This Week’s News
Pittsford SB talks ATVs, Town Road, and coin drops
The Pittsford Selectboard convened on Wednesday, March 5 for its first meeting after last week’s elections.
Brandon SB discusses ethics, dog park, and wastewater repair
On Monday evening, the Brandon Selectboard convened for its first meeting with new members Cecil Reniche-Smith and Jeff Haylon.
Philipsen House at the “Head of Park Street” built in 1875
There are many historic residences along wide, tree-lined Park Street, from Central Park to the 4-way intersection with Marble and High Streets. But one house stands out above them all on the hill above the intersection, on what is now called Park Street Extension.
An evening of short plays—mostly written by students—comes to Otter Valley Union High School
This past weekend saw the annual presentation of short plays (also known as “The One-Acts”) to appreciative audiences at Otter Valley.
Photos of the Week
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.
