This Week’s News
Brandon Police Report: When life gives you an egged car, make eggnog
Here’s what kept the Brandon Police Department busy last week.
Definitely not ‘just a sponge’: OV Walking Stick aces Spongebob
SpongeBob SquarePants is a gloriously silly animated TV show that centers around a relentlessly optimistic, childlike sea sponge that lives in a pineapple in an undersea town—Bikini Bottom—that’s populated by a wacko cast of aquatic characters plus a Texan squirrel.
Brandon Budget Committee reviews Rec and Highway Depts
The purpose of the workshops is to help finetune the budget that the Selectboard will ultimately put before the citizens of Brandon at Town Meeting in March 2024 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, which will begin on July 1, 2024 and end on June 30, 2025.
Names lost in Vermont, Part 12: Christmas and Landers
A monument with the name “Christmas” carved at its base in St. Alphonsus Cemetery in Pittsford commands attention. Who was this family?
New books and stories inspire Pittsford children with the Rural Libraries Grant
On November 17th, Pittsford children were treated to storytelling from Duncan McDougall and to brand-new books through a Children’s Literacy Foundation Rural Libraries grant awarded to Maclure Library.
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Sports
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.
OV Football wins big in playoffs, moves to state semis
Isaac Whitney had a huge game, gaining 180 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns to lead the Otter Valley football team to a 46–14 playoff win over rival Mill River Saturday night under the new lights at Markowski Field.
Local group proposes multi-town community rec center
On a rainy Sunday afternoon, a bunch of middle-aged friends in Pittsford want to play some pick-up basketball. Or some older folks want to continue their daily exercise walks when the snow is knee deep outside in winter. Or some kids want to play volleyball but the school gyms are all closed. Where can they go?
