By Jaime Thomas While on patrol a bit after midnight on Tuesday, Officer Marc Morrill, of the Granville Village Police, noticed two sets of footprints. The tracks led off of North Street and onto the Rail Trail, so he decided to investigate. He encountered only one person, however, and 18-year-old Joseph Washburn, of Granville, said [...]
Bear struck by car on Broadway
A young bear was struck by a car near on Broadway Thursday night. The bear was struck near the intersection of Fourth Avenue just after 8 p.m., police said. The driver of the vehicle was not injured. After it was struck, the bear, which police estimated at around 60 pounds, ran onto the porch on [...]
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 [...]
Damaged house spurs Hartford board
Occupants of a deteriorating Adamsville house face legal action should they fail to clear up a number of issues with the structure and yard deemed a hazard by local officials. The Hartford Town Board unanimously passed a resolution Aug. 9 declaring the residence at 3107 state Route 196 unsafe. The resolution calls for the [...]
From the ‘Glad it wasn’t me’ files….
Vermont man buried when clearing roof Watch out Cleaning snow off a roof can be dangerous as one Vermont man found on Feb. 4. Vermont State Police report 52-year-old Jean Butler of Newfane became trapped under a massive pile of snow when he was working to clear off the roof of his garage just after [...]






