This Week’s News
Board nixes idea of blurring town lines; seeks public input
By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — The Otter Valley Unified Union (OVUU) Board has decided against moving school boundaries and will begin to gauge interest in construction of a consolidated middle […]
Pittsford’s sidewalk to nowhere
Board cuts scope of project to lower costs By RUSSELL JONES After consulting with the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), the Pittsford selectboard has decided to reduce the scope of […]
Sticky Business…
Bees must visit 2 million flowers to produce a single pound
of honey. So when beekeeper Fred Putnam, Jr. says he expects to
collect nearly a ton of honey this year, he’s talking about almost 4 billion flower visits.
Wyman Timber to take over Brandon transfer station
By RUSSELL JONES The town of Brandon will have a new transfer station operator beginning in September. After months of negotiating with the current operators of the town’s garbage and […]
Pittsford Selectboard commits to sidewalk
By RUSSELL JONES Despite not being able to secure funds from the Burditt Trust, the Pittsford Selectboard remained committed to the sidewalk project in front of the Lothrop School on […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
OV’s Lucas Politano signs deal to play Div I golf for Rutgers U.
The Politano family of Brandon extended its golf dynasty even further last Wednedsay when OV senior Lucas Politano signed a letter of intent to play golf for Division I Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Otter Valley puts up a fight, but loses in Championship game to powerhouse Woodstock
The Otter Valley football team made an unanticipated trip to the Vermont Division 3 championship game but lost 65–14 to a fast and dominating Woodstock team that featured 13 seniors.
OV football stuns BFA Fairfax; will play division championship
Last Saturday, in a show of outstanding football, the Otter Valley Otters defeated the BFA Fairfax Bullets in a show of stellar offense and gutsy defense. On a raw day with occasional sleet, a crowd of 300 showed up in Fairfax to witness the semifinal game which looked to be a sure thing for the Bullets, who were undefeated at 10-0 versus the Otters at 5-4.
OV Football wins big in playoffs, moves to state semis
Isaac Whitney had a huge game, gaining 180 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns to lead the Otter Valley football team to a 46–14 playoff win over rival Mill River Saturday night under the new lights at Markowski Field.
Local group proposes multi-town community rec center
On a rainy Sunday afternoon, a bunch of middle-aged friends in Pittsford want to play some pick-up basketball. Or some older folks want to continue their daily exercise walks when the snow is knee deep outside in winter. Or some kids want to play volleyball but the school gyms are all closed. Where can they go?
