Other than a heavier call volume, the past year has been pretty normal for the Dresden Volunteer Fire Department. “It’s been busier. We’ve seen a few more car accidents and a few more fires than normal but it’s been a fairly typical year,” said department president, Alan Bascue. The volunteer department provides fire protection and [...]
Benefit spaghetti dinner Saturday
A local snowmobile club will host their most popular annual fundraising event this Saturday. The Northern Washington County Trailblazers will host a Spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Putnam Firehouse on state Route 22. The meal will include spaghetti, meatballs, salad, rolls, beverage and dessert. The cost is [...]
Village to create website
By Derek Liebig Have you ever wondered what happened at the last village board meeting or wanted to get a hold of Mayor Telisky? Or maybe you wanted to know more about what’s going on in Whitehall? Soon, you will be able to find all that information and more in a centralized location without leaving [...]
Snowmobilers’ Spaghetti dinner Feb. 5
The Northern Washington County Trail Riders snowmobile club will host a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Putnam Firehouse. Dinner will include spaghetti, meatballs, salad, a roll and dessert and will cost $9 for adults and $4 for children 10 and under. There will also be a 50-50 raffle, [...]
Alice S. Foster, 89
Alice S. Foster, 89, of Goldy Road, Clemons-Huletts, died peacefully in her sleep on April 18, 2009 at the Rutland Regional Medical Center, after a short illness. Born on September 7, 1919 in Putnam on the Schwerdtfeger family farm, she was the daughter of the late Charles R. and Ethel (Powers) Schwerdtfeger . Her love [...]
Rose Zayachek. 85
Rose Zayachek. 85, of the Putnam Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Holmes, NY and formerly of Granville, died Saturd.y. January 19, 2008 at the Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel, N.Y. Born on January 19, 1913, in Hampton, she was the daughter of Ludrick and Florence Romanowski Zovistaski. She was a member of St. Mary’s Church [...]








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 [...]