Enrollment continues to decline within the Whitehall Central School District, reflecting what has become a countywide trend. The New York State Education Department released its district report cards for the 2011-12 school year and the number of students who attended school in the district dropped for the seventh straight year. There were 742 students enrolled [...]
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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 town board received requests last week from both the Bridge Theater and the local Knights of Columbus to use park facilities as a location for events this summer, but officials held off on making a [...]
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 2.19 percent. The increase is driven largely by a 9.5 percent spike in the cost of employee benefits. The district will pay an additional $381,724 for employee benefits. Nearly three-quarters of that amount is the [...]
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 request from Fort Ann officials to consolidate the wrestling programs beginning next season. The merger will occur on a one-year trial basis and administrators from both schools will meet and evaluate the arrangement after next [...]
Outdoors in Whitehall with Gene Terry: Spring huntings and fishing season off and running
From all reports, trout fishing is the best its been in years, mainly because of the low water in the Mettowee River and other trout streams. Some nice ones have been coming out of the Mettowee. Turkey season opener shows that some women out shot the men all to heck. A couple of 22 pound [...]
Softball team continues strong play
Whitehall’s softball team is playing some of its best softball of the season at exactly the right time. The Railroaders have won their last four games to inch their record above .500 in the Adirondack League. On Monday, Whitehall defeated Hadley-Luzerne 15-1. Paxton Peterson led the charge offensively for Whitehall, going 3 for 5 with [...]
Sheriff’s department hosting open house event
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office will open its doors to the public this Saturday. The department will host its first-ever Community Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at its Law Enforcement Center in Fort Edward. Members of the department will have a number of informational displays and will highlight the [...]
Police: Man drove drunk with kids in car
A local man faces multiple charges after he allegedly threatened another man with a knife and drove drunk with a car full of young children. Gregory G. Matteson, 28, of South Williams Street, was arrested Saturday and charged with second degree menacing and driving while intoxicated, both misdemeanors. He was also charged with felony aggravated [...]
Transfer station privatization leaves town short
The recent privatization of the county-run transfer stations will mean the Town of Whitehall will have a little less money in its coffers. Town clerk Julie Millett said the town will be nearly $1,100 shy of what officials projected to receive in revenue from the sale of transfer station tickets. “We had budgeted $2,000, but [...]
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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 [...]