This Week’s News
Pittsford property owner files Act 250 permit
By KATY SAVAGE A property owner in Pittsford has filed an Act 250 permit to demolish a vacant two-story home and build a 7,200 square-foot retail store in the village. […]
Proctor settles on concept for town office
By RUSSELL JONES The Proctor Selectboard has settled on a design concept, the eleventh draft so far, for renovating the town offices to make them handicap accessible. They met for […]
Test scores show students close to poverty falling behind their peers
Free and reduced lunch program comes under fire By RUSSELL JONES A snapshot from the state of how local schools performed on state tests show a sharp disparity in performances […]
The Brandon Buzz
A tribute to Art Doty By BEN LAWTON Art Doty was indeed the father of mosquito control in the Otter Creek valley. During the early 70s, the Lake Dunmore /Fern […]
Youth Conservation Corps makes trails, bridges through marsh
By RUSSELL JONES WEST RUTLAND — A small group of dedicated youth have spent the past two weeks toiling in the hot sun, braving mud and mosquitos, to improve the […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
OV victorious, 7-1
The Otter Valley field hockey team finished their regular season the same way they began it, with a win over Brattleboro. Saturday’s game saw the 11-1 Otters hosting a 4-9 Colonel’s team in Brandon.
Proctor girls look to ‘finish the run’
By RUSSELL JONES PROCTOR — The Proctor girls soccer team hosted Poultney for their last regular season game on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Taranovich Field. The Phantoms came in with […]
Politano wins state title in golf
Otter Valley Union High School junior Mia Politano fired an 84 on Oct. 8 at the Proctor-Pittsford Country Club to become the Division II girls’ medalist for the second straight year.
Horde defeat Sharon Academy, 3-0
By RUSSELL JONES The West Rutland boys soccer team improved to 5-4-2 on the season after defeating Sharon Academy 3-0 on Friday, Oct. 4. All in all, they are putting […]
Proctor boys remain unbeaten, defeat MSJ 6-1
By RUSSELL JONES Saturday’s boys soccer matchup between Mount St. Joseph and Proctor was a tale of two programs having starkly different seasons. MSJ came into the match with a […]