The train may have been late, but that didn’t stop Christmas from arriving early for about 160 local children. A year after organizers were left scrambling to find toys for everyone, Sunday’s Toys for Tots event went off without a hitch. “It was a much nicer system,” said Jim Lafayette, the local coordinator for the [...]
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 [...]
Town changes first responder contract
By Derek Liebig The Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company will begin providing first-response medical services in town after a Town Board vote took the contract away from the Skenesborough Volunteer Fire Company. The board voted, 4-1, on Nov. 9, to remove a $3,500 contract with Skenesborough and will shift it to the Whitehall company. The [...]
Whitehall pays homage to its heroes
On a weekend when thousands of Americans came together to mourn those who were lost on Sept. 11, 2001 and pay tribute to the hundreds of emergency responders who risked their lives in the aftermath, Whitehall took some time Saturday afternoon to honor their own heroes. A Blue Mass featuring representatives from the Whitehall [...]
Brush fires keep companies busy
As members of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company packed up their equipment from an afternoon of containing a brush fire, the call came out again.






