Manchester Newspapers http://manchesternewspapers.com Family Owned Community Newspapers Since 1975 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ManchesterNewspapershttp://feedburner.google.com Lakes Region Freepress 5/17/13 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterNewspapers/~3/Dy1G9y2RH38/ http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/17/lakes-region-freepress-51713/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:59 +0000 Manchester Newspapers http://manchesternewspapers.com/?p=15082

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]]> http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/16/classifieds-51613/feed/ 0 http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/16/classifieds-51613/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=classifieds-51613 Community Calendar 5/16/13 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterNewspapers/~3/fmYSEaqdHHs/ http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/16/community-calendar-51613/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:30:19 +0000 Manchester Newspapers http://manchesternewspapers.com/?p=15083   Thursday May 16   Museum ABCs BENNINGTON The Bank of Bennington will sponsor a free Museum ABCs program for ages 3 to 5, “The ABCs of Architecture,” at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, at the Bennington Museum, 75 Main Street, Route 9. This story hour will include a monthly topic, visits to galleries [...]

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]]> http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/16/community-calendar-51613/feed/ 0 http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/16/community-calendar-51613/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=community-calendar-51613 Enrollment decline continues at WCS http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterNewspapers/~3/LRHrHgPRxNs/ http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/15/enrollment-decline-continues-at-wcs/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:11:54 +0000 Derek Liebig http://manchesternewspapers.com/?p=15075 Enrollment continues to decline within the Whitehall Central School District, reflecting what has become a countywide trend. The New York State Education Department released its district report cards for the 2011-12 school year and the number of students who attended school in the district dropped for the seventh straight year. There were 742 students enrolled [...]

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The town is debating whether it should charge individuals and groups to use facilities at Skenesborough Waterfront Community Park. The town board received requests last week from both the Bridge Theater and the local Knights of Columbus to use park facilities as a location for events this summer, but officials held off on making a [...]

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]]> http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/15/town-debates-charging-for-waterfront-park-usage/feed/ 0 http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/15/town-debates-charging-for-waterfront-park-usage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=town-debates-charging-for-waterfront-park-usage 19th century schooner to visit next month http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterNewspapers/~3/JSWxf7Ip-58/ http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/15/19th-century-schooner-to-visit-next-month/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:06:43 +0000 Derek Liebig http://manchesternewspapers.com/?p=15072 A replica of a 19th century schooner will visit Whitehall next month and detail the events of the War of 1812. The Lois McClure will tie up in Whitehall on Saturday, June 8, as part of ambitious 2013 schedule that will see the ship make dozens of stops in Vermont, New York and Canada. During [...]

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Whitehall and Fort Ann’s wrestling teams will be one and the same. The Whitehall Board of Education formally approved a request from Fort Ann officials to consolidate the wrestling programs beginning next season. The merger will occur on a one-year trial basis and administrators from both schools will meet and evaluate the arrangement after next [...]

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]]> http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/15/15069/feed/ 0 http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/15/15069/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=15069 Outdoors in Whitehall with Gene Terry: Spring huntings and fishing season off and running http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterNewspapers/~3/mE5tr6FuVoA/ http://manchesternewspapers.com/2013/05/15/outdoors-in-whitehall-with-gene-terry-spring-huntings-and-fishing-season-off-and-running/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:26 +0000 Derek Liebig http://manchesternewspapers.com/?p=15068 From all reports, trout fishing is the best its been in years, mainly because of the low water in the Mettowee River and other trout streams. Some nice ones have been coming out of the Mettowee. Turkey season opener shows that some women out shot the men all to heck. A couple of 22 pound [...]

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Whitehall’s softball team is playing some of its best softball of the season at exactly the right time. The Railroaders have won their last four games to inch their record above .500 in the Adirondack League. On Monday, Whitehall defeated Hadley-Luzerne 15-1. Paxton Peterson led the charge offensively for Whitehall, going 3 for 5 with [...]

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