This Week’s News
Patrick Roberts, Otter Valley band leader, to retire after 32 years teaching
Patrick Roberts led his final concert at Otter Valley last Wednesday, receiving tributes and a standing ovation after thirty-two years teaching music, twenty-five of them at Otter Valley.
Brandon Trustees of Public Funds respond to critics
The Trustees of Public Funds convened for a scheduled meeting on Thursday, May 15 at the Brandon Town Hall.
Brandon’s feral cat program turns 20!
Elusive and skittish, feral cats slip undetected through the night, on the prowl for whatever little critters they can find to fill their bellies.
Brandon SB releases ethics report on Trustees of Public Funds
On Tuesday night, the Brandon Selectboard released its report on the ethics complaint lodged against Tanner Romano and Laura Miner alleging a conflict of interest between their roles as Trustees of Public Funds (TPF) and their relationship to a project to which TPF pledged $20,000.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Three at the buzzer lifts Otter boys’ basketball over Eagles
About two seconds remained in the boys’ basketball game at Mount Abraham Friday evening when Otter Valley Union High School freshman guard Connor Denis launched a contested three-pointer from the arc’s right side.
OV Wrestling has terrific tourney at MUHS
A deep Otter Valley wrestling team walked away from last week’s 50th annual Hubie Wagner Invitational Tournament in Middlebury as the team champions.
‘Scrappy’ Otter girls’ basketball team down but not out
Early on the visiting Otter Valley girls’ basketball team on Friday looked determined to take it to Middlebury, using tough man-to-man defense to force a batch of turnovers and a balanced attack to bolt to a 11-4 lead after one period.
Local athletes named 2022 football all-stars
Several members of the Otter Valley Union High School Division III football team, as well as members of the Division I Middlebury and Division III Mount Abraham-Vergennes football teams, were named all-stars in voting by the leagues’ coaches.
Record Killington fans cheer FIS World Cup racers
Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America hosted the women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup for the sixth time over Thanksgiving Weekend.
