This Week’s News
Annual Library Friends Holiday Auction was a rousing success!
The Friends of the Brandon Free Public Library held their annual holiday fundraiser in the town hall last Sunday afternoon. More than ninety items were auctioned off, including a king-size, double-sided quilt and a framed piece of fabric art from Judith Reilly.
Rutland jury finds former child-care provider guilty of fatally medicating infant
A former child-care provider in Rutland was found guilty Friday of causing a child’s death by giving the infant a sedative, which the defendant denied doing when she took the stand earlier that day.
Moosalamoo Association names new executive director and board members
The Moosalamoo Association has announced that Susan Johnson of Brandon has become its new Executive Director after the recent departure of Susan Hoxie, who left the position to relocate out of state.
Names lost in Vermont, Part 13: Mayo, Magee, McGee & Sanspree
A steep climb in Chittenden’s rocky Horton Cemetery brings us to a large memorial stone inscribed like two faces of the same coin.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Ray Miro returns to wrestling at Otter Valley
Wrestling great Ray Miro has returned to Otter Valley Union High School, the place where he started the wrestling program in 1977.
Otter baseball drops season opener
Behind an RBI single by Ben Adams, and a stellar pitching performance by Jordan Beayon, the Otter Valley Otters varsity baseball team lead the Bellows Falls Terriers 1-0 going into the bottom of the seventh inning of their season opener this past Saturday at Bellows Falls.
OV softball triumphs in Proctor scrimmage
Otter Valley varsity softball dusts off the cobwebs for their first scrimmage of the season against Proctor High School.
Otter softball ready for 2023 season
The Otter Valley girls’ softball team is ready to ride the experience of their seven seniors to a successful 2023 season.
Otter Valley baseball is ready for 2023 season
The Otter Valley Otters varsity baseball team is back and looking for the success that slipped through their fingers last year.