This Week’s News
Brandon Police Report: Animal complaints
On June 20, BPD assisted the Brandon Animal Control Officer with a complaint of a possible abandoned cat at a residence on Deer Run Road.
Across the Street antiques shop expands in Smith Block
Janet and Joel Mondlak have expanded their unique shop on Center Street to include all of the old Aubuchon Hardware space.
Pittsford begins sidewalk project
Anyone driving through Pittsford lately has likely noticed that the deteriorated sidewalks on either side of Route 7 in the heart of the village were removed at the beginning of June.
Maclure Library receives grant from the Children’s Literacy Foundation
Awarded annually to 12 qualifying public libraries in Vermont and New Hampshire, the Rural Library Grant is designed is to help small-town libraries create excitement around literacy, update the collection, increase circulation, and strengthen the library’s connection with the community.
Brandon SB sets goals for town management
The meeting was designed as a “workshop,” in which ideas were exchanged and debated in a conversational style rather than as formal proposals and motions.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otter Valley puts up a fight, but loses in Championship game to powerhouse Woodstock
The Otter Valley football team made an unanticipated trip to the Vermont Division 3 championship game but lost 65–14 to a fast and dominating Woodstock team that featured 13 seniors.
OV football stuns BFA Fairfax; will play division championship
Last Saturday, in a show of outstanding football, the Otter Valley Otters defeated the BFA Fairfax Bullets in a show of stellar offense and gutsy defense. On a raw day with occasional sleet, a crowd of 300 showed up in Fairfax to witness the semifinal game which looked to be a sure thing for the Bullets, who were undefeated at 10-0 versus the Otters at 5-4.
OV Football wins big in playoffs, moves to state semis
Isaac Whitney had a huge game, gaining 180 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns to lead the Otter Valley football team to a 46–14 playoff win over rival Mill River Saturday night under the new lights at Markowski Field.
Local group proposes multi-town community rec center
On a rainy Sunday afternoon, a bunch of middle-aged friends in Pittsford want to play some pick-up basketball. Or some older folks want to continue their daily exercise walks when the snow is knee deep outside in winter. Or some kids want to play volleyball but the school gyms are all closed. Where can they go?
‘Game Seekers’: local hunters use online platforms to reach an audience
Fall in Vermont means foliage, cider, pumpkins, and, for a good number of our neighbors, hunting. Every year, people across the state pick up their bows and rifles and head out into the woods, hoping to bag a big-antlered buck or a fat, feathered turkey.
