This Week’s News
Brandon Idol kicks into Country!
Once again, the Brandon Idol contestants got to dust off their Stetsons and sing their lonesome hearts out on Friday night as the competition entered its Country era at the Brandon Town Hall.
Proctor to hold off until after TM on filling Benjamin Curtis’ vacant seat
Voters in Proctor will vote on Tuesday, March 5 to fill several town positions.
323% increase proposed for Goshen roads
Residents who only take a cursory look at Goshen’s town meeting warning will likely be shocked to see that the selectboard proposes spending $747,150 on roads this year, which is a 323% increase over the amount approved for roads last year.
Pittsford to vote on water main bond
Voters in Pittsford will be asked to vote by Australian ballot at the Pittsford Town Offices on Tuesday, March 5, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., whether to approve a $400,000 bond for the removal, replacement, and installation of a new water main along Bridge #108, which crosses Furnace Brook under Route 7.
Brandon Country Club created to fill the gap
After the first Neshobe Golf Club folded in 1903, the town of Brandon went without a golf course for the next 24 years.
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Sports
Meet young Vermont falconer, Kristen Lee
Suprisingly, I met Kristen Lee’s red-tailed hawk, Krueger, in the post office one day. He was there on a visit on Lee’s day off from her postal route.
OV wrestler Isaac Whitney earns title at big N.H. meet
Otter Valley Union High School wrestling made an outstanding showing at the 2025 Annual Minickiello Wrestling Tournament in Keene, N.H., on Saturday.
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.
