This Week’s News
Brandon Police Report: BPD fields hoax school threats, escaped dogs
After a quiet day on Feb. 6, Police received word of a minor physical altercation between two students at the Otter Valley Union High School.
Cooking with Chef Robert of Café Provence is the real treat
Every Tuesday evening, you will find Chef Robert Barral, co-owner of Café Provence, giving a cooking class in his culinary theatre, which is located next to his bar and cake decorating area, which lie underneath his restaurant.
Gardening Corner: Becky’s flower photos changed how I look at my garden
My cousin Becky came to photograph flowers by accident.
Brandon appoints Seth Hopkins as emergency management director
At a special meeting on Friday night, the Brandon selectboard appointed Seth Hopkins, currently chair of the board, to replace David Atherton as Brandon’s Emergency Management Director.
Dennis Marden wins President’s Award at Chamber dinner
On the coldest night of the year, when walking even just the length of Park Street was a major feat of fortitude, the Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) generated a great deal of warmth at its annual dinner on Friday, February 3.
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Sports
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.
Cosmos, Otters embody sportsmanship
This past Saturday, the Otter Valley field hockey team met visiting Springfield in which both teams came out as winners by seeing close-up what good sportsmanship means.