This Week’s News
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.
Brandon Police Report: Officer dragged by driver
Just after 11 p.m. on Jan. 4, police responded to a report of a male driver who had almost hit a tour bus on Park Street and was possibly intoxicated.
State may extend pandemic-era Town Meeting options for 2023
Lawmakers passed several bills in the past two years letting communities make short-term, Covid-safe changes to Town Meeting — traditionally held on or around the first Tuesday in March — and to gather municipal governing boards solely online.
Time Machine: Blackouts were once a matter of national security
We tend to think of blackouts today as the consequences of some natural violence, whether it be snow, rain, earthquake, or fire.
The storm that stole Christmas
On Thursday, December 22, just as the Christmas travel surge was about to get underway, a “polar vortex” came hurtling down from the arctic and plunged the eastern half of the U.S. into freezing misery.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor unleashes bats to slug West Rutland
The Proctor Phantoms softball team came from behind twice to defeat arch-rival West Rutland.
OV loses to BFA in the last minute
BFA would score the game-winner with only 1:15 remaining on a crafty short side shot by Bryce Fontaine.
Proctor softball defeats Green Mountain, 14–9
Proctor softball came from behind to beat Green Mountain, 14-9, on a cold and windy afternoon, Thursday, April 28 at the Phantoms’ field.
Proctor baseball loses to Rivendell in extra innings, 14–13
Rivendell High School made the long trip to Proctor pay off on Saturday afternoon, April 30 with a hard-earned 14-13 win over a feisty Proctor Phantom squad.
Otter Valley lacrosse gets first win, splits two games
Otter Valley lacrosse gained its first win of the season with a hard fought victory over Randolph on Monday, April 25.

