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Thomas A. Rivers Sr., 85,

Thomas A. Rivers Sr., 85, of Middletown Springs, Vt., passed away at Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center on Jan. 1, 2010.  Thomas was born on May 21, 1924, in Willimantic, Conn. He was the son of the late Metus and Grace (Geetersloh) Rivers. Thomas enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He was a [...]

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Ernest F. Bernhardt, 92

Ernest F. Bernhardt, age 92, passed away at Indian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Jan. 5, 2010.Ernest was born on April 24, 1917, in Bay Shore, the son of George and Clara (Olsen) Bernhardt.Ernest was employed by New York Telephone as a cable splicer for more than 30 years.  He was a World War II [...]

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Robert N Taylor, 91

Robert N. Taylor, 91 of Granville passed away peacefully at his home with his family at his side on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. He was born Oct. 18, 1918, in Charleston, S.C., son of late Robert and Beatrice (Spaulding) Taylor. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his sisters, Juanita Pickering and Shirley Perron, a [...]

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John Hanson, 86

Though across the Midwest, John Hanson’s heart was never far from the family farm in Whitehall. He would make annual pilgrimages from his metro-Detroit home to help during busy harvest times or to visit with family members or to be close to the land that was home.John passed away Oct. 31, 2009, at Clausen Manor [...]

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Robert C. Hewitt, 89

Robert C. Hewitt, 89, of Main Street, South Glens Falls, passed away at his home on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, following a short illness surrounded by his loving family.    Born on June 16, 1920, in Plattsburgh, he was the son of the late Robert and Johanna (Jackstadt) Hewitt.  Robert was a veteran of the U. S. [...]

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Mary (Marcino) Osowicki, 93

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Frank J. Hadeka Sr.

Frank J. Hadeka Sr., age 91, passed away at his home on June 24, 2009. Frank was born on Oct. 9, 1917, in Proctor, Vt., the son of Adolph and Mary (Pikelivicz) Hadeka. Frank was a veteran of World War II. Frank was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was a charter member and [...]

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Arthur S. Peters

Arthur S. Peters, of Cambridge, passed away quietly in his sleep on Friday, June 12, 2009, at Glens Falls Hospital. The love of his life, Virginia Langlois Peters, his wife of 63 years, was by his side. Arthur was born in White Creek on May 23, 1918.  He was the eldest of the six children [...]

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Landing in history

    One man’s story from the historic invasion Dick Freed said he had some idea of what another family must be going through somewhere in the United States not knowing about a loved one missing during a war.

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Town Sticks to Annual Traditions

  It’s about tradition. That was the message members of the Whitehall American Legion sent as they presented their annual Memorial Day service and parade on Monday.  

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Community Calendar 5/23/13

  Thursday May 23   Chicken and Biscuit SALEM The handicap-accessible Salem United Methodist Church on W. Broadway invites everyone [...]

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 [...]

Vermont’s artists to open doors to studios this weekend

By Derek Liebig Vermont’s Open Studio Weekend combines two of Marion Waldo McChesney’s favorite things: Art and people. In the [...]

Digging in

Pember Library Director Ardyce Bresett helps 2-year-old Kadance Moyer plant a morning glory as part of the Dig in to [...]

Seniors honor Earl Morrow

By Jaime Thomas The Hartford Senior Citizens gathered at AJ’s Restaurant on Tuesday to enjoy a luncheon and honor Earl [...]

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 [...]

Hebron holds off on revaluation

By Jaime Thomas Several weeks after a special meeting addressing Hebron residents’ concerns about revaluation, the town board did not [...]

Horde baseball loses to league leader

As their season came to a close, Horde baseball players suffered a 3-1 home loss to Greenwich on Monday. Greenwich [...]

Granville softball heads for sectionals

By Jaime Thomas Following a shutout game against Cambridge on Wednesday and a win over Hoosick Falls on Friday, the [...]

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