whitehall School district who are meeting the basic standards on state [...]
Dresden Supervisor charged with DWI after crash
Dresden Town Supervisor Robert Banks has been charged with driving while intoxicated after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident last week in the village of Whitehall. Banks, 63, of Dresden was arrested Tuesday afternoon under suspicion he had been drinking when he crashed his car. According to police, at approximately 9:41 p.m. on [...]
Town gets grant for Troy Shirt Factory
Christmas arrived a little early for the Whitehall Town Board. At last Thursday’s monthly board meeting, Supervisor Richard “Geezer” Gordon announced that Whitehall was the recent recipient of a $50,000 grant that will help cover some of the cost of cleanup efforts at the Troy Shirt Factory. The funding, which is nearly two years in [...]
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Dec. 13 2:40 a.m. Police responded to burglary alarm at a Broadway residence. It was determined that the alarm was tripped accidently. 9:56 a.m. Police responded to the scene of a 911 related hang-up. Officers spoke with residents who stated they were having phone troubles. The call was determined to have been made [...]
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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 [...]