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
Otter softball raises money for new scoreboard
By RUSSELL JONES After a successful season that saw them reach the state finals in Castleton, the Otter Valley softball team is already looking toward next season with a new […]
Youth All-stars set to shine
By RUSSELL JONES On the weekend of July 19, 20 and 21 all-star baseball comes to Brandon for the third annual Marble Valley All Star Jamboree and Home Run Derby. […]
Brandon to host first ever Vermont state cornhole championships
By RUSSELL JONES Glory and a chance to be called Vermont State Champions are on the line this weekend as Brandon hosts the first-ever Great Vermont Cornhole Championship at the […]
Devil’s Bowl double feature sees local racers win
By RUSSELL JONES Two races at Devil’s Bowl this past week yielded similar results in the Pepsi Modified Sportsman division as Kenny Tremont Jr. picked up his third and fourth […]
Tremont takes first again, FitzGerald comes close at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
By RUSSELL JONES On Sunday, June 30, Kenny Tremont Jr., of West Sand Lake, N.Y., picked up his second win in as many weeks in the Pepsi Sportsman Modified division, […]