Washington County will cede control of its transfer stations to Earth, Waste & Metal a little earlier than expected. County Administrator Kevin Hayes confirmed last week that the Rutland-based company will take over management of the five county transfer stations on Monday, April 22, which coincides with Earth Day. The county Board of Supervisors [...]
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Nine will lose job due to privitization
Nine full-time and six part-time Washington County employees will lose their jobs later this month as the county cedes control of its transfer stations to Earth, Waste & Metal. The county will retain five full-time transfer station employees who will be rolled into vacant positions with the Department of Public Works, County Administrator Kevin Hayes [...]
Parenting classes offered
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Washington County is offering a parenting class for separated or divorced parents. The class will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 24 and 25 and will focus on helping parents understand the impact divorce is having on their children as well as what their children are experiencing and [...]
4-H Tractor Certification/ATV Safety Course offered
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga, Warren & Washington Counties is offering The National Safe Tractor & Machinery Operation Program & ATV Safety Workshop on April 3 and 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Washington County Fairgrounds. This workshop is for youth 14 and 15 years old who are required to have [...]
Events at Sr. meal center announced
A representative from the American Cancer Society will speak to Whitehall area seniors next week. Audrey Shaw of the American Cancer Society will speak about the Road to Recovery Program, which is a service that drives cancer patients to their treatments if they do not have transportation, The service is free and volunteer driven. She [...]
Warren Tire plans summer opening
One of the region’s largest automotive service providers is hoping to open a location in Whitehall later this year. Bob Kellogg, president of Warren Tire Service Center, confirmed last week his company is in negotiations to purchase the former Skenesborough Gardens property at 189 Broadway, directly across the road from the CVS shopping plaza. Kellogg [...]
Fire service will be affected with bridge closure
By Jaime Thomas Everyone from sheriffs to the fire department to an engineer turned out Thursday night for an informational meeting about the pending closure of the Truthville Bridge. Granville Supervisor Matt Hicks said construction is expected to finish by April 15 or 20 of the Lower Turnpike Bridge, in North Granville. This one-lane bridge, [...]
Advanced Auto Parts confirms tentative opening
An Advance Auto Parts store should open tentatively in Granville this December. The company that owns 110 Quaker Street, the lot behind Price Chopper Plaza slated to become an Advance Auto Parts, has obtained a demolition permit from the town of Granville. The town board heard word from its ordinance officer, Russ Bronson, last week [...]
Free rabies clinics offered
The Washington County Department of Public Health will hold a series of rabies clinics over the next eight months. The first of these clinics, which are completely free, will be held on Saturday, March 23 at the Salem Town Barn on Rexleigh Road. A second clinic will be held on Saturday, April 13, at the [...]
Main Street reopens; owner removes building
The owner of the dilapidated building that caused a portion of Main Street to be closed for more than a week has torn down the crumbling structure. Flint Stone, owner of the old “Chase” building, located at 44-46 Main Street, had what remained of the building torn down last Thursday, less than 48 hours after [...]
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