Washington County supervisors lent their support to the preservation of passenger rail service in Washington County, unanimously opposing a plan that would reduce Amtrak service in Fort Edward. The Vermont Agency of Transportation has proposed rerouting the Ethan Allen rail line, which stops in Fort Edward and passes through, but does not stop in Whitehall [...]
Community Calendar 3/21/13
Thursday March 21 Skidmore Symposium SARATOGA SPRINGS A “Pop Art, Printmaking & Protest” symposium will be held on Thursday and Friday, March 21 and 22, at Skidmore College’s Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery in Saratoga Springs. Information: www.skidmore.edu/tang. Preschool Play MANCHESTER A free Preschool Playtime will be offered from 11 to [...]
Community Calendar 3/14/13
Thursday March 14 Sit & Knit CAMBRIDGE A “Sit & Knit” activity will be held on Thursday, March 14, at Battenkill Books, 15 E. Main Street in Cambridge. Bring crafts or something else “to fiddle with” if you don’t knit. Open to all. Information: 518-677-2515, or email info@battenkillbooks.com. Victorian Exhibition BENNINGTON “Victorian [...]
Community Calendar 3/07/13
Thursday March 7 Sinusitis Info SARATOGA SPRINGS Dr. Mark Levenson, an otolaryngologist, will present information on “Advances in the Treatment of Sinusitis” at noon on Thursday, March 7, at 59D Myrtle Street in Saratoga Springs (next to Rubin Dialysis Center). Learn about minimally invasive surgical procedures such as balloon sinuplasty. Free and open [...]
Community Calendar 2/28/13
Thursday February 28 Starting a Business RUTLAND The Vermont Small Business Development Center will offer a “Starting Your Own Small Business” workshop from noon to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Rutland Economic Development Corp., 112 Quality Lane in Rutland. Finding market information, writing a business plan, and more will be [...]
Community Calendar 2/07/13
Thursday February 7 Fall Prevention SARATOGA SPRINGS Saratoga Hospital will present Amy Wolin, senior occupational therapist, and Debbie Collins, senior occupational therapist assistant, with a free program titled, “Keep Your Feet on the Ground: Fall Prevention,” at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7. Learn what contributes to falls and how to decrease your [...]
Community Calendar 1/31/13
Thursday January 31 Photography, More SARATOGA SPRINGS Thursday, Jan. 31, is the deadline to register for with The Arts Center in Saratoga Springs for a Professional Photography Apprenticeship with Lawrence White that will run Friday through Sunday, Feb. 15 to 17, at the Dance Flurry 2013 event. Cost: $375; $350 members. The Arts [...]
Community Calendar 12/13/12
Thursday December 13 Holiday Party ARGYLE The Tri-County Branch of the Women’s National Farm and Garden Assn. will meet for a Holiday Party and Luncheon at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, in the home of Claudia Elkins at the end of Mill Street in Argyle Village (snow date Dec. 14). Bring mittens for the [...]
X-C team wraps up season
PJ Ferguson led the way for Whitehall’s cross-country team as it wrapped its season last Friday at the Section II Championships in Saratoga Springs. Ferguson finished 13th in the race to pace Whitehall, which finished ninth out of 14 teams. He covered the 3.1 mile race in 17:19.15. Greenwich’s Jeremy Spiezo won the race in [...]
Strong finish for X-C team
Competing against the Adirondack League’s finest distance runners, Whitehall’s top runners garnered all-star status on the virtue of their top-five finishes at the league championships. Taryn Tracy finished in third place in the girls race while PJ Ferguson finished fifth in the boys race. Tracy, who is one of only two girls on the team’s [...]






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 [...]