This Week’s News
Pittsford Town Meeting 2023 recap
Pittsford voters met on Monday evening in the gymnasium at Lothrop Elementary School for their 2023 Town Meeting.
Brandon Idol rolls back to the 50s and 60s
With a wildly varied song list that included material from such disparate acts as Elvis, Sinatra, and Bowie, the contestants in Brandon Idol took the competition into the 50s & 60s on Saturday night at Brandon Town Hall.
‘Dark fantasy’ shot in Vermont to screen at Brandon Town Hall on Friday
Liam O’Connor-Genereaux knew he wanted to make a movie that tested the limits the platonic bond: how far can a friendship be stretched while still maintaining its shape?
Brandon Selectboard takes care of housekeeping
The first meeting of the 2023-2024 Brandon Selectboard saw new member Cecil Reniche-Smith welcomed and Seth Hopkins re-elected as Board Chair.
Brandon/Forest Dale Lions Club helps fund science books for Neshobe
The third graders recently started using a new textbook for science that is specifically geared towards New England.
Photos of the Week
Sports
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.
Otter wrestling places first in 20th OV invitational
On the strength of second-place finishes in five weight classes, the Otter Valley Union High School wrestling team on Saturday took first place in its own tournament.
Proctor baseball going to Cooperstown
For the second time in the last decade, Proctor’s varsity baseball team will journey to Cooperstown, NY to play on the Championship field at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Otter girls’ basketball gains first win of season
The Otter Valley Union High School girls’ basketball team on Saturday broke through for its first win — at the expense of visiting Vergennes in overtime.
Three at the buzzer lifts Otter boys’ basketball over Eagles
About two seconds remained in the boys’ basketball game at Mount Abraham Friday evening when Otter Valley Union High School freshman guard Connor Denis launched a contested three-pointer from the arc’s right side.
