This Week’s News
Press Release: Rutland Regional Medical Center Restricts Visitors to Combat COVID
Starting December 9, Rutland Regional Medical Center will restrict visitors in order to protect patients from rising COVID cases in the community.
Community rallies, helps OVUHS teacher
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — Otter Valley Union High School and the greater Brandon community are coming to the aid of a beloved teacher and founder of the unique and […]
VOBA presents U.S. Senator Leahy with its inaugural Trailblazer Award
The Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance presented its inaugural Trailblazer Award to Sen. Leahy, a beautiful wooden topo map of Vermont created by Treeline Terrains, a new business out of Middlebury.
Proctor board rejects Grandpa’s Knob project; reviews budget proposal
BY ANGELO LYNN PROCTOR — At its Monday, Nov. 22 meeting, the Proctor selectboard voted unanimously to not support the Grandpa’s Knob Community Wind Project on a ridge outside Castleton, […]
National controversy prompts friends to take local action
Two friends, Bob Harnish and Al Wakefield are waging a campaign to encourage towns to become more inclusive.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Brandon’s Jim Leary finishes his 36th Burlington Marathon
When Jim Leary ran in the first-ever Vermont City Marathon in Burlington, Bernie Sanders had finished his fourth (and last) term as mayor.
Pittsford Rec honors Randy Adams and Joe Pomykala
A cold, gray day couldn’t keep the people of Pittsford from coming out on Saturday to honor two of the town’s most hardworking residents: Randy Adams and Joe Pomykala.
Meet young Vermont falconer, Kristen Lee
Suprisingly, I met Kristen Lee’s red-tailed hawk, Krueger, in the post office one day. He was there on a visit on Lee’s day off from her postal route.
OV wrestler Isaac Whitney earns title at big N.H. meet
Otter Valley Union High School wrestling made an outstanding showing at the 2025 Annual Minickiello Wrestling Tournament in Keene, N.H., on Saturday.
OV’s Lucas Politano signs deal to play Div I golf for Rutgers U.
The Politano family of Brandon extended its golf dynasty even further last Wednedsay when OV senior Lucas Politano signed a letter of intent to play golf for Division I Rutgers University in New Jersey.
