This Week’s News
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.
West Rutland residents meet with developers of housing project
The conference room at West Rutland Town Hall, where the meeting took place, was at capacity, as dozens of community members came to hear HRTC’s pitch and ask questions about the impact of the project.
Editorial: Time for tough conversations
A month or two ago, The Reporter received an anonymous email from a former employee of Regional Ambulance Service in Rutland.
Brandon Planning Commission hosts Town Plan forum
More than 50 citizens assembled at Town Hall on Sunday evening to share their visions for Brandon’s future with the town Planning Commission, as a first step toward updating the Brandon Town Plan.
Photos of the Week
Sports
OV wrestling coach named Vermont Coach of the Year; team takes third at state championship
When the mats were rolled up on Saturday night in the Vergennes Union High School gym, wrestlers from Mount Abraham, Middlebury, Otter Valley and the host school had racked up three individual state titles and 20 top-six podium finishes at the Vermont championship tournament.
7th-grade OV girls’ hoop beats Rutland at home, 22-19
The Otter Valley 7th-grade girls’ basketball team had a terrific home game against Rutland on Friday, February 10.
OV wrestling takes third in state championship
Otter Valley wrestling added another notch to its belt this year with its third-place finish in the state dual-meet championship at Springfield High School on Saturday, February 11.
Special snow goose hunting opportunity
Vermont has a special spring snow goose hunting opportunity that will be held from March 11 through April 23.
The Otter Valley wrestling team in first place again!
The Otter Valley wrestling team continued its dominant season with a first-place finish at the Jason Lowell Memorial Wrestling Tournament on Saturday at Mount Mansfield Union High School.