This Week’s News
Brandon approves 2021-2022 tax rates
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– The Brandon selectboard on July 6 adopted 2021-2022 tax rates that will increase property taxes for homeowners by about 2.27 percent and for owners of […]
PICK’N N GRIN’N
Basin Bluegrass draws 2,000 fans to 26th festival BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– Even with a minimal staff, the Basin Bluegrass Festival welcomed 2,000 people and 300 campers to the […]
RNESU summer program kicks off
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– OVUHS Moosalamoo Center Director Josh Hardt is teaching a group of seven students about fishing this summer in a week-long seminar by starting with the […]
‘Planes and Trains and Monty Banks’ plays at BTH on July 17
BRANDON — His real name was Mario Bianchi, but on screen he was “Monty Banks.” But both names are now forgotten, and so are most of the films he starred […]
Porter bumps minimum wage, offers bonuses
BY JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Beginning later this month, all Porter Medical Center employees will be making at least $15 an hour. This new minimum base wage, to take effect […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Triathletes kick-off series at Branbury State Park
Saturday’s beautiful early summer weather welcomed more than 150 athletes to Branbury State Park in Salisbury for two Vermont Sun triathlon races.
State champs, again!
For the third consecutive game in the Division IV state softball playoffs, the West Rutland Golden Horde overcame a late-game deficit in the final two innings to upend their opponent.
Hartford ends OV baseball season
The Hartford Hurricanes defeated the Otters of Otter Valley in their last game of the season.
West Rutland comes up from behind to top Proctor
West Rutland continued the school’s improbable run to a possible state championship by coming from behind to top rival Proctor at Proctor’s softball/baseball complex on Tuesday afternoon.
Otters lose in the eighth to Hartford
The Hurricanes took advantage of a wind-blown fly ball and turned the misplayed fly ball into four runs in the top of the eighth to pin yet another tough defeat on the home team.

