There will be a new face on the Whitehall Board of Education. Dresden’s Frank Barber will run an uncontested bid for a spot on the board and barring the emergence of a write-in candidate, be elected to the position when ballots are tabulated later this month. If elected, he will replace Bruce Wescott whose five [...]
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Local Girl Scouts staying busy
By Jaime Thomas It’s cookie season for local girl scouts, but they’ve been keeping busy year round. “We do a lot throughout the year,” said Diane Wescott, Community Chair for the scouts. The local troop consists of girls from four towns including Granville, Whitehall, Hartford and Fort Ann. Wescott said the girls do a lot [...]
Danon Keith Whiting, 33
Danon Keith Whiting, of Redlands, Calif., formerly of Whitehall, N.Y., passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 28, 2013, after a long illness. He was born on Jan. 28, 1980, the son of Penny and W. Keith Whiting. Danon lived and grew up in Whitehall and was a 1998 graduate of Whitehall High School, a 2002 graduate [...]
Students adopt family for holidays
A group of Whitehall’s top students came together Monday afternoon as part of an effort to make the holiday’s a little merrier for one local family. Members of the National Honor Society and the Junior National Honor Society purchased and wrapped gifts and food for a family they adopted. “This is the first time we’ve [...]
County Champions
The Whitehall 10 and under all-star baseball team won the Washington County Little League Championships with a 4-1 victory over Argyle. Back row (left to right): Coaches Richard Gould, Neil Hughes, Keith Redmond and Tony Moore. Middle row: Matt Gould, Brandon Hughes, Matt Redmond, Jess Moore, Richard Wescott [...]
Band seeks audience Sunday
Grab a lawn chair and blanket, get outside and enjoy some beautiful summer evenings at free Sunday concerts directed by Kent Baker. The Poultney-Granville Band will be playing every Sunday in July on the East Poultney Green from 6:30 to 8 p.m. In August the band moves to Granville’s Veterans Park for Sunday concerts starting at 6:30 [...]
WVFC to sponsor weeklong girls Utica fire camp
The Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company is looking for a few good women. The company is sponsoring applicants for a unique program for teenage girls who want to explore service opportunities in fire and emergency services. The Phoenix Firecamp, which was created by Fire Service for Women in New York State in 2007, brings girls ages [...]
Celebrating a century: Local Girl Scouts mark 100 years of fun, friends, achievement
Girl Scouting part of life for one family Expectant mothers in Tami Clark’s family don’t get asked the normal questions about their baby’s gender. Instead, the first question is always what scouting organization they’ll belong to. “We have a joke in our family. We don’t announce whether it’s a boy or girl, we announce [...]
Rugged defense crucial for success
If the Whitehall varsity boys’ basketball team expects to be competitive in the Adirondack League they will need to rely on a stingy and opportunistic defense. “One of our strengths will be the ability to mix our defenses to help provide some transition baskets,” said long-time head coach Keith Redmond who enters his 17th consecutive [...]
Fathers, sons and their firehouses
By Derek Liebig Terry LaChapelle has been a member of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company for 33 years. He’s been such a constant presence over the last three decades that he’s been named a lifetime member, a distinction few earn. Throughout most of that time, his son Darrell has been there by his side. Terry [...]
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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 [...]