Take a walk through the woods of Jeff Cornell’s Holley Hill Farm and you’ll see the signs: Miles and miles of green plastic tubes strung together between hundreds of trees. The sap has begun to run, ushering in the start of this year’s maple syrup season. Over the last few weekends, Cornell, his wife Linda, [...]
Fire leaves family homeless
A family of five was left homeless after a fire destroyed their home Sunday night. Ed Wheeler, who lived in the 19th century farmhouse located at 3122 County Route 21 with his wife Ann, daughter Jessica and two grandsons, said the house was a complete loss. “The one good part was we were all awake [...]
Raceville crash injures four
By Randal Smathers Four people were taken to area hospitals following a head-on collision on Route 22A near Raceville Road in Middle Granville on Monday afternoon. A midsize 2010 Chevrolet SUV headed southbound and a northbound 2004 Ford Focus sedan met in the corner between Raceville and Butler roads at about 1:50 p.m., with [...]
Golf drops opener
Senior Joey Lea was the only member of his team to post a victory Monday afternoon, as the Horde opened its golf season with a 4-1 Wasaren League loss to Stillwater at the Lake St. Catherine Country Club in Poultney, Vt. Lea defeated Robert Stickney, 2-and-1, at the No. 1 position Stillwater’s Jon Hoin had [...]
George H. Benway, 83
George H. Benway, 83, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at Glens Falls Hospital following a long illness. He was born on Nov. 4, 1928, in Danby, Vt., the son of the late George and Anna (Dennison) Benway. George was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Whitehall and a former [...]
Fannie Greene, 82
Fannie Greene, 82, passed away at Rutland Regional Medical Center, Rutland, Vt., Dec.6 , 2011. Fannie was born on August 6, 1929 in Argyle, the daughter of James and Hazel (Wilkins) Scally. Fannie loved the time spent with family as well as her many friends. She was an avid fan of “old” country music and [...]









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 [...]