This Week’s News
Brandon deals with road damage due to heavy rains
Last week’s heavy rains caused road damage throughout the area, sending road crews to unplug clogged culverts, deal with damaged road surfaces, and, in Brandon, deal with storm water overflows into the towns waste water treatment plant.
Area hosts Memorial Day events
Towns all over Vermont and the United States will host a variety of events, speeches, parades and other forms of tribute this weekend.
The Brandon Inn reflects on the past year, looks to the future
A little more than a year ago, Darcy and Joel MacClaren assumed ownership of The Brandon Inn and the storied history of hospitality at that sight dating back to the 1700s.
Proctor to get digital speeding sign to monitor Route 3 traffic
In a quick meeting Monday night, the Proctor selectboard approved spending about $2550 for a digital speed control sign coming into town from the south on Route 3, as well as a list of other discussion items.
Brandon selectboard united in vote to rehome vicious dog
The Brandon selectboard met in a special session on Monday to decide the fate of a dog who had recently gotten loose and attacked another dog.
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Sports
Otter golfers win back-to-back Division II state titles
Sparked by a medalist performance by sophomore Lucas Politano, the Otter Valley Union High School boys’ golf team claimed its second consecutive Division II championship on Thursday, Oct. 13.
OV field hockey snags 3-0 victory over Middlebury
The host Otter Valley field hockey team struck for two first-quarter goals against visiting Middlebury on Thursday, Oct. 6, and did enough the rest of the way to earn a 3-0 victory.
OV golfers qualify for 2022 Division II state tournament
The 2021 Division II champion Otter Valley boys’ golf team qualified to defend its title on Thursday, Oct. 6, by finishing second in the qualifying tournament on the Otters’ home course, Neshobe Golf Club.
OV girls’ soccer extends winning streak to four games
One of the hallmarks of great teamwork is communication. This is true in business and relationships, as well as in sports, and it has been a big part of the OV girls’ soccer team’s three-game win streak coming into Friday’s showdown with Springfield—including a 7-0 lambasting of Mill River on September 28.
Otters smother Mount Abe 46-25 for bigtime Homecoming victory
The Otter Valley football team broke open Saturday’s Division III game against Mount Abraham-Vergennes with a three-touchdown second quarter on the way to a big homecoming win.
