Tag Archives: Poultney

Birthday boys with books!

Bob Williams (l) of Williams Hardware is joined by Twig Canfield on Tuesday, Nov. 30 as both celebrated a birthday. Bob turned 62 while Twig celebrated his 67 birthday. Each was presented with a very special present by Mary Wilkins of Poultney. Bob was given a scrapbook, while Twig was also given a book containing [...]

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Youth Center hosts ‘Sirsy’

Make your own revolution the title track from the latest release by Niskayuna-based band Sirsy encourages. The up-and-coming two-piece band returns to the Granville Police Benevolent Association Youth Center Dec. 16 for an all ages show; tickets will be available at the door. Now playing nationally, the band has been a fixture in the bar [...]

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Blood donors will have an opportunity to help avert a blood shortage

Blood donors will have an opportunity to help avert a blood shortage on Friday, Oct. 29, during an American Red Cross blood drive at the Green Mountain College Whithey Student Center in Poultney from noon to 5 p.m.  Donors of all blood types are needed. Potential donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh [...]

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Murder suspect nabbed

A man wanted for murder in Philadelphia was found when Whitehall police officer Daniel Price made a routine traffic stop early Tuesday.    

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Smoking up the sewer lines

The village of Whitehall will begin smoke testing on its sewer system in the coming weeks. 

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Growth has taken toll on lake

  “People used to be able to dive off of their docks, now they can walk off of them,” head of the Poultney Mettowee Conservation District Marli Rupe might be exaggerating just a little bit for comedic effect when talking about Lake St. Catherine, but her point is entirely serious.

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Blog-ennings

 If it has to be fall already, at least there are sports….     It has been a nice start to the sports season for both the field hockey and golf teams.   Each team has two wins thus far,   field hockey   with a Johnstown Moose tourney win under its belt over the [...]

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Tues

July 29, 2008   No post yesterday. Busy, busy, busy.   The concert in the park series finale was appropriately climactic with local favorites Freedom Hawk performing favorites including some ZZ Top and Marshall Tucker. Good stuff and catch them while you can because lead guitarist JT Freed heads off to school soon. HAve you [...]

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Sandra L. Brock, 82

  Sandra L. Brock, 82, of Poultney Street, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, Feb. 15, 2008.    Born on Oct. 8, 1925 in Whitehall, the daughter of the late Francis and Gertrude (Collins) Foster.  Sandra graduated from Whitehall High School and Albany Business College. In her early years, she worked for the [...]

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Classifieds 5/23/13

Community Calendar 5/23/13

  Thursday May 23   Chicken and Biscuit SALEM The handicap-accessible Salem United Methodist Church on W. Broadway invites everyone [...]

Area towns celebrate Memorial Day

By Jaime Thomas Veterans, bands, music and prayer will all be part of the Granville and Hartford Memorial Day Parade [...]

Vermont’s artists to open doors to studios this weekend

By Derek Liebig Vermont’s Open Studio Weekend combines two of Marion Waldo McChesney’s favorite things: Art and people. In the [...]

Digging in

Pember Library Director Ardyce Bresett helps 2-year-old Kadance Moyer plant a morning glory as part of the Dig in to [...]

Seniors honor Earl Morrow

By Jaime Thomas The Hartford Senior Citizens gathered at AJ’s Restaurant on Tuesday to enjoy a luncheon and honor Earl [...]

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 [...]

Hebron holds off on revaluation

By Jaime Thomas Several weeks after a special meeting addressing Hebron residents’ concerns about revaluation, the town board did not [...]

Horde baseball loses to league leader

As their season came to a close, Horde baseball players suffered a 3-1 home loss to Greenwich on Monday. Greenwich [...]

Granville softball heads for sectionals

By Jaime Thomas Following a shutout game against Cambridge on Wednesday and a win over Hoosick Falls on Friday, the [...]

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