Jill Ludwig, one of two robbers who hit a string of banks across the Vermont and New York border last fall, was sentenced on Dec. 7 to just over 3 years in prison. After robbing five banks between September and November of last year, Ludwig was arrested along with fellow Castleton resident John Maynard. The [...]
Spaghetti dinner to benefit local woman injured in crash
Friends and family of the young woman injured in a head-on collision last week will hold a benefit spaghetti dinner to help cover the cost of her medical treatment. The meal will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3, at Ma and Pa’s Place, 33 Quaker St. in Granville. “A hundred [...]
Flamingos fundraiser for Haynes House
Haynes House of Hope has done a wide variety of fundraisers, ranging from dinner-dances and concerts to road races and raffles. Next up? Flamingos. The respite home’s “Flocking” fundraiser, which is already under way, works like this: A donor gives $25, and a group of volunteers plants a “flock” of plastic, pink flamingos on the [...]
Backpack Project seeking donations
Gwen Schneider expects to have a record number of backpacks available for needy families this year, but she says The Backpack Project is going to need help to do that. “It costs a lot to buy the backpacks and other items,” said Schneider, who along with Ann Schinski coordinates the project, which will be giving [...]
Police walk fine line during investigation
What to release, when, always a challenge, police say From the start, immediately after the first bank robbery in recent memory in Granville, police developed leads they did not disclose to the public, but shared with other law enforcement agencies. When a female suspect, later identified at Jill Ludwig of Castleton, presented a note to [...]
Sentinel exclusive: Eyewitness talks of robbery scene
“I’ve had enough bank robberies to last a lifetime.” Molly Celani Little did anyone expect to see the Granville Main Street TD Bank get robbed for a second time in less than a week, certainly not one of the customers conducting business at the counter Saturday morning. Molly Celani said she was at [...]
TD Bank robbed again Saturday morning
Granville Village Police released photos of the bank robber who hit the Main Street TD Bank just before noon Saturday. The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of money. No one was hurt, but several patrons were in the bank at the time of the robbery. Anyone with information on the robberies is asked [...]
Police search for suspect after morning robbery
Granville Police met with Vermont State Police Wednesday to discuss leads and possible connections to recent Vermont robberies after the TD Bank on Main Street was robbed by a woman Tuesday morning. Granville Police Chief Ernie Bassett Jr. said the department was following up several leads in the case Wednesday. Several law enforcement agencies [...]






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 [...]