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Florence Ruth Martelle, 88

Florence Ruth Martelle, age 88, passed away at Mt. View Center in Rutland, Vt., on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. Florence was born on July 20, 1924, in Arlington, Vt. She was employed for more than 20 years at Telescope Casual Furniture in Granville. Florence was a very kind and loving person, who enjoyed helping others [...]

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Alice M. Cook, 79

Alice M. Cook, age 79, passed away at Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. Alice was born on March 20, 1931, in Granville, the daughter of George and Anna (Dennison) Benway. Alice was retired from Telescope Casual Furniture where she had worked in the sewing room. Her competitive spirit appeared in [...]

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SUNSHINE – AAAAAAAHHHHH.   If you only have a moment or two use it to get outside today and enjoy some of this sunshine. Just walking across the parking lot to get something out of the car is a cathartic exercise. Spring is finally here and it seems like it’s for good. I for one [...]

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Franklin Ferguson, 75

Franklin Ferguson passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center.   Frank was born on Jan. 30, 1934, in Hampton, the son of Edward and Rose (Crapeau) Ferguson.   Frank had been employed at Telescope Casual Furniture for 32 years in the maintenance department. He was a veteran of the [...]

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Ruth M. Conety, 85

Ruth M. Conety of 8 High St. passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at her home following a long illness.   Born Jan. 7, 1924, in Hartford, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Catherine (McKittrick) Brayton.   Mrs. Conety was employed at General Electric in Bridgeport, Conn., H. F. Binches in [...]

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Working their way up

Stalwart Telescope employees promoted to key front office jobs   Rick Butler and Robin Dodge have worked a lifetime at Telescope Casual Furniture. Between them, they have 67 years of accrued time, having worked their way up from the production floor to the front office through a series of ever-changing and increasingly demanding jobs.

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H. Elizabeth Close Thomson

Harriet Elizabeth Close Thomson, age 94, passed away on April 13, 2009 at Indian River Nursing Home. Elizabeth was born on June 18, 1914 in Salem, the daughter of Louis and Dora (Park) Close. Many years ago Liz had been employed by Telescope Casual Furniture. Following her marriage to Jack she spent many hours at [...]

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Lawrence M. Jones, 91

South Granville, NY Lawrence M. Jones passed away Feb. 15, 2009 in the comfort of his family.   Larry was born on May 8, 1917 in West Pawlet, Vt., the son of John and Margaret (Morehouse) Jones.   Out of school, Larry went to work for the Hebron Town Highway Department. He then found employment [...]

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Henry W. “Hank” Baker

Henry W. “Hank” Baker of Granville passed away peacefully after a short illness on Jan. 19, 2009 at the Glens Falls Hospital. Henry was born on Aug. 19, 1929 in Hartford, N.Y. He was the son of William and Beatrice (Begor) Baker. Henry was raised on the family farm on Baker Road in Hartford. He [...]

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Pellets for sale in time

Don’t call Telescope Casual Furniture if you’re looking for wood pellets to fuel your home pellet stove –at least, not yet.

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Community Calendar 5/16/13

  Thursday May 16   Museum ABCs BENNINGTON The Bank of Bennington will sponsor a free Museum ABCs program for [...]

Enrollment decline continues at WCS

Enrollment continues to decline within the Whitehall Central School District, reflecting what has become a countywide trend. The New York [...]

Town debates charging for waterfront park usage

The town is debating whether it should charge individuals and groups to use facilities at Skenesborough Waterfront Community Park. The [...]

19th century schooner to visit next month

A replica of a 19th century schooner will visit Whitehall next month and detail the events of the War of [...]

Whitehall school budget vote this Tuesday

The Whitehall Board of Education presented its proposed 2013-14 budget to the public and is eyeing a tax increase of [...]

Board approves merger of wrestling teams

Whitehall and Fort Ann’s wrestling teams will be one and the same. The Whitehall Board of Education formally approved a [...]

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