North Country FreePress, Feb. 4, 2022
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February 3, 2022
Awards presentation at the 2018 Great Benson Fishing Derby. This year's derby takes place Feb. 26-27. (Photo courtesy of Fair Haven Rotary Club Facebook page)
Goin’ fishin’! – Ice fishing derbies about to start
If there’s one thing you can count on in Vermont, especially this winter, it’s ice, lots of it on lakes and ponds across the state. This year, residents and out-of-state…
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January 28, 2022
Hebron town board organizes for year
At the Hebron Town Board’s organizational meeting in early January, the board agreed to meet on the second Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. or the following day if…
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January 28, 2022
My View: Local news – relevant to you – worth the price
NYVTmedia editor Jared Stamm At the beginning of COVID-19 in March 2020, NYVTmedia – publisher of the Granville Sentinel and the Whitehall Times as well as the North Country FreePress…
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January 27, 2022
Perry Ragouzis with some of the boxes of food collected (Photo courtesy of Fair Haven Concerned)
Castleton student collects lots of food for first Spartan Family Food Drive
Fair Haven Concerned was the recipient of about 70 boxes – some 3,800 pounds – of food collected recently by Castleton University freshman Perry Ragouzis through a food drive he…
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January 14, 2022
Girl Scouts sold baked goods and Christmas tree ornaments to raise money for the program.
Adopt a Family Christmas program a success
This year, Girl Scouts of Northern Washington County ran a very successful Adopt a Family program for Christmas in December. Some 29 children from 14 struggling families were provided with…
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January 13, 2022
Granville Then & Now – Christmas lights are being taken down
By Erik Pekar, Town Historian The first full week of 2022 was a cold one. A couple of night lows dropped into the single digits. A light snowstorm came through…
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January 13, 2022
Flooding and indications of beaver activity (note the pointed stumps) north of Cross Road, between County Routes 30 and 31 outside of West Hebron.
Hebron grapples with beaver problem
At its December meeting the Hebron Town Board discussed how best to deal with the ongoing beaver problem resulting in the continuous flooding of Cross Road that connects County Routes…
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December 30, 2021
‘What Christmas Means to Me’ from Whitehall and Granville elementary school students
Every year, Whitehall Elementary School and Mary J. Tanner School second- and third-graders draw pictures and write stories about the meaning of Christmas for them. Here are the drawings and…
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December 23, 2021
Spencer L. Winterburn
Granville, New York – Spencer Lloyd Winterburn, age 77, died peacefully at home on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, after a long illness. Spencer was born in Littlebury, Essex, England, the…
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December 22, 2021