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Movement underway to reclassify Otter Creek wetlands

Movement underway to reclassify Otter Creek wetlands

By RUSSELL JONES An effort to reclassify the Otter Creek wetlands from a Class II wetlands to Class I is in the preliminary stages as the conservation commissions from Cornwall and Salisbury have formed a steering committee to petition the change. It is still very early on in the process and they still have much […]

Flower Girls have rich history in Brandon

Flower Girls have rich history in Brandon

By RUSSELL JONES For more than 100 years young girls have laid flowers on Memorial Day around the war memorial on Brandon’s Green. The Memorial Day service is a tradition that celebrates the sacrifices of soldiers long passed, starting not long after the Civil War and now encompassing all wars. The history of the flower […]

Brandon Buzz

Brandon Buzz

By BLSG MOSQUITO DISTRICT The rainy days continue to flood the fields and various flood prone areas.  The region has been experiencing colder than usual temperatures, which may be impacting the emergence of adult mosquitoes.  The BLSG has been busy surveying the flood plains and wetlands to quantify the larvae counts and document the findings. […]

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OV slides into playoffs with MVL title

OV slides into playoffs with MVL title

By RUSSELL JONES After slugging it out with Springfield in their last game on Saturday, May 25, Otter Valley picked up an 18-11 win and the MVL title. The Otter softball team will head into the playoffs this week with a 12-4 record and with a two-seed in the Division II bracket. The season started […]

Proctor baseball rebounding at right time

Proctor baseball rebounding at right time

By RUSSELL JONES Proctor started its baseball season with their shortstop and pitcher, Joe Valerio, on the bench after knee surgery following a basketball injury. The season got off to a rough start as the Phantoms lost their first three games. Since then, the team pulled together and won five out of six games to […]

Proctor softball eyes second place in Division IV

Proctor softball eyes second place in Division IV

By RUSSELL JONES The Phantoms’ softball team always chants “Hits, hits, hits and runs” before they break their huddle to go to the plate every inning, and on Saturday that’s exactly what they delivered. The Proctor team scored early and often in a 24-1 victory over Arlington this past weekend, racking up 12 runs in […]

OV lax edges Eagles

OV lax edges Eagles

By ANDY KIRKALDY After his team on Monday earned an 8-6 road win over the Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative team, Otter Valley Union High School boys’ lacrosse coach Jesse Milliman said his Otters still had things to work on. For the first time in many a year, one of those things might be learning to play […]

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