This Week’s News
Brandon Museum presents Davenport double bill at Brandon Town Hall
This Friday, June 2, at 7 p.m., the Brandon Museum will present two short films featuring the historically important Davenport family of Brandon. Free admission.
Brandon family suffers through house fire
Lance Larraway and Trish Lafayette suffered a devastating fire at their home at 69 Carver Street in Brandon on Tuesday, May 16.
Pittsford SB talks bridge, insects, and tax exemption
In attendance were members of the Planning Commission who hoped to air out their grievances with the way the appeal process was handled regarding the bridge 108 redesign.
Brandon Selectboard grapples with quorum quandary
The meeting began with the Board of Sewer Commissioners—one of the several hats that the Selectboard wears—and a vote to spend “not more than $51,000” on a pre-owned sewer line jetter to replace the town’s current model.
Turtles on the roadway still need your help
Vermont’s turtles are on the move, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Mt. Abraham cruises past Otter boys in nail-biter, 57-42
The Mount Abraham boys basketball team took a trip down Route 7 for a clash with Otter Valley in a Saturday afternoon matinee at the “House of Noise” and used their size and speed to claim the win, 57-42.
Otter Valley wins on Senior Night
The Otter women welcomed the Wasps of Woodstock to Senior Night at the “House of Noise” on Friday, February 11 before a raucous crowd.
Otter Valley defeats Hartford, 36–34
The Otter Valley girls basketball team defeated the visiting Hartford Hurricanes, 36-34, on Friday, January 28 at the “House of Noise” in Brandon.
OV, Proctor, Westside winter sports teams kick-off the season
The COVD-shortened winter of the 2020-21 high school sports season is behind us, and the teams at Otter Valley are happy about that. The pandemic forced the school’s basketball programs, like those elsewhere, to play abbreviated seasons, and wrestling was sidelined for the entire season.
OV girl’s basketball drops opener
In a hard-fought season opening game in which the teams traded game-changing runs, the host Middlebury Union girls’ basketball team put together the decisive surge to outlast Otter Valley, 35-28.