One of the region’s largest automotive service providers is hoping to open a location in Whitehall later this year. Bob Kellogg, president of Warren Tire Service Center, confirmed last week his company is in negotiations to purchase the former Skenesborough Gardens property at 189 Broadway, directly across the road from the CVS shopping plaza. Kellogg [...]
Foreign students experience life locally
By Jaime Thomas Jacopo Spezia comes from Arco, an alpine village in Northern Italy. Manuchehr Dorgabekov comes from Khorog, a Middle Eastern town located in the foothills of the Himalayas in Tajikistan. What do the two have in common? They’re both spending a year in Granville as foreign exchange students. The 17-year-old boys live with [...]
Benefit spaghetti dinner at Elks Lodge Thursday
A benefit spaghetti dinner will be held this evening to aid a local family whose home was destroyed in a late-night fire last week. The dinner will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Whitehall Elks Lodge 1491 on North Williams Street. Besides spaghetti, the menu will include meatballs, salad, garlic bread and dessert. [...]
Police Departments offer holiday safety tips
The Whitehall Police Department has a number of tips to keep you and your family safe during the holidays whether you’re at home or shopping. Officers are encouraging people to stay alert when they’re shopping. Always keep your packages in sight especially in high traffic areas like the food court and busy stores. It’s also [...]
Arrest made in latest Champman’s burglary
Two people have been arrested following yet another break-in at Chapman’s Store in Middle Granville. This is at least the third time since March the store has been burglarized. A local man has already pleaded guilty in relation to one of the break-ins. In the latest case, which police said took place Sept. 1, two [...]
Hampton looking to develop agricultural plan
The Hampton planning board is in the early stages of creating a road map for the future development of farming in the community. The plan would be a resource that current and prospective farmers could use as they look to establish or expand their operations. “Because you have Green Mountain College doing so much with [...]
Money available to replace sewer lines
Financial assistance may be available for village residents who can’t afford the cost of having a sewer line replaced. The village still has money available from a $400,000 grant awarded by the Office of Community Development to assist residents in replacing sewer laterals. Scott LaMountain, a project manager with Shelter Planning and Development, a Queensbury-based [...]
Huletts where the heart is: Volunteers seek to create personalized history of hamlet
The history of Huletts Landing is being told one family at a time. The Friends of Historic Huletts Landing is in its third year documenting the lives of people who call the lakeside hamlet home. The goal of the oral history project is to add to the community’s permanent record by capturing the stories of [...]







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 [...]