This Week’s News
Body found in Proctor
Police are investigating after a woman’s body was found in a car parked alongside a road in Proctor…
Spotlight on the issues
Special bonds highlight votes at Town Meeting By RUSSELL JONES As Town Meeting Day nears and voters bone up on who they’ll choose for various board positions and community offices — from town moderators to fence viewers — they also have to focus on special articles and bond votes. Within the six towns that make […]
BLSG district towns see legal costs edge up; Salisbury balks
By RUSSELL JONES A handful of residents led by Chris Fastie, of Salisbury, is challenging the operating procedures of the Brandon-Leicester-Salisbury-Goshen Insect Control District and running up the legal bills for those communities. The most immediate consequence is a $5,000 spike in the amount the four towns are asking taxpayers to cover in annual budgets […]
Marijuana legalization put drug sniffers’ role in question
By RUSSELL JONES Cole, a drug-sniffing dog that is a member of the K-9 unit with the Vermont State Police, could one day be out of a job due to the recent legalization in Vermont to possess small amounts of marijuana. While Cole’s talents have been essential in the drug interdiction work done by the […]
Meet the candidates night
By RUSSELL JONES Three of the four candidates in contested races showed up for a candidate Q and A forum held by the Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night in the Town Hall basement. The candidates introduced themselves to voters and fielded questions from residents. Selectboard candidates Dennis Reisenweaver and Tim Guiles were […]
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Sports
Politano, Coolidge selected as OV’s 2021 leaders
BRANDON — For the Class of 2021, Mia Politano and Grace Coolidge, both of Brandon, have been selected as this year’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian, respectively, by Otter Valley Union High School. Mia is the daughter of Paul and Erika Politano and Grace is the daughter of Brian and Kelly Coolidge. Both have earned extraordinary honors […]
Otter Valley’s Walking Stick Theatre to perform annual spring musical al fresco
Pandemic compelled director and students to learn to create theatre in different ways March 10, 2021 By JOSIE GAWRYS BRANDON — Otter Valley Union High School’s Walking Stick Theatre group will be performing Disney’s “Descendants” musical this spring — but not in their standard theater. The show will be performed live at Markowski Field behind […]
Let the kids play?
Petition launched by Proctor parent and coach against delaying fall sports season By LEE J. KAHRS PROCTOR — A petition protesting the Vermont Principal’s Association’s (VPA) plan to postpone the beginning of fall high school sports has garnered more than 1,900 signatures in two weeks. It all started in Proctor, where soccer is not just […]
OV hires new field hockey girls soccer coaches
BRANDON — Otter Valley Union High School has hired new coaches to lead two varsity girls’ programs this fall, both with coaching experience at the school, according to Athletic Director Steven Keith
OV graduates 65 who look beyond the pandemic
Families attend drive-in style graduation following social distance protocols.
