The New York State Public Service Commission last week gave the go-ahead for an underground power line that will be submerged beneath the waters of Lake Champlain and pass through Whitehall on its way to New York City. The $2.2 billion Champlain Hudson Power Express is proposed by Albany-based Transmission Developers Inc. and has been [...]
Tennis team swept
Despite an improved performance across the board, Whitehall’s tennis team was swept by Greenwich last Wednesday. The Railroaders played better in their second match of the season but unfortunately the results were no better. Alex Wood and Ryan St. Clair, playing at number one and two, respectively, both lost hard fought matches 10-5. Number three [...]
Baseball wins three
Whitehall’s baseball team is starting to develop a flare for the dramatic. The Railroaders rallied to win a pair of one-run games last week. Whitehall took advantage of a sixth inning rally and a bases loaded strike out to win its first win of the season last Wednesday against the Salem Generals. Trailing by a [...]
Softball picks up first win; errors doom team against Argyle, Bolton
Whitehall’s softball team broke out of its early season slump in a big way picking up its first win of the season last Wednesday against Salem. After being held to a total of three runs in its first two games, Whitehall pounded out 10 hits in a 14-0 romp over the Generals. Victoria Christian had [...]
Whitehall fire to participate in 3rd annual RecruitNY weekend
The Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company will open its doors to area residents Sunday, so they can learn about what it takes to be a volunteer firefighter in their community, as part of the third annual RecruitNY statewide initiative. WVFC will join its counterparts across the state from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April [...]
Rifle team wins league championship
The Whitehall Rifle Club defeated Galway 976-968, last Thursday in Hudson Falls to wrap up the Tri-County Rifle League Championship. Both teams had beaten each other on their respective home ranges to each finish 13-1, setting up the second shoot-off between the two in recent years. In 2008 it was Galway pulling out the win [...]
County board opposed to reroute of train service
Washington County supervisors lent their support to the preservation of passenger rail service in Washington County, unanimously opposing a plan that would reduce Amtrak service in Fort Edward. The Vermont Agency of Transportation has proposed rerouting the Ethan Allen rail line, which stops in Fort Edward and passes through, but does not stop in Whitehall [...]
Grand jury hears testimony in shooting
A Washington County grand jury began hearing testimony last week in the case against two Connecticut men charged with firing multiple rifle rounds into a home at the Whitehall Mobile Home Park. The grand jury began hearing testimony last Thursday and as of Tuesday afternoon the panel had not yet voted on whether to indict [...]
Woman raises funds for autism
A local woman is hoping to generate support for autism awareness and is looking for help from the community. Khrysta Fiorino and her family and friends will participate in Upstate New York’s Autism Awareness sixth annual “Walk for a Difference” on May 5 at the Moreau Rec. Center in Moreau. The event is personal for [...]





