BY ANGELO LYNN PROCTOR — Michael Ramsey, Proctor’s new town manager, said the best part of the job over these first two months has been “getting to know everyone around town who takes an active role in serving the community. I could go on and on with names, but let me just say that there […]
Month: October 2021
Letter to the editor: Solution for all the “Phoners” driving around
Phoners, that’s the term I coined for those people that have decided it’s their God-given right to drive and phone at the same time. I have been the near victim to these phoners five times in as many years. Lucky for me I have quick reflexes and I was paying attention. As recently as this […]
Joyce Mae Wheeler, 90, Rutland
BRANDON — Joyce Mae Wheeler, 90, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Joyce was born in Rutland, Vt. on Sept. 17, 1931, to Guy and Arlie (Dutton) Ladd. She grew up in Goshen, Vt. and graduated from Brandon High School in 1951. After graduation, she began her working […]
OV field hockey beats Fair Haven, 7-0, to earn No. 4 seed in Division II playoffs
The Otter Valley field hockey team earned the No. 4 seed in Division II after a successful regular season that concluded late last week. The Otters will open their title quest on Friday.
Pittsford pursues equity, diversity
The Pittsford Selectboard discussed the implementation of a declaration of diversity and inclusion.
Brandon seeks greater inclusivity
Three municipal employees will be forming a committee to explore the topics of equity and inclusion for the town. The committee will consist of Town Manager David Atherton, Recreation Director Bill Moore and Town Clerk Sue Gage.
Proctor gives cool shoulder to turbine on Grandpa’s Knob
A half dozen Proctor residents spoke out against a renewable energy project slated for Grandpa’s Knob in Castleton that would seek to place a single 450-foot-tall wind turbine on the ridgeline there.
Field hockey love
A couple of weeks ago, an out-of-town sports team came to Brandon to donate a day of free labor. Brandon’s economic development and recreation director Bill Moore welcomed the help and put the Castleton University field hockey team to work moving a big pile of woodchips at the Seminary Hill Park playground and painting picnic tables at Estabrook Park.
Joseph Edward Howland, 81, Brandon
BRANDON — Joseph Edward Howland, age 81, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at his home in Brandon. Mr. Howland was born in Burlington on January 10, 1940. He has been a resident of Brandon most of his life. In his earlier years he had worked farming on the Adams farm in Brandon. He […]
Cosmos, Otters embody sportsmanship
This past Saturday, the Otter Valley field hockey team met visiting Springfield in which both teams came out as winners by seeing close-up what good sportsmanship means.
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