Sentinel-Times
By EJ CONZOLA II NYVT MEDIA
June 26, 2025
WHITEHALL – The village’s manpower shortage in its Department of Public Works may be short-lived, as officials have filled the majority of the vacancies in the department and hope to fill another very soon.But Mayor Phil Smith’s plans to re-create a DPW superintendent’s position to oversee the ...
The phone rings and a friendly voice answers, “Hello, this is Janice. How may I help you?” “I need a ride to my appointment,” says the caller.The friendly voice replies: “Okay, Alison, give me 10 minutes. I’ll be right there.”The phoner, Alison Johnson, instantly knows that her transportation needs ...
HARTFORD – The top two students in the Hartford High School Class of 2025 have planned very different futures for themselves, but both those plans are an outgrowth of their growing up in a small, rural community.Valedictorian Bryton C. Mandigo says he will attend the State University of New York at ...
WHITEHALL – The school district will not provide transportation to the summer swim program offered at the Hudson Falls Central School District for its students this year because of “such poor participation last year,” Superintendent Patrick Dee announced during the Board of Education’s June 16 ...
WHITEHALL – A quirk of the calendar forced the Town Board to postpone a scheduled vote on revisions to the town’s regulations governing solar project development.The vote had been included on the board’s agenda for its June 18 meeting, but board members took no action because it had not yet ...
WHITEHALL – The intersection of Main and Saunders streets is sporting a new, more colorful look that highlights many of the things that make the Whitehall community special.The gray pavement of the roads and white-striped crosswalks have been replaced by a multicolored design, thanks to the efforts ...
WHITEHALL – Summer – and its attendant outdoor entertainment season – arrived in Whitehall June 21 with a blazing sun and scorching temperatures more like those of mid-July than late June.And for a time, it seemed the weather might put a damper on the annual Whitehall Festival, as crowds in ...
The Granville athletic program held their annual Senior Athletic Awards banquet June 17. Athletic Director Gabby Hunt welcomed everyone, and a pasta bar dinner was served. Jaxon Torres and Jaymie Landon received the Sam Eppolito Award. The award goes to the male and female athletes who, over a ...
To the editor:A reader of this paper asked AMAC (a conservative advocacy group) if their social security is safe from DOGE. They were assured that DOGE is seeking only to discover fraud and waste; that DOGE is very transparent; negative accounts of DOGE activities should be taken with a grain of ...
GRANVILLE - More upgrades have been installed at the Mettowee River Park – and they’re all for public use. The Village of Granville on Monday installed a volleyball net and three charcoal grills at the park, located just off of Church Street. “I encourage people to use the grills and to relax and ...
FORT EDWARD – Washington County District Attorney Tony Jordan has confirmed to NYVT Media, a teen has now been arrested and charged with two counts of 2nd degree murder, in the deaths of 19-year-olds Marcus McCauley and Adam Darrah of Glens Falls. The pair were found shot to death and left lying in ...
GRANVILLE - The Granville Lions Club will once again celebrate Independence Day with its annual Kids Day event, set for Thursday, July 4, at the Granville Little League Fields.The morning of field day games will kick off at 9:30 a.m. and is free and open to the public. Children ages 4 to 13 are ...
GRANVILLE - A drive-through chicken & biscuit supper will be held at the United Church of Granville, 18 Church St. (across from King’s Funeral Home), on Thursday, June 26, beginning at 4 p.m. and continuing until sold out. The $15 dinner includes chicken with gravy, biscuits, real mashed ...
With Granville’s 2025 graduation commencement exercises this Friday, we look back to the June 26, 1925 issue of the Granville Sentinel, to how graduation ceremonies were held at the time.In the 1920s, the ceremonies relating to school graduations in Granville took place over three days. A ...
With the heat index projected to reach dangerous values of up to 110 degrees in some areas, a number of establishments have opened their doors as cool off centers.Local libraries and a firehouse have cranked up the air conditioning and opened their doors to the public to help keep residents cool as ...
Hundreds of attendees trekked to the Washington County Fairgrounds last weekend for Battenkill Community Services’ 3rd Annual Touch a Truck event. Fire engines, construction vehicles, police cruisers and classic cars were on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 8 to raise funds to support ...
Should You Open a Probate Even If There’s No Probate Property?Question:A friend said that his estate need not be probated and a court appointed executor is not needed as he has a trust and beneficiary designations. It’s a simple estate, of moderate size well below the estate tax exemption. He has a ...
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.— Seventy-seven students from 18 school districts were honored June 5 at the Early College Career Academy (ECCA) Completion Ceremony, celebrating their hard work, achievements and bright futures. The event, held in partnership between WSWHE BOCES and SUNY Adirondack, welcomed ...
Several local entertainment venues and breweries are ‘hoppy’ to commemorate National Pride Month in June by hosting events including a drag show, theater performance, cruise and beer fest.Many local businesses are teaming up with Lower Adirondack Pride (LAP), an advocacy group for the LGBTQIA+ ...
WASHINGTON COUNTY - The Washington County Fire Chief Association is partnering with local fire departments to host a series of Esophageal Precancer Screening Days aimed at identifying individuals who may be at increased risk of developing esophageal disease.The free screenings will take place from ...
Granville Jr./Sr. High School’s top two students are both college-bound with scholarships in hand.Valedictorian Erin Flood will attend Cornell University after graduation. She plans to study animal science with a focus on veterinary medicine and surgery. Salutatorian Carter Powell plans to study ...
ALBANY – Both State Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) and Assemblyman Matt Simpson (R,C-Adirondack) have strong criticism for the bills approved in both houses of the state legislature at the end of session. Sen. Stec said the legislation “expands the rights for incarcerated individuals at the ...
Granville Police DepartmentJune 47:29 p.m. A Granville woman is facing multiple charges after police received a complaint about an intoxicated driver on Main Street and was subsequently seen driving erratically on Quaker Street. Jessica M. Rago, 43, of Honey Hill Lane, was charged with driving ...
There were some news items of interest in the June 19, 1925 issue of the Granville Sentinel. With the school year winding down, there were many items about field days.+++The North Granville school district held a field day: "North Granville's second annual field day was held Friday. Teachers, ...
June 2Mary W. Wilsey of Granville sold property located at 95 East Potter Avenue in Granville to Scott Ziluck and Jessica Garrone for the sum of $235,000.Thomas J. and Amy L. Roode Jr. of Queensbury sold property located at 10 Riverside Drive in Fort Edward to Loren A. and Mariana R. Swears for the ...
WHITEHALL – Following their investigation in to a June 8 incident in the Village of Whitehall, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of 46-year-old Mark A. Wolford of Putnam. Wolford is charged with 1st degree sexual abuse, a class D felony, for allegedly subjecting a ...
Soliciting bids for no longer needed items is normal practice for school districts, but some board members think the process for declaring items “surplus” needs a revamp.“Some of it should never hit the surplus,” said Dale Bucciero, Granville Central School District Board of Education ...
BENNINGTON, VT – Former Troy native and Bennington, Vermont resident and rapper, Noah Persons (aka FAXOHXZRD), is making sounds in the video game scene. Coming to the PlayStation 5 and XBox Series X/S on May 26,2026, is the gaming console’s highly anticipated video game, Grand Theft Auto VI, and ...