This Week’s News
Pittsford selectboard wrestles with megawatt logistics
A proposed solar power project has stalled as the parcel on which DG Vermont Solar, LLC is hoping to build a 2.2 megawatt project has been put up for sale.
Proposed signs for ‘no truck braking’ rescinded in Brandon
On Monday, the Brandon Select Board rescinded their vote to approve the placement of four signs suggesting to truck drivers that they should not use engine braking when driving through town. The original vote took place on Sept. 27 and was unanimous.
Buster Keaton comedy ‘College’ with live music on 11/13 at Brandon Town Hall
Acclaimed for their originality, clever visual gags, and amazing stunts, Keaton’s films remain popular crowd-pleasers today. See for yourself with a screening of ‘College’ (1927), one of Keaton’s landmark feature films, on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at Brandon Town Hall.
GET READY: VT minimum wage jumps to $12.55 in 2022
The Vermont Department of Labor has announced an increase to the State’s minimum wage. Beginning January 1, 2022, the State’s minimum wage will become $12.55 per hour. This is an increase of $0.80 from the current minimum wage of $11.75.
RNESU: Yes, schools are stressed, but they’re dealing
To say schools across the state are stressed is an understatement. That they are in crisis is a more accurate description, and one that school officials don’t shy away from. But in doing so, it’s not to say that academic progress is not being made for a vast majority of the students.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Two OV wrestlers win in tourney
Two Otter Valley Union High School wrestlers won their weight classes at Mount Mansfield’s annual Jason Lowell tournament on Saturday…
Brandon Bison clash with Proctor Phantoms
The House of Noise was rocking on Monday night as the Otters of Otter Valley girls’ basketball team took on the Proctor Phantoms on 1961 Night. The 4-8 Otters, who were wearing the pre-merger Brandon Bison throwback jerseys, got off to a hot start but…
1961: A season to remember
In the fall of 1961, the high schools in Brandon and Pittsford merged to form Otter Valley Union high school. Prior to that merger, both schools fielded athletic teams. Throughout that long history at Pittsford High School, they had never had a state championship in any sport…