Long before Pine Lake was the village of Whitehall’s reservoir, and long before public access to the idyllic lake was prohibited because of fears misuse could endanger the safety of the water, the property was home to three siblings who grew up in Dresden. Frances Barber Hebert, Agnes Barber Peterson, and Stanley Barber called the [...]
Whitehall Police make arrests
Whitehall police have charged a local woman with fourth-degree grand larceny, first-degree falsifying business records and theft of services after she allegedly used her child’s name to open a National Grid account. Two of the charges against Melissa A. Smith, 34, are felonies. Police said her bill with National Grid was for $1,200. Police [...]
Ligita Garoza Stipins, 88
Ligita Garoza Stipins, 88, passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, at the Rutland Regional Medical Center in Rutland, Vt., surrounded by her family. Ligita came to the United States, with her late husband, Janis Stipins Sr., from war-torn Europe in 1947 and settled in New York City. Janis Sr. went to work on the construction boom that [...]






