This Week’s News
Brandon house fire ruled accidental
By RUSSELL JONES A fire destroyed a single-family home in Brandon, Sunday, Sept. 8, apparently due to combustibles near a water heater. No one was injured. Sandy Cram of Wallingford owns the home where her son Eugene Cram lives. Eugene had been outside the house working and when he approached the house at approximately 7:45 […]
Furnace Road speed limits reconsidered
By RUSSELL JONES Following a citizen’s complaint last May that cars were traveling too fast in front of her home, the Pittsford Selectboard is considering whether the lower the speed limit along a portion of Furnace Road. In May, Pittsford resident Abby Marzec-Gerrior said she was worried for the safety of her eight-year-old son while […]
Brandon Buzz
By JAY MICHAEL representing the BLSG Mosquito district With the summer slipping away and even the feel of autumn in the air, it is tempting to think the mosquito season is also coming to an end. Fortunately, in spite of an extraordinarily wet spring, careful placement of larvicide and judicious, timely treatment of adult mosquitoes […]
Goshen woman and her horse qualify for Dressage Century Club
Dressage is a French term most commonly translated as training. It is a highly skilled form of riding where the rider shows their mastery by having the horse perform a series of movements with very subtle cues.
Residents question Board over alleged improper payments
By RUSSELL JONES Several Brandon residents questioned to the town’s selectboard at its meeting Monday, Sept. 9, regarding what are allegedly improper payments of Segment 6 funds that led to the resignation of Department of Public Works Director Daryl Burlett. Many of the questions involved the process of how payments are handled with the project. […]
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OV, other RNeSU schools, craft pandemic graduations
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON/ WEST RUTLAND/ PROCTOR — It will take longer, and there won’t be any hugging or handshaking as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but local high school seniors will have a graduation this year. It took some collaborative and creativity to get here, but Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union Superintendent Jeanne Collins said […]
Proctor girls’ soccer win state title
Playing what teammates called “Phantom soccer,” the Proctor girls soccer team dominated their finals match against Rivendell from the start, winning Saturday’s Division IV state championship game, 6-0.
Hunters preparing for deer season
Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s 16-day rifle deer season that begins Saturday, Nov. 16 and ends Sunday, Dec. 1.
Otters over Oxbow, 39-26
The Otter Valley Union High School football team is moving on to the semifinals after picking up a home win against Oxbow on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Stickin’ with it
Anger and sadness. That’s how the seniors on the Otter Valley Union High School field hockey squad described the ending of the 2018 season. Those two words summed up their feelings about last year’s season, and the motivation they had before this season began.