This Week’s News
Up to 400 animals surrendered as Hegarty Investigation proceeds
The number of animals relocated from a troubled farm in Brandon has risen to 400.
Moonshine in Vermont
BRANDON — The owners of Ripton Mountain Distillery were simply drinking their own moonshine almost two years ago when someone suggested they go into the distilling business.
Gun sanctuary issue prompts proposed policy in Brandon
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON – The Brandon Select Board will take up the issue of federal and state matters presented to the board, like the gun sanctuary resolution issue […]
Pittsford to debate gun sanctuary resolution at Town Meeting
By LEE J. KAHRS PITTSFORD – Town Meeting in Pittsford should be well attended this year. The select board here has doubled down on its support for a gun sanctuary […]
Authorities seize more than 100 animals from Brandon farm (Updated)
The farm has been the subject of animal abuse investigations in the past, and neighbors said the most recent raid was a relief.
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Sports
Vermont trout season opens April 9
Vermont’s trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 9. Despite lingering snow cover in some areas of the state, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun and be successful early in the season if they keep a few strategies in mind.
Proctor boys defeat Twinfield in playdown opener, lose to Rivendell
The Proctor boys opened their playoff schedule on Wednesday, March 2, against the Twinfield Trojans and put on one of their performances of the season, rolling to a 57-36 win.
State Champions! West Rutland battles Proctor down to the wire, 57-56
The West Rutland Golden Horde girl’s basketball team won the school’s second state championship in Division IV girls basketball in the past four years by defeating rival Proctor, 57-56, at the Barre Auditorium this past Saturday.
Otters oust Oxbow, 69-38, in state playdown opener
The Otter Valley Otters ladies basketball team defeated the Oxbow Olympians, 69-37, on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at the House of Noise in the first round of the Vermont State Tournament.
Proctor girls handle OV, 57–42
In one of the more entertaining county games in many years, the Phantom Proctor girls ran their record to an impressive 14-1 with a solid 57-42 win over their neighbors to the north, Otter Valley Union High School, on Wednesday night, February 16.
