Tag Archives: Town Historian

Bandstand gets new lease on life

              The Whitehall bandstand is undergoing renovations that will return it to its original grandeur. Work began last week and is expected to be finished in time for the Hartford Community Band’s opening performance of the Whitehall Music in the Park summer concert series on Friday, July 20. The [...]

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Marker replaced

It’s back, but not exactly. The marker denoting the end of the Lansingburgh Turnpike, an historic roadway running from Lansingburgh to Granville went missing during the Quaker Street construction project for the Rite Aid next to Price Chopper Plaza in 2007. Some time during the week of Aug. 8 a blindingly bright new white stone [...]

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Marker returns to Quaker Street

In the blink of an eye it was gone. Two centuries of history vanished off of the construction site of the stand-alone Rite Aid in 2007 as a mile marker for the Lansingburgh Turnpike disappeared after it was removed, ironically, for its protection. An investigation by New York State Police failed to produce any leads [...]

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Historian’s writings enter digital age

    The Whitehall Historical Society has finished its last presentation to celebrate 250 years of Whitehall.  

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Lakes Region Freepress 5/17/13

Northshire Freepress 5/17/13

Lakes Classifieds – 5/17/13

Weekender 5/17/13

North Country Freepress – 5/17/13

Classifieds 5/16/13

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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