Granville Then and Now: Mishaps around town
By Erik Pekar There was local news of interest in the March 14, 1924, issue of the Granville Sentinel. A Granville business owner reached the end of his days: “The…
By Erik Pekar There was local news of interest in the March 14, 1924, issue of the Granville Sentinel. A Granville business owner reached the end of his days: “The…
By Erik Pekar There were some happenings of interest in the February 29, 1924 issue of the Granville Sentinel. The following are from the Granville local and personal mention columns.…
By Erik Pekar Basketball was in the news a century ago, as seen in this news from the Feb. 22, 1924, issue of the Granville Sentinel: “The G.H.S. basketball five…
By Erik Pekar Turning the pages back to the Feb. 8, 1924, issue of the Granville Sentinel, we find some news items of interest in the local and personal mention…
By Erik Pekar Looking back at the Jan. 25, 1924, issue of the Granville Sentinel some news items of interest were found, including this one on entertainment coming to Granville:…
Sophia Harris, a junior at Siena College, made the dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester at Siena College. Harris is majoring in Health Science/Health Administration Track. She is also…
Editor’s Note: After a brief hiatus, we are pleased to announce the return of the column “Granville Then and Now,” penned by Erik Pekar. We hope you enjoy it. By…
The summer season is also known as fair season, but at one time it was also carnival season. Let’s turn the pages of time back to the summer of 1938,…
Road improvement was one of the topics mentioned in the Granville Sentinel of July 27, 1923: “At a special meeting of the county board of supervisors held late Thursday afternoon…
Compiled by Erik Pekar 75 years ago, July 22, 1948 New York State’s famed Black Horse troop has its first patrol boat on Lake Champlain. The Vigilant, a 38-foot twin-screw…