Sentinel-Times
By ERIK PEKAR
January 23, 2025
By Erik PekarThis week we return to the regular gleaning of news items of a century ago, and turn to the Middle Granville local and personal mention column in the January 13, 1925 issue of the Granville Sentinel.A church group held a meeting: "The Ladies Benevolent Society of the Presbyterian ...
By Brett Porter NYVT Media The Granville Board of Education met on Jan. 13 and continued its discussion about switching from grass to synthetic turf on the school athletic fields, learning that cost estimates for the project could vary significantly depending on when the job is ...
GRANVILLE – The Granville Lions Club has awarded scholarships to three college freshmen for their outstanding academic achievement during their first semester in college. Receiving $1,000 each were Kierra Rice and Lauren Bascom, both of whom attend VSU-Castleton, and Savannah Illsley who ...
By EJ Conzola II NYVT Media HAMPTON – The Town Board has approved a change in how town employees can use their paid time off – a change that will give the workers greater flexibility and could serve as an inducement to attract and retain them. The board voted unanimously to replace the ...
GRANVILLE – A Hampton man is facing multiple drunk driving charges after a one-vehicle crash on County Route 24 Saturday night. Rene J. Ambrosi, 56, was charged by State Police with driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while having a ...
GRANVILLE – A woman was critically injured and a man suffered minor wounds in a domestic incident on Elm Street in the village Saturday, Jan.18 Granville police said they and EMS were called to the residence for a woman injured in a fall. First responders found the woman with a serious injury.
POULTNEY, VT - Wilma Wescott Avery passed away peacefully at the Arkansas home of her daughter, Patricia, on Jan. 11, 2025. Wilma was born Dec. 13, 1928 in E. Poultney, Vermont, to Mabel (Lake) and H. Phillips Wescott. In Poultney, she played in the school band and went with them to the 1939 NY ...
WHITEHALL – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 30-year-old Garrett T. Bard of Whitehall on a felony arson warrant relating to a Nov. 10 blaze that destroyed one home on Mountain street in the village and heavily damaged another. The blaze also sparked a small forest ...
By Catherine M. Oliverio NYVT Media WEST PAWLET - The Mettawee Community School presented its true treasure winter musical, “Treasure Island,” on Thursday, Dec. 12, drawing a standing ovation from the large audience. “Each year the musical generates so much energy at Mettawee,” said ...
By Erik PekarStarting off this week's "Granville Then and Now", we take another look back at Race Oil, the subject of a front-page article last week, featured here in a business article from 1952:"Our featured business establishment this week is the widely known Race Oil Company of Granville. This ...
By Brett Porter NYVT Media GRANVILLE - In the Village Board’s first meeting of 2025, the consideration of which organizations would be eligible to do “Coin Drops” for the year provoked Mayor Paul Labas to criticize the Granvile Central School District. Coin drops take place over the ...
By Doug La Rocque NYVT Media GRANVILLE – School district voters were asked to decide on the establishment of two particular savings accounts, one for transportation needs and the other for building and grounds updates or repairs. Each account would be capped at $ 5 million. The mid-year ...
SCHENECTADY - Mary Boyce Kelly, 95, passed away on Wednesday January 1, 2025. She was born in Poultney, VT, in 1929, the daughter of the late Mary Emma (Bree) and George P. Boyce. Mary grew up on a farm with her eight siblings, sharing many fond memories of her childhood. As a teenager, she ...
By Doug La Rocque NYVT Media GRANVILLE – Tom McGurl, who has headed up the Granville Central School District since 2017, announced at the Jan. 13 meeting of the school board that this will be his final year with the district. McGurl has tendered his resignation effective June 30, the end ...
Granville, NY - David John Morris passed away on December 8, 2024, following a short illness. Dave was born on July 3, 1945, in Granville, NY the son of Harold and Harriet (Howe) Morris.He was a 1963 graduate of Granville High School. Dave joined the Air Force immediately after graduation. He ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Barbara Ramnes Kelly, 94, died peacefully at The Lodge at Old Trail on January 4, 2025, after a brief illness. Born in Mechanicville, NY on April 19, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Thelma Waite Ramnes. She was a graduate of Mechanicville High School. Barbara ...
With great sadness we announce the passing of Sherry R (Paddock) Mercado, 70 at home peacefully on Thursday, January 2, 2025. She had been battling abdomen problems, COPD, and CHF (congestive heart failure). Born November 19th, 1954, she was the daughter of Daniel and Doris (Cook) Paddock, her ...
By Erik PekarThere were some news items of interest in the January 9, 1925 issue of the Granville Sentinel. An area electric utility company made its case again to bring electricity to the town of Hartford: "The Granville Electric and Gas Company of Granville Tuesday, presented evidence to the ...
By Erik Pekar The sale of the Race Oil Corporation to Rozell Energy of Whitehall marks the end of an era in the fuel delivery business in Granville. Race Oil Corporation traced its roots to 1922, when Vernon W. Race joined the old H.S. Norton Coal company owned by Hiram S. Norton. This firm ...
By EJ Conzola II NYVT Media WHITEHALL – The village is slated to receive another million-dollar grant to help it address issues with its water system, but the money cannot be used to deal with the issue that triggered a state of emergency when the system failed last month. The village has ...
Granville, NY - David H. Doty of New Boston Road, Granville NY, passed peacefully in his sleep on January 3, 2025, a long and happy life. He was born on February 16, 1935, the son of Maurice Doty and Mary Gilbert Doty.Dave served 4 years in the Air Force right after high school. Dave was proud of ...
The Granville Central School District is placing two propositions before voters on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The first would authorize the Board of Education to establish a new capital reserve fund for the purchase of school buses and other vehicles in an amount not to exceed $5 million inclusive of ...
By Doug La Rocque NYVT Media During the summer of 2023, Granville village and town leaders as well as state and federal representatives came together with members of community organizations and the general public to discuss Granville’s selection as a recipient of Recreational Economy for ...
Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner said Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law legislation she sponsored aimed at easing the transition to electric school buses. “To better understand the impact of the required transition to zero-emission school buses,” Woerner said, “I met with BOCES and school ...
By Erik PekarAs 2024 comes to a close, it can be said it was a year of activity around here. Let’s take a look at some of the business changes and events which occurred in the Granville area this year.Doran Auto closed its doors early in the year. The garage had been in business for at least 10 ...
By Doug La Rocque NYVT Media The Granville Board of Education said at its December meeting that it’s looking into perhaps hiring an outside firm to handle the dissemination of board information (often referred to as the board packet) to the public prior to their meetings. Resident Jackie ...
David H. “Dunk” MacConnell, 86, formerly of Granville, passed away Friday December 27, 2024, in St. Augustine, Florida surrounded by family. Born in Lake Placid, NY, he was the son of the late Theodore J. MacConnell and Kathleen S. MacConnell. After moving to Granville as a toddler, he was a 1956 ...
Pawlet, VT - Tulita H. Cleveland passed away at her home on December 29, 2024, following a short illness.Tulita was born on August 19, 1940, in Danby, Vermont the daughter of Merritt and Velma (Corey) Brown.Tulita married Walter "Sonny" Cleveland. She enjoyed sewing and working in her flower ...
North Granville, NY - Patrick Quinlan Locke, age 95, passed away at The Pines in Glens Falls on December 26, 2024.Quinlan was born on May 17, 1929, in Poultney, Vermont the son of the late Garrett and Elia (Fish) Locke.Quin's family lived in Poultney, VT during his early years before moving to ...
By Doug LaRocque NYVT Media The reaction to the release of a video of the beating death of 43-year-old state prison inmate Robert Brooks at the hands of prison guards and personnel was both fast and predictable. From Gov. Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, the New York State ...