This Week’s News
Brandon’s love of movies goes back in time
In October of 1899, not long after Thomas Edison invented the Kinetoscope, Brandon Town Hall hosted the Alonzo Hatch Electro-Photo Musical Company, giving the town its first taste of the new technology.
Town Meeting Previews: Brandon, Goshen, Leicester, Pittsford, Proctor & Whiting
It’s time for Town Meeting! We are the lucky heirs of a great New England tradition of community debate. Be sure to read up on what’s up for a vote this year in your town.
Q&A with candidates for Brandon Selectboard
The candidates running for the three-year seat are Brian Coolidge (incumbent) and Marielle Blais. The candidates running for the two one-year seats are Seth Hopkins (incumbent), Ralph Either (incumbent), and Cecil Reniche-Smith.
Disc golf beats the winter blues at Brandon Town Hall
Imagine throwing a flying disc in the cavernous Brandon Town Hall. Now you can!
Brandon Police Report: Wandering children, and Fentanyl problems
Drug-related incidents and theft were in the spotlight for Brandon Police during the week of Feb. 20
Photos of the Week
Sports
¡Muy Bueno!
Walking through the halls of Proctor Elementary School, Shondell Dahm is greeted with hive-fives and shouts of “Hola” or “Adios” from a travelling pack of six year olds. She greets them, returning the high-fives, and speaks to them about their day in Spanish with a big smile on her face.
OV field hockey shocks Woodstock in overtime
Otter Valley’s field hockey team has only dropped two games this year, one to Burr & Burton and one to Windsor, but they were pushed to the limit against Woodstock on Friday, Oct. 4, eking out a 4-3 overtime win.
Otter football holds on against MRU
NORTH CLARENDON — The Otter Valley Union High School football team edged host Mill River on Saturday, 36-35, in a Division III matchup when OV quarterback Alex Polli hit Brady […]
OV field hockey rolls over Fair Haven
The Otters continued their winning ways as they beat Fair Haven 15-0 on Tuesday. Alia Edmunds had four goals and four assists. Morgan LaPorte also had four goals in the […]
OV Hall of Fame adds 12 new members
During halftime of Saturday’s Otter Valley Union High School football game, 12 new members of the Otter Valley Hall of Fame were introduced, including eight athletes, a coach, two teachers and an administrator.