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May 30, 2013

Community Calendar 5/30/13

Thursday May 30 Memorial Services GREENWICH VFW Post 7291 and American Legion Post 515 will hold a Final Tribute Service at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30 (traditional Memorial Day), at the monument, corner of Church and Salem streets, in Greenwich. The service will continue at the Civil War Monument, intersection of Washington [...]

May 22, 2013

Area towns celebrate Memorial Day

By Jaime Thomas Veterans, bands, music and prayer will all be part of the Granville and Hartford Memorial Day Parade festivities next Monday, May 27. At 8 a.m. the American Legion will start off the day with a laying of the wreath ceremony at Granville High School. An hour later, they will do a ceremony [...]

May 15, 2013

Townwide garage sale this weekend

By Jaime Thomas Everybody loves to make money, and many people love to shop. In a combination of these two interests and a way to turn trash into treasure, the Granville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual townwide yard sale this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., residents [...]

April 17, 2013

Granville, Hartford host cleanup days

By Jaime Thomas Roadside litter and leftover debris will soon disappear from the streets of Granville and Hartford as local citizens collaborate to tidy up. The two towns will hold community cleanup days this Saturday, April 20. Granville’s event is a collaborative effort between the village, the town, the county, the FFA students and the [...]

April 10, 2013

Granville, Hartford hold cleanup day

By Jaime Thomas As cabin fever hits and everyone gets ready for spring cleaning, two area towns are looking for help tidying up as well. Both Granville and Hartford will hold community cleanup day next Saturday, April 20. Granville’s event is a collaborative effort between the village, the town, the county, the FFA students and [...]

February 6, 2013

Granville Troop 44 staying busy

Though they have a couple of years to go, the Granville Boy Scouts of Troop 44 are well on their way to becoming Eagle Scouts. The troop, which has been sponsored by the Rotary Club since 1936, is currently being led by Scoutmaster Norm Brown and Committee Chairman Cy Bresset, as well as several assistant [...]

November 28, 2012

Granville tree lighting Friday

Bundle up and grab a camera for the lighting of the village Christmas tree in Granville on Friday, Nov. 30. The Granville Area Chamber of Commerce has once again organized the event, which takes place in Veterans Park, as a way to bring in the holiday season. In a special, pre-Christmas appearance, Santa will arrive [...]

November 14, 2012

Vets, committee honored

By Jaime Thomas Residents came out to honor those who have served our country and to enjoy unseasonably warm weather on Veterans Day. Old and young alike enjoyed a parade down Main Street that ended in Veterans Park. Among other groups there were Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, a marching band and veterans marching in the [...]

November 7, 2012

Veterans Park founders to be honored

By Jaime Thomas Granville will thank a group of men who took up an important idea many decades ago, after the Veterans Day parade on Sunday, Nov. 11, which starts at 1 p.m. on Main Street. The village will unveil a new memorial during a ceremony to recognize the 11 members of the Veterans Park [...]

October 24, 2012

Bells to ring to Veterans Day

Bells will ring out again throughout Washington County this Veterans Day. At the urging of Dana Haff, Hartford town supervisor, churches throughout the county and one in West Pawlet, Vt., will ring their bells for one minute as a revival of an old tradition to honor veterans. Haff said he started sending out letters to [...]