Tag Archives: Ticonderoga

Four arrested in two stops

A routine road safety check on Poultney Street Friday night and early Saturday morning resulted in four men being arrested in two separate incidents. At approximately 11:47 p.m. on Friday night, a vehicle driven by Krystopher Ross, 21, of Ticonderoga was stopped during a road safety check for excessive windshield tint and a license plate [...]

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Arthur Tompkins, 68

Arthur Rupert Tompkins, 68, passed away at Glens Falls Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. Art was born on Sept.22, 1943 in Granville, New York the son of the late Ernest Rupert  and Ida Belle (Gould) Tompkins. Art had been employed for 27 years at Sandy Hill in Hudson Falls. Most recently he worked as [...]

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Little Impact from opening of new bridge

By Derek Liebig   Last month, theLake ChamplainBridge, commonly known as theCrown PointBridgelocally, opened to the public for the first time in two years. While the opening was a momentous occasion for the communities near the bridge it has had little impact in Whitehall, business owners say. When the bridge closed in Oct. of 2009, [...]

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Former Navy shipmates visit Whitehall museum

A group of Navy veterans who served aboard the same ship during the Korean War visited Whitehall last week as part of their annual reunion. Nearly a dozen veterans who served aboard the U.S.S. Ammen during the Koren War took in some of the local sights, enjoying lunch at Finch and Chubb’s and stopping by [...]

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Putnam man opens 450 acre bird-hunting preserve

Imagine 450 acres of open hay fields, overgrown grassland and Northeastern forest. It would be the ideal playground for the outdoorsman, which is exactly what Putnam resident Kevin Hart thought when he looked at a parcel of land just south of Ticonderoga. Hart recently opened Putnam Flats Hunting Preserve, a private hunting preserve featuring several [...]

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Football scrimmage Saturday

As sure a sign of fall as the changing leaves and cooler temperatures, football teams around the region will scrimmage Saturday signaling the unofficial beginning of the fall high school sports seasons. For the Granville Golden Horde this means hosting three other teams to have a chance for some full speed live action play heading [...]

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Basket Party for Gidget Connors

A basket party will be held beginning at 11 a.m., Saturday April 16 at Whitehall Elks Lodge No. 1491 to benefit Gidget Machiski Connors. Organizers are looking for donations for baskets and for help setting up on the day of the party. Admission is $5, and extra cards are $3. Baskets may be dropped off [...]

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Elks hoop shoot Saturday, Jan. 8

More than 50 young basketball players from all over northeastern New York will be competing at Whitehall Central School Saturday, Jan. 8, in the annual Great Northern District Hoop Shoot sponsoring by Whitehall Elks Lodge No. 1491. “It’s a great day for the kids,” said Elks member Herb Tracy, who coordinated the local, district and [...]

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Norma Dirga, 87

Norma Jane Dirga, age 87, formerly of Factory Street, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at the Glens Falls Hospital. Norma was born on Aug. 26, 1923, in Poultney, Vt., the daughter of Earl and Mary (Pepper) Gould. Norma love playing bingo, going for rides and watching television. Time spent with family and friends [...]

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Katherine E. Guitar

Katherine E. Guitar, 86, of County Route 12, passed away unexpectedly at her home on May 15, 2009.   Born on Feb. 14, 1923, in Ticonderoga, she was the daughter of the late William and Ella (Bennett) Manell.   She worked for many years at Champlain Silk Mill, the Whitehall Coat Factory, Sears Roebuck and Co and [...]

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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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