Since becoming available, the DVD recording of the day of the rededication of the World War II Veterans Memorial Clock has seen significant sales, helping to provide for the future upkeep of the Main Street living monument, officials said. With an eye to the distant future in the spring of 2010, John Freed asked that [...]
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WWII Clock Rededication now on DVD
It was a milestone 67 years in the making and now the memory of the rededication of the World War II Veterans Memorial Clock can be purchased for viewing at home. More than 1,000 people gathered to acknowledge the men who served from the Greatest Generation as well as the man who restored the Memorial [...]
Maynard “Bill” Persons, 93
Maynard “Bill” Persons went into the arms of the Lord on Dec. 30, 2010, at his home in Queensbury, following a brief illness. Bill was born on Jan. 27, 1917, in East Middlebury, Vt., the son of Clifford C. and Maisie E. Persons. Bill attended a one-room schoolhouse in East Middlebury. He graduated high school [...]
Mary Pacyna
Mary Pacyna passed away on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, at the Community Hospice of Albany. Mary was born in Middle Granville on June 1, the daughter of Patrick and Mary (Fennell) Kelly. She was one of 16 siblings. Mary grew up in Middle Granville. For a time during World War II she moved to Colorado [...]
Patrick Joseph Kelly, 83
Patrick Joseph Kelly (P.J.) loving and devoted grandfather, father, son and husband, age 83, died of a sudden illness at Glens Falls Hospital surrounded by his loving children and family on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. He was fondly known as the “Mayor” of Middle Granville by all who knew and loved him. Born July 22, [...]
Honoring a family veteran
A hike through the fall colors on the northern end of Whitehall brings you to the foundation of a homestead that turned out several generations of veterans. One of them is currently working to make sure that another’s burial site, also located at the homestead, is proper for someone who served their country. “When I [...]
In memory of Elaine Curran
When I first met Elaine I was dating her daughter and in that first conversation with her something very special was happening. It was like a bell ringing. I had no idea but I knew it was good. Several years later I was at Castleton State’s library working on something I was writing. When I [...]
Otis Town honored in South Granville
Otis Town has lived in Granville for his entire life. Many pass within a few feet of his South Granville residence possibly without knowing it. His house sits on the inside of the infamous sharp corner in Route 149 south of the village, just on the Granville side of the Haynes House of Hope. At [...]
Thomas Northup Johnson, 86
Thomas Northup Johnson, age 86, of Middle Granville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, at Pleasant Valley Infirmary in Argyle, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was born on Jan. 12, 1924, in Granville, the son of Dwight and Frannie (Brown) Johnson. He enlisted when he was 17 years old to serve [...]
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