This Week’s News
Forest Service urges caution, offers bear safety tips
Forest Service officials in Vermont announced on August 5 that they have had several reports of bear sightings, bears approaching and entering shelters, and some reports of bears aggressively getting into backpacks to find food.
Camp Thorpe lets laughter in for special-needs kids
Thorpe’s new Executive Director, Alicia “Allie” Jennings, beams with pride as she shows off the bucolic campus in the Green Mountains, not because the facilities are unusual for a summer camp—swimming pool, dining hall, ping pong—but rather because they’re exactly what you’d expect.
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is coming Aug. 24-28
The festival will screen more than 140 films, including a mix of features, shorts, dramas, documentaries, and honoree tribute films on six screens.
Pittsford SB deals with aftermath of West Creek culvert delays
Questions and confusion surrounding the culvert project on West Creek Road dominated an emotional selectboard meeting last week after the project was recently delayed, causing an additional month of road closures.
Proctor selectboard discusses ongoing paving and water issues
At a brief meeting on Monday, August 8, the Proctor select board members discussed matters concerning the Highway Department, Board of Water Commissioners, Board of Sewage Commissioners, and Town Manager’s Report.
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Sports
Proctor baseball going to Cooperstown
For the second time in the last decade, Proctor’s varsity baseball team will journey to Cooperstown, NY to play on the Championship field at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Otter girls’ basketball gains first win of season
The Otter Valley Union High School girls’ basketball team on Saturday broke through for its first win — at the expense of visiting Vergennes in overtime.
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.
OV Wrestling has terrific tourney at MUHS
A deep Otter Valley wrestling team walked away from last week’s 50th annual Hubie Wagner Invitational Tournament in Middlebury as the team champions.
‘Scrappy’ Otter girls’ basketball team down but not out
Early on the visiting Otter Valley girls’ basketball team on Friday looked determined to take it to Middlebury, using tough man-to-man defense to force a batch of turnovers and a balanced attack to bolt to a 11-4 lead after one period.