This Week’s News
Leicester takes names for local memory tree
The Leicester Historical Society is once again sponsoring the Memory Tree at the Four Corners off Route 7.
Increase in respiratory illnesses causes surge in patients at RRMC
“Right now, the stress on our healthcare system is as intense as it was during the worst of the Covid crisis,” said Chief Medical Officer Todd Gregory.
Brandon selectboard gets library update
In another short 35-minute meeting, the Brandon Selectboard dispatched of a light agenda, hearing from former state Rep. Butch Shaw, R-Pittsford-Proctor, holding a final hearing on a library study grant, and reviewing how to spend some of the town’s ARPA funding.
Record Killington fans cheer FIS World Cup racers
Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America hosted the women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup for the sixth time over Thanksgiving Weekend.
Ideas sought for boosting health care access at PMC
Porter Medical Center (PMC) officials are now making that pitch to area nonprofits, consultants and others who want to see the local health care system work better for everyone living and working in Addison County.
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Sports
Vermont trout season opens April 9
Vermont’s trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 9. Despite lingering snow cover in some areas of the state, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun and be successful early in the season if they keep a few strategies in mind.
Proctor boys defeat Twinfield in playdown opener, lose to Rivendell
The Proctor boys opened their playoff schedule on Wednesday, March 2, against the Twinfield Trojans and put on one of their performances of the season, rolling to a 57-36 win.
State Champions! West Rutland battles Proctor down to the wire, 57-56
The West Rutland Golden Horde girl’s basketball team won the school’s second state championship in Division IV girls basketball in the past four years by defeating rival Proctor, 57-56, at the Barre Auditorium this past Saturday.
Otters oust Oxbow, 69-38, in state playdown opener
The Otter Valley Otters ladies basketball team defeated the Oxbow Olympians, 69-37, on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at the House of Noise in the first round of the Vermont State Tournament.
Proctor girls handle OV, 57–42
In one of the more entertaining county games in many years, the Phantom Proctor girls ran their record to an impressive 14-1 with a solid 57-42 win over their neighbors to the north, Otter Valley Union High School, on Wednesday night, February 16.