This Week’s News
Brandon Police Report: Feb. 21
Here’s what kept the Brandon Police Department busy last week.
Brandon SB discusses Town Plan and appropriations
In its brief regular meeting on Monday evening, the Brandon Selectboard approved the Town Plan prepared by the Brandon Planning Commission.
Trivial pursuit: Brandon is home to multiple former Jeopardy! contestants
And the answer is: Three. Question: What is the number of Brandon residents who have appeared on the television quiz show Jeopardy?
Before Neshobe, there was… Neshobe
Most people in Brandon are well aware of our beautiful 18-hole Neshobe Golf Course that seems to have been around forever.
What is Miss Vermont Earth up to?
There’s so much most of us don’t know about pageant life. What we see — the nails, the
skin, the makeup, the wardrobes, the glamour — is just surface…
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otter golfers win back-to-back Division II state titles
Sparked by a medalist performance by sophomore Lucas Politano, the Otter Valley Union High School boys’ golf team claimed its second consecutive Division II championship on Thursday, Oct. 13.
OV field hockey snags 3-0 victory over Middlebury
The host Otter Valley field hockey team struck for two first-quarter goals against visiting Middlebury on Thursday, Oct. 6, and did enough the rest of the way to earn a 3-0 victory.
OV golfers qualify for 2022 Division II state tournament
The 2021 Division II champion Otter Valley boys’ golf team qualified to defend its title on Thursday, Oct. 6, by finishing second in the qualifying tournament on the Otters’ home course, Neshobe Golf Club.
OV girls’ soccer extends winning streak to four games
One of the hallmarks of great teamwork is communication. This is true in business and relationships, as well as in sports, and it has been a big part of the OV girls’ soccer team’s three-game win streak coming into Friday’s showdown with Springfield—including a 7-0 lambasting of Mill River on September 28.
Otters smother Mount Abe 46-25 for bigtime Homecoming victory
The Otter Valley football team broke open Saturday’s Division III game against Mount Abraham-Vergennes with a three-touchdown second quarter on the way to a big homecoming win.
