Sentinel-Times
By PATRICK WARD
December 12, 2025
SALEM — A Salem Central School District elementary teacher who was previously required to be monitored by a video camera in his classroom will resign from the school early next year following a district investigation.McClean Merryman’s resignation is set to take effect on Feb. 6, 2026. The Salem ...
Granville welcomed the holiday season on Friday, Dec. 5, with its annual tree lighting celebration, drawing families to Veterans Park for a festive evening of lights, music and community spirit. The event featured a lighted parade along Main Street, free treats, hats and mittens, and visits with ...
GRANVILLE - The Granville Rotary Club, which has served the community for more than a century, will cease operating as a Rotary International organization at the end of 2025, marking the close of a chapter that began in 1924 and touched nearly every part of life in Granville.For Dave O’Brien, the ...
WASHINGTON COUNTY - A series of high-profile animal cruelty cases over the past few months has brought increased attention to the realities of animal neglect and abuse in Washington County, drawing concern from law enforcement, shelters, and animal control officials who say the problem has long ...
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The ball was refusing to go in for the Granville girls’ basketball team. The Golden Horde needed a spark to ignite a fire to pull away from Argyle. Enter junior guard Mackenzie Martell. Martell was a menace on defense all night, scoring six points in the fourth quarter to lead Granville to a 35-23 ...
Granville Central School District received a generous holiday donation this week from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, which delivered toys and meal supplies to support families at Mary J. Tanner School and Granville Elementary School.Deputies dropped off an entire carload of toys for ...
GRANVILLE - The Slate Valley Museum will celebrate the upcoming holiday season with its 2025 Holiday Festival, featuring this year’s theme, “Christmas in the Barn,” inspired by the museum’s 30th anniversary. The festival will showcase a series of decorative displays, many created by Granville ...
WHITEHALL – A reminder of the community’s glory days is vanishing, as the federal Environmental Protection Agency demolishes the remaining buildings of the former CP rail maintenance yard.Several of the buildings have already been leveled, and the building still standing is expected to be taken ...
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HALFMOON – A Whitehall man was arrested Nov. 30 on a felony count of disobeying a court order after he allegedly contacted a person who has an order of protection against him.Cody M. Martindale, 23, was charged by Saratoga County sheriff’s deputies with first-degree criminal contempt, a felony, ...
DRESDEN – The Town Board has approved a final budget for 2026 that will increases taxes by 8% but deepen the town’s structural deficit.The board voted 4-1 to approve the $1.5 million spending plan, down from roughly $1.7 million in the current year. But the plan as adopted leaves the town with ...
WHITEHALL – The Board of Education voted Nov. 17 to once again contract with the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services for assistance in finding a successor to Superintendent Patrick Dee.The board voted unanimously and without discussion to work with a ...
The fallout from Whitehall’s townwide property revaluation once again dominated the Town Board’s monthly meeting, as residents continued to press officials about sharp valuation increases and what they describe as glaring inconsistencies across neighborhoods.Homeowners pointed to neighboring ...
Non-profit’s 29 scholarships among the biggest in the region LAKE GEORGE— Nemer Motor Group and Kelly's Angels are excited to announce that a college scholarship program for Lake George High School students who plan to attend SUNY-Adirondack is being renewed for a third year! A two-year, $10,000 ...
With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, the annual Feed Your Mind, Feed a Family program is once again providing full holiday meals to families in need.The initiative is hosted by Capital Region Independent Media, the parent company of NYVT Media and the Granville Sentinel. It was created by Warren ...
To the editor: TO THE GRANVILLE COMMUNITY:The Granville Rotary Club, which has been a fixture in the community since 1924, wishes to announce that as of December 31, 2025, it will cease operating as a Rotary International organization and will begin the process of winding down its affairs as the ...
WHITEHALL – Mayor Phil Smith, who was elected without opposition earlier this year, announced Nov. 18 he was resigning effective Dec. 1, citing health issues.Former two-time mayor Francis “Fra” Putorti, who had held the post before Smith’s election, was named by the Village Board to succeed ...
The Regional Food Bank’s Thanksgiving Meal Distribution made a major impact in Whitehall on Saturday, where the food distribution site at Whitehall High School helped 250 local families receive meals before the holidays. The effort was part of the Food Bank’s newly expanded project, which is now ...
The South Granville Congregational Church will be hosting its monthly Family Night Supper on Monday, December 1, at 6 PM, in the Max Baer Fellowship Hall. Family, friends, and community members are invited to share a meal and join the Anniversary, Birthday, and Celebrations (ABC) dinner. Bring your ...
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Nov. 3Edward Washburn of Fort Edwards sold property located at 3094 County Route 46 in Fort Edward to Robert Passino for the sum of $250,000.Jennifer McCalman of Hershey, PA sold property located at 60-62 Bleecker Street in Greenwich to Micheal Hayes and Suzanne Rogers for the sum of ...
Granville Police DepartmentNov. 89:00 p.m. – Officers conducted a welfare check on a woman at a North Street residence. She was found safe and in good health and did not wish to leave with the person that reported.Nov. 912:00 a.m. – While on patrol, officers issued 10 winter parking ban warnings to ...
HARTFORD – The Town Board voted without opposition Nov. 12 to approve a 1-year contract with the Hartford Volunteer Fire Co. that increases the town payment for fire protection services by slightly less than $4,000.The vote followed a public hearing on the agreement that elicited no comments from ...
HARTFORD – A state-required study of the condition of the Hartford Central School District’s buildings found no significant problems but still produced a list of proposed repairs, improvements and upgrades that would cost roughly $6.88 million to fully address.The mandated Building Condition Survey ...
HARTFORD – A state-required study of the condition of the Hartford Central School District’s buildings found no significant problems but still produced a list of proposed repairs, improvements and upgrades that would cost roughly $6.88 million to fully address. The mandated Building Condition ...
HARTFORD – The Town Board voted without opposition Nov. 12 to approve a 1-year contract with the Hartford Volunteer Fire Co. that increases the town payment for fire protection services by slightly less than $4,000.The vote followed a public hearing on the agreement that elicited no comments from ...
As winter weather and the holidays draws nearer, the village of Granville provided several business items meant to prepare residents for the season at their meeting on Nov. 3, including a new winter parking law effective immediately.The new law establishes a village-wide ban on parking on any ...
The Granville Town Board worked through a full agenda Thursday, approving minutes, reviewing department reports and finalizing changes to its retiree health insurance plan.The monthly report from highway superintendent Scott Taylor showed that crews have been grading dirt roads, repairing soft and ...
Granville CSD’s capital project and the possibility of a third phase took center stage at Monday’s Board of Education meeting, where Superintendent Mike Hall said the district is in strong financial shape as work continues. Hall told the board that contractors for Phase 2 of the project are ...