By Erik Pekar, Town Historian It’s not often that April 1 falls on a Thursday, as it did last week. As such, it leaves a rare window of opportunity for…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian Spring has sprung, and with it last week came a taste of warmer weather, with temperature highs of more than 60 degrees for much of…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian West Pawlet, Vermont, located a couple miles south of the Village of Granville at the state line, is today primarily a quiet residential area. More…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian The anticipated vote of the Granville Board of Education on a proposal to combine the Granville and Whitehall football teams and allow Whitehall students to…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian The cannon that was located on the green at the corner of North Street and Pine Street has been a curious subject of many longtime…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian The formation of the Granville Community Foundation Fund was announced in late January by the non-profit Glens Falls Foundation. As described by the Glens Falls…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian The archive issues of the Granville Sentinel from 1901 to 1913 no longer exist. It is unknown exactly how they were lost, but a couple…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian The Slate Valley Military and Honor Banner Project is the official name of the project that is making great strides towards the goal of having…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian Middle Granville, located two miles north of the Village of Granville, is today primarily a quiet, residential area, with some businesses. Over a century ago,…
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian Work continues on the right-of-way phase of the Church Street bridge replacement project. Brush was cleared around the south approach the week of Jan. 18.…
