Cheryl Putorti can vouch for the Whitehall Drama Club’s flair for the dramatic. About this time every year, Putorti begins to question whether she’ll have enough baskets for the club’s annual basket party and every year the baskets arrive, even if it’s only a few days before the event. Last week at this time, Putorti [...]
Village, property owners reach compromise on parking
The village has agreed to make concessions to its winter parking ban in an effort to appease Main Street business owners and landlords who said the law left their patrons and tenants nowhere to park. The board of trustees agreed to permit overnight parking on Fosdick Alley. But whether the concessions prove to be enough [...]
Schoony’s wins county business prize
By Jaime Thomas Family and community are everything in Bob Schoonmaker’s business. The co-owner of Schoony’s Country Market, who runs the shop with his wife, Dorie, feels he can thank his family, his workers and his patrons for a recent award. “We’re all about family; we try to run this like a family business with [...]
Rutland City Band up next in Friday night concert series
One of the area’s oldest municipal bands will take the Whitehall stage this Friday. The Rutland City Band will perform at 7 p.m. on Aug. 17 on the bandstand at the Riverside Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street. In the tradition of American town bands, the group plays a variety of music for all [...]
Adirondack Fiddlers to perform
The Whitehall Music in the Park summer concert series is kicking into full gear as the Adirondack Fiddlers prepare to grace the Whitehall stage Friday evening. The concert will begin at 7 p.m., July 27. The group, which is made up of fiddlers ranging in age from 50 to 80, performs old jigs, reels, and [...]
Skene Manor to open Friday
Every year the Skene Manor undergoes a number of renovations and that will be the case again this summer as the venerable estate prepares to open. The Skene Manor will open its doors for the 2012 season this Friday, April 20, and will be open [...]
Grinch attempts to steal Christmas: Woman tried to take lottery card Christmas tree during benefit for local cancer victim
The Whitehall Police Department expects to make an arrest is the case of a local Grinch who tried to steal Christmas. The department is investigating an attempted larceny that occurred at Big G’s Pub on Main Street on Thursday, Dec. 22 during a benefit for local cancer victim Danon Whiting. During the event, an unidentified [...]
Knitted gift to Special Olympics
Ardyce Bresett was searching for knitting patterns on the Internet, and what she found has led to a unique donation from patrons of the Pember Library and Museum. Bresett, the Pember librarian, was looking for a new project for herself, and she found the site of Special Olympics. Each year, Special Olympics asks supporters who [...]
Man arrested for pulling alarm
AFortEdwardman was arrested last week after he allegedly pulled a fire alarm inside a crowded bar onMain Street. Kevin L. Bessette, 34, was arrested on Nov. 3 and charged with falsely reporting an incident, a second degree, Class E felony. Bessette is accused of pulling a fire alarm at a local bar at approximately1:55 a.m.on [...]
Methodist Church to host Christmas Bazaar
The Whitehall United Methodist Church will host their annual Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the church, located at 56 Greenmount Cemetery Lane in Whitehall. Patrons will have the opportunity to shop for a variety of crafts, baked goods, Christmas decorations, toys, books, kitchen utensils and more. There [...]







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 [...]