This Week’s News
Market on West Street flourishing
By RUSSELL JONES After being open for just seven weeks, the new owners of The Market on West Street in Proctor report that business has been good. New owners, Chris […]
Cafe Provence still cooking
After 15 years, owner still excited by Brandon’s future By RUSSELL JONES Amidst downtown Brandon, the nearly finished construction, the specialty shops and art galleries, new breweries and retail stores, […]
Town fined for sewage leak
By RUSSELL JONES A ruptured sewer line in downtown Brandon that led to over three million gallons of untreated sewage to flow directly into the Neshobe River in late February […]
Brandon tax rate up 3 cents
By RUSSELL JONES The municipal tax rate in Brandon will see an increase of about 3 percent this coming fiscal year, rising from last year’s 93 cents per $100 to […]
The hammer falls on the Great Brandon Auction this week
By RUSSELL JONES The 30th annual Great Brandon Auction will take place on Tuesday, July 16 at Estabrook Park. Preview time for the auction will be from 2 p.m. to […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor girls overwhelmingly win first two games of season, 11-0 and 7-0
By RUSSELL JONES In the season opener for the Proctor girls’ soccer team, the Phantoms took it to the Poultney Blue Devils. Two Phantom girls recorded hat tricks as Proctor […]
New leaders at OV as young squad prepares to take on Div. III
By RUSSELL JONES Otter Valley’s football team began practices last week and held their first inter-squad scrimmage on Saturday. They are working out the kinks and dusting off the rust […]
Two OV players selected for Legion All-tournament team
Two Otter Valley baseball players who were part of Rutland Post 31 in the statewide Legion tourney were named to the All-tournament team. Reilly Shannon was an outfield selection to […]
Brandon teen burning up the Devil’s Bowl track
By RUSSELL JONES For most teenagers, the summer before their senior year of high school is a time for hanging out with friends, enjoying time without worrying about their studies […]
Local racers fare well at Devil’s Bowl
By RUSSELL JONES ORWELL — Middlebury driver Justin Comes, the “High Side Hustler,” was the fastest around the track on Sunday night at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Comes won the Sportsman Modified […]