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
Otter Valley Union High School fall sports report
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — As the Otter Valley fall 2022 sports season heats up, a strong field hockey team looks to be competitive, the school’s golf team has its […]
OVUHS sports round-up
OV girls soccer took a 2-1 victory over West Rutland on Wednesday, Sept. 14, thanks mainly to the outstanding play of its entire roster.
Brandon’s first family of golf
Paul Politano hardly played golf while growing up in southern Vermont (Wilmington). “My dad never let me play,” he said in a conversation last week outside the golf shop at Middlebury’s Ralph Myhre Golf Course, where Paul has been the golf pro since 2017.
Otter Valley sports wrap-up
In a Sunday match-up with Mill River, the Otter Valley varsity football team saw two untimely interceptions and an unfortunate fourth-quarter penalty hinder the Otter’s chance to notch a win as Mill River held on 12-7 to beat the Otters.
Gosselin steals spot in Vermont 200 Limited Sportsman “Win & You’re In” at Devil’s Bowl
Other feature winners in the Saturday portion of the weekend event included Elmo Reckner, Daryl Gebo, Allen Hewitt, and Griff Mahoney.