This Week’s News
Pittsford SB faces angry neighbors in Fire Hill dispute
Several residents of Fire Hill Road and the surrounding area in Pittsford expressed their continued frustration over the condition of three properties owned by members of the Forrest family at the Selectboard’s regular meeting on Wednesday, May 21.
Pittsford’s Kelley Mills to retire after 30 years teaching ag at the Hannaford Career Center
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In a Rutland townhall Sen. Welch urges Vermont constituents to stay civically engaged
Senator Peter Welch held a townhall-style meeting with constituents at the Paramount Theater in Rutland on Wednesday, May 28.
The Brandon Artists Guild building was the A&P then Sid Rosen’s 5 & 10 Store
The Brandon Artists Guild, a vibrant group of Vermont artists and artisans, was founded in 1999 under the leadership of renowned folk artist Warren Kimble to promote the visual arts in and around Brandon.
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Sports
Vermont trout season opens April 9
Vermont’s trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 9. Despite lingering snow cover in some areas of the state, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun and be successful early in the season if they keep a few strategies in mind.
Proctor boys defeat Twinfield in playdown opener, lose to Rivendell
The Proctor boys opened their playoff schedule on Wednesday, March 2, against the Twinfield Trojans and put on one of their performances of the season, rolling to a 57-36 win.
State Champions! West Rutland battles Proctor down to the wire, 57-56
The West Rutland Golden Horde girl’s basketball team won the school’s second state championship in Division IV girls basketball in the past four years by defeating rival Proctor, 57-56, at the Barre Auditorium this past Saturday.
Otters oust Oxbow, 69-38, in state playdown opener
The Otter Valley Otters ladies basketball team defeated the Oxbow Olympians, 69-37, on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at the House of Noise in the first round of the Vermont State Tournament.
Proctor girls handle OV, 57–42
In one of the more entertaining county games in many years, the Phantom Proctor girls ran their record to an impressive 14-1 with a solid 57-42 win over their neighbors to the north, Otter Valley Union High School, on Wednesday night, February 16.