This Week’s News
Now YOU can help pollinators thrive in spring
Those of us in the beekeeping world often hear the question, “What can I do to help the bees?”
Brandon Masons honor former Gov. Jim Douglas
The Union Lodge No. 2 of Middlebury honored one of its most esteemed members—former governor Jim Douglas—at a ceremony at the Masonic Lodge in Brandon last Thursday evening.
Brandon SB appoints Heather Nelson; Tracy Wyman becomes chair
In a special meeting on Monday evening, before their regular meeting at 7:00, the Brandon Selectboard appointed Heather Fjeld Nelson to fill the vacancy left by Seth Hopkins when he left the board to become Brandon’s town manager.
Course correction: Crown Point marker relocated in Pittsford
In 1759, as the French and Indian War raged across New England, British soldiers under the command of General Jeffrey Amherst built a military road from the Fort at Number 4 in southwest New Hampshire to Fort Crown Point on the southern shores of Lake Champlain.
Shannon Wright wins Brandon Idol
After a 5-month competition with a particularly talented field, Brandon’s own Shannon Wright took the top slot as the winner of the whole shebang.
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Sports
Six Otters named to Second Team All-Stars
After a successful season this fall, 10 members of the Otter Valley football team received postseason recognition from the Division III coaches.
OV beats Mill River in quarterfinal, 12-6
The third-seeded Otter Valley football team outlasted visiting No. 6 Mill River, 12-6, on Saturday in a Division III quarterfinal and will play No. 2 Fairfax in a semifinal this coming Saturday.
Proctor girls soccer shoots for 11th straight trip to finals
Going into the girls Division IV soccer playoffs, the question around the state is whether anyone can challenge two-time defending champions, the Proctor Phantoms.
‘Trash-talk’ allegedly used racial slur at OV/MR game
RNESU Superintendent Jeanné Collins released a statement on Monday, Nov. 1 referring to an alleged incident at the OVUHS-Mill River High School football game in which players may have used racial slurs in an escalated instance of trash-talking among the players, Collins said.
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.
