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.
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Sports
Fall Sports Preview: Phantoms program ‘building nicely’ with eight returning
The Proctor boys’ soccer team, currently 3-0, is young but relatively experienced — only 3 seniors are back to lead the team this year — but coach Chad Wilson feels his program is building nicely. They have 19 players on the team, up from 14 last season.
Fall Sports Preview: Young Otters lineup looks to build solid foundation
Four years ago, Dick Williams began his tenure as the Otter Valley boys’ soccer coach with an almost blank slate. He worked to develop his players and over the years it started to show some success.
Fall Sports Preview: Horde on the hunt for third 2019 state title
The girls program at West Rutland has been dominating Division IV for months. After running through playoffs and capturing a state title in hoops last winter, they took to the diamond and brought home another state trophy in softball in the spring.
Fall Sports Preview: Phantoms look to ‘head in’ to finals for third time in a row
The Proctor Phantoms girls’ soccer team is hoping that the third time is the charm. They’ve lost in the state finals game to Arlington two years in a row by the score of 3-0, but this year head coach Chris Hughes is excited about the upcoming season.
Fall Sports Preview: OV girls ready to face challenges of Division II
The Otter Valley girls’ soccer team has high expectations for themselves. Led by veteran coach John White, the girls’ team petitioned the VPA to move up to Div. II from Div. III because they wanted a bigger challenge.