This Week’s News
Alderman Michael Doenges beats incumbent in Rutland mayor’s race
Rutland has a new mayor. Alderman Michael Doenges unseated three-term mayor David Allaire on Tuesday, according to unofficial city election results.
Take a shot at pickleball
When was the last time you experienced a “dink in the kitchen” or made a serve from the “even court?” This is the language of Pickleball enthusiasts, and we’ve got a few right here in Brandon.
Brandon approves student resource officer for OV
At its regular meeting on Monday night, the Brandon selectboard approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union and the Brandon Police Department that establishes a School Resource Officer Program for the district’s schools.
BARN OPERA shines in ‘The Letters of Charlotte’
The production was adapted by Josh Collier, BARN OPERA’s Artistic Director, from Jules Massenet’s 19th-century work Werther, a classic opera of ill-fated lovers.
Vermont through the eyes of Hollywood
The concept of “Vermont” has changed greatly over the years, just as the place itself has changed.
Photos of the Week
Sports
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.
Field hockey love
A couple of weeks ago, an out-of-town sports team came to Brandon to donate a day of free labor. Brandon’s economic development and recreation director Bill Moore welcomed the help and put the Castleton University field hockey team to work moving a big pile of woodchips at the Seminary Hill Park playground and painting picnic tables at Estabrook Park.
