This Week’s News
Park Your CARbon Week, May 16-20
Hot on the heels of Green Up Day, comes Net Zero Vermont’s spring transportation challenge, also known as Park Your CARbon week.
Pittsford’s new TM looks to boost town’s economic development
A native New Englander, Brenda Fox-Howard brings a wealth of experience to the table.
Forever cool
Brandon resident Dorothy Niss, who often is seen out walking through the downtown, has more than a few stories to tell about her years hanging with luminaries from the Woodstock era.
Brandon Library plants sunflowers for Ukraine
A group of Brandon-area gardeners are pitching in their lot with a statewide movement supporting Ukraine’s battle for independence.
Reporter hires new editor
Mat Clouser has jumped into the role of reporter and editor this past week and has been introducing himself to the area communities and writing stories for this week’s newspaper.
Photos of the Week
Sports
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.
OV wins State Championship!
The Otter Valley boys’ golf team dominated the field at the Manchester Country Club on Thursday, Oct. 10 to win the Division II championship by a 22-stroke margin.
Eagles pull away to topple OV in high scoring battle, 44-20
The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative football team converted seven Otter Valley turnovers into 30 points on Saturday as the Division II Eagles won for the time this season, 44-20, at the visiting Otters’ expense.
OV field hockey starts fast, blanks host Tigers 5-0
When the Middlebury and Otter Valley union high school field hockey teams met in the 2020 Division II playoffs the Otters prevailed in double overtime.
