Is it treasure or trash? Come and find out for sure when the Granville Lioness Club holds their annual antique appraisal Thursday, Sept. 15. In the tradition of the Public Broadcasting favorite Antiques Roadshow, professional appraisers Jim Marquis and Ron Marcus, of Freeman and Marcus Jewelers in Rutland, will evaluate your items and place an [...]
Marker replaced
It’s back, but not exactly. The marker denoting the end of the Lansingburgh Turnpike, an historic roadway running from Lansingburgh to Granville went missing during the Quaker Street construction project for the Rite Aid next to Price Chopper Plaza in 2007. Some time during the week of Aug. 8 a blindingly bright new white stone [...]
Granville gets patriotic early
- Fireworks, chicken and strawberry shortcake, June 30 After taking a week off for graduation festivities the Granville Summer Concert Series comes roaring back with its Fourth of July celebration. Granville celebrates the nation’s birthday a little early Thursday, June 30 with music and fireworks. The band Prydein will make its first appearance at the Granville [...]
Last week of school
“School’s out for summer, school’s out forever” – well, not quite. The Granville School District will have students in session for a few more days at Graduation for the class of 2011 nears. At the Mary J. Tanner Primary School work on the second grade mural project finishes up tomorrow with a visiting artist and [...]
Carnival Fun Tonight
The Hook & Ladder Fire Company is pleased to present Granville Fireman’s Carnival starting tonight, providing evenings filled with old fashioned summer fun, games and food each evening through Saturday, June 18. It’s carnival food, games and live music for the next three night culminating in the fireworks display Saturday night to benefit the fire [...]
TSC latest – Site work continues
It might be interesting, but construction sites are dangerous so the public should keep back when taking a look, Bast Hatfield officials said Friday. Project manager Jordan Flohr said he understands the public’s curiosity over the project and work being done, but added people should look from a distance. “We might have to put up [...]
Time to Play Ball!
Little League Weekend activities The more things change, the more they stay the same. So in a year when the Little League is undergoing a major transformation to set it up for the years to come, play, and all other Little League functions will continue as they have for nearly 60 years. Granville [...]
Marker returns to Quaker Street
In the blink of an eye it was gone. Two centuries of history vanished off of the construction site of the stand-alone Rite Aid in 2007 as a mile marker for the Lansingburgh Turnpike disappeared after it was removed, ironically, for its protection. An investigation by New York State Police failed to produce any leads [...]
Jazz Cafe
As sure a sign of spring as the return of the robin – is Jazz Café on Thursday, March 24 at Granville High School. Everyone is invited to come out and listen to music, bid on desserts and help the Granville High School Jazz Band raise some funds for upcoming adventures like a trip for [...]






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 [...]