One of the region’s most historic ships is coming to Whitehall. The schooner Lois McClure will be docked in Whitehall near the Canal Corp Visitor’s Center from 1 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The stop is part of the “2011 Farm, Forest and Fishery Tour: Sailing for a Healthy Land and Lake.” The [...]
Community Calendar 9/1/11
Thursday September 1 Ghost Tours, Stories LAKE GEORGE Nightly Walking Ghost Tours will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday through Monday, Sept. 1 to 5, at Fort William Henry in Lake George Village. And at 7:30 p.m. those days, there’ll be a program of Storytelling: Folk Lore and Ghosts at the fort. Information/cost: 518-964-6648, [...]
Shoppers expected to throng to town-wide yard sale
In a little over a week,Whitehall’s streets and by-ways will be transformed into a bustling market place as the Town-Wide Yard Sale returns on Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 3 though Sept. 5. The event is organized by the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce and typically features several dozen sales throughout the community. Carol Matheny, the event’s [...]
Community Calendar 8/25/11
Thursday August 25 Seniors’ Picnic FAIR HAVEN Fair Haven Aerie 3907 is asking people age 62 and older to make a reservation by Thursday, Aug. 25, for its annual Seniors’ Picnic from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28, at12 Academy Streetin Fair Haven (rain or shine). Barbecued pork, corn on the cob [...]
Community Calendar 8/11/11
Thursday August 18 Seniors’ Activities BENNINGTON Bennington Project Independence will offer Lawn Jarts on Thursday, Aug. 18, and Baseball Greats on Friday the 19th, at 614 Harwood Hill in Bennington. Information: 802-442-8136, or www.bpiads.org. Killington Cookout KILLINGTON The Rutland Recreation and Parks Department will host a Cookout on Thursday, Aug. 18, at Gifford [...]
Community Calendar 8/4/11
Thursday August 4 Hiking RUTLAND The Rutland Recreation and Parks Dept. will offer a hike at Lily Pond in Bomoseen on Thursday, Aug. 4. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Godnick Adult Center off Woodstock Avenue in Rutland to carpool. Information: Tom Copps at 774-5144. Farmer’s Market POULTNEY The Poultney Farmers’ Market will [...]
Loretta M. Charpentier, 92
Loretta M. Charpentier, 92, of Williams Street , passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at her residence, following a short illness. Born on February 15, 1919 in Whitehall , she was the daughter of the late Edward W. Sr. and Stella ( Beaupre) Chase. She was employed for forty-four years at Chase’s Market in [...]
Putorti leads final meeting
Francis “Fra” Putorti presided over his final Whitehall Village Board meeting Monday, received applause from the board and the audience and summed up his two years as mayor. “We saved a lot of money by going to a voucher system, we have made great progress on our sewer lines, and we’ve got the three new [...]






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 [...]