This Week’s News
Beautifying Brandon: Trees benefit us all
A hundred years ago, almost all of the streets around the village of Brandon were shaded by vaulted elm trees.
Adventures of Starship Bean #4: To infinity and beyond (or at least Florida)
We thought we took a wrong turn! On the map it looked like a housing development, however the roads were anything but developed!
‘Tragic irony’: Burlington shooting victims’ family members say of violence following their children
Family members of the Palestinian American college students who were shot and wounded Saturday night in Burlington faced TV cameras and a large crowd of local and national reporters on Monday afternoon.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor girls’ soccer win state title
Playing what teammates called “Phantom soccer,” the Proctor girls soccer team dominated their finals match against Rivendell from the start, winning Saturday’s Division IV state championship game, 6-0.
Hunters preparing for deer season
Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s 16-day rifle deer season that begins Saturday, Nov. 16 and ends Sunday, Dec. 1.
Otters over Oxbow, 39-26
The Otter Valley Union High School football team is moving on to the semifinals after picking up a home win against Oxbow on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Stickin’ with it
Anger and sadness. That’s how the seniors on the Otter Valley Union High School field hockey squad described the ending of the 2018 season. Those two words summed up their feelings about last year’s season, and the motivation they had before this season began.
Otters football stun Fairfax
The Otter Valley Union High School football team upset previously unbeaten Fairfax on Saturday night, 38-36, to finish the regular season at 5-3 and earn the No. 3 seed in Division III.