Here are a few good places to enjoy the Easter holiday: Granville An Easter egg hunt will be held on Saturday, March 30, at 2 p.m. on the Nelson Farm in Granville, N.Y. This event, hosted by Mettowee Valley Church, is free and offers games, candy, hot dogs, lemonade, popcorn, and a bouncy maze [...]
Tag Archives: Quaker Street
Advanced Auto Parts confirms tentative opening
An Advance Auto Parts store should open tentatively in Granville this December. The company that owns 110 Quaker Street, the lot behind Price Chopper Plaza slated to become an Advance Auto Parts, has obtained a demolition permit from the town of Granville. The town board heard word from its ordinance officer, Russ Bronson, last week [...]
Town Board supports bid to save Quaker Meeting House
The Granville town board has agreed to send a letter to Tom Burke requesting he donate the Quaker meeting house on Quaker Street to the town. Burke, who owns or operates at least 35 Dunkin’ Donuts, purchased the plot of land that houses three buildings several months ago. “We’re here tonight to try and beat [...]
Community Calendar 2/14/13
Thursday February 14 The Art of Love GLENS FALLS “Seeing Things: The Art of Love” will be presented by June Leary, curator of education, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14, at The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street in Glens Falls. Bring lunch and visit great works of art that [...]
Local efforts to save historic structure
By Jaime Thomas As mixed messages surface about the immediate future of the Quaker meeting house slated for demolition, efforts continue to preserve the very history that gave Quaker Street its name. “I have no plans at the current time,” said Tom Burke, owner of the plot that houses the schoolhouse, the former veterinarian office [...]
Asbestos discovery delays demolition
By Jaime Thomas The discovery of asbestos in the old schoolhouse on Quaker Street has thrown a small monkey wrench in demolition proceedings. The delay, however, is only temporary. Jesse Howard, owner of Jesse Howard Properties and Building Co., told the Sentinel Tuesday that he has been hired by property owners Tom and Jerry Burke [...]
Historic building eyed for destruction
Large piece of Granville history to be demolished There were two classrooms, two cloakrooms and two teachers in the old school house on Quaker Street in Granville, and some grades consisted of only a handful of students. Everyone started the day by singing a patriotic anthem and saying the Lord’s Prayer, and then the teachers [...]
Village hopes to complete sidewalk project by Friday
Workers expect to complete the current sidewalk project by the end of this week if weather allows. Highway Superintendent Dan Williams said the collaborative work effort between the town, the village and hired contractors has been going very well. “We poured in 10 more yards this morning, so we’re about three-quarters of the way done,” [...]
Big Lots opening Nov. 16
The sign is going up, the help-wanted ads have appeared, and Granville residents will finally get a chance to shop at the new Big Lots on Friday, Nov. 16. Advertising officials at the overstock merchandiser said that will be the day the store opens its new facility in the old Ames building on Quaker Street. [...]
Much ado about everything
Some weekends, it takes a fair bit of time just to find something to do. Other weekends – like this one – it can take even longer to choose among all the choices. For instance, today you can go to a carnival, eat and judge chili, run in a road race, buy books, ride a [...]
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