This Week’s News
Letter to the Editor
Public education demands critical thinking, not culture war tactics, say Democratic leaders As residents of this great state, we all can share a justifiable pride in the value that we […]
Brandon music reopens
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– After a hiatus, Brandon Music is tentatively back Sept. 4 with a rocking Celtic performance by Gypsy Reel and gourmet meals by Executive Chef Vicky […]
Brandon hosts Gov. Scott at 10th anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON – On the 10th anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, Brandon served as the symbolic poster child for towns from all across Vermont that suffered immense flood […]
RNESU welcomes 57 new employees
BRANDON — Students at Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union will meet a higher than usual number of new teachers and other school staff this school year. According to Supt. Jeanné Collins, […]
Jenn McLemore named as new principal for Proctor High School
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS PROCTOR — At the Quarry Valley Unified Union School District board meeting on Aug. 16, the principals gave their reports, which included news that Jenn McLemore would […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
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.
Otter Valley Union High School fall sports report
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — As the Otter Valley fall 2022 sports season heats up, a strong field hockey team looks to be competitive, the school’s golf team has its […]
OVUHS sports round-up
OV girls soccer took a 2-1 victory over West Rutland on Wednesday, Sept. 14, thanks mainly to the outstanding play of its entire roster.
Brandon’s first family of golf
Paul Politano hardly played golf while growing up in southern Vermont (Wilmington). “My dad never let me play,” he said in a conversation last week outside the golf shop at Middlebury’s Ralph Myhre Golf Course, where Paul has been the golf pro since 2017.
Otter Valley sports wrap-up
In a Sunday match-up with Mill River, the Otter Valley varsity football team saw two untimely interceptions and an unfortunate fourth-quarter penalty hinder the Otter’s chance to notch a win as Mill River held on 12-7 to beat the Otters.
