This Week’s News
Pittsford may put property assessment plans to voters
By LEE J. KAHRS PITTSFORD – Voters here will likely decide on Town Meeting Day how they want the town to handle property assessments. Earlier this year, the Pittsford listers office ground to a halt when lister Dan Adams left due to time constraints, and the two remaining listers resigned within weeks of the appointment. […]
RNeSU to launch new school threat assessment program
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON – The Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union is taking “See something, say something” to the next level in handling student threats to schools and classmates. That’s good news for parents concerned about procedure and school officials who can’t share specific information due to privacy policies. In January, schools across the district […]
Proctor Rink opens anew
The Proctor Skating Rink is open for the season with a fresh new look inside and on the ice.
Several Forest Dale mobile homes going to tax sale
By LEE J. KAHRS FOREST DALE – Nine mobile homes are slated to go to tax sale next month as the town attempts to collect $26,600 in back taxes. Town Manager Dave Atherton said in a phone interview Monday that the town waited to send the trailers to tax sale while the Conway Terrace mobile […]
From tragedy comes an exciting challenge for Brandon mom
Honoring a friend’s wish to get a Girl Scout troop going in her community, Allison Devino stepped up and now has 16 girls in a brand new Brownie troop.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otters football stun Fairfax
The Otter Valley Union High School football team upset previously unbeaten Fairfax on Saturday night, 38-36, to finish the regular season at 5-3 and earn the No. 3 seed in Division III.
OV victorious, 7-1
The Otter Valley field hockey team finished their regular season the same way they began it, with a win over Brattleboro. Saturday’s game saw the 11-1 Otters hosting a 4-9 Colonel’s team in Brandon.
Proctor girls look to ‘finish the run’
By RUSSELL JONES PROCTOR — The Proctor girls soccer team hosted Poultney for their last regular season game on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Taranovich Field. The Phantoms came in with a 12-1 record compared to the 1-11-1 record of the Blue Devils, which was reflected in the score: Proctor 6, Poultney 0. Seniors Maddie Flanders […]
Politano wins state title in golf
Otter Valley Union High School junior Mia Politano fired an 84 on Oct. 8 at the Proctor-Pittsford Country Club to become the Division II girls’ medalist for the second straight year.
Horde defeat Sharon Academy, 3-0
By RUSSELL JONES The West Rutland boys soccer team improved to 5-4-2 on the season after defeating Sharon Academy 3-0 on Friday, Oct. 4. All in all, they are putting together a nice season for a young team that is moving on without the top scorer in Vermont high school soccer history. Friday was the […]
