This Week’s News
Cracking the code: ‘Science Pub’ fascinates with tale of Mayan hieroglyphics
Back in the 1840s, Englishman Frederick Catherwood and American John Lloyd Stephens came across the ruins of the Maya Empire in the rain forests of Central America, specifically in the area now known as Belize (formerly British Honduras).
Brandon Police Report: K9 drug busts & child cruelty charges
Here’s what kept the Brandon Police Department busy this past week.
Silver Bells of the Brandon Area Toy Project Christmas Pageant
The local pageants are fun ways to not only come out of your comfort zone, but also to win some amazing prizes.
Suspect pleads not guilty in Burlington shooting of 3 Palestinian Americans
A 48-year- old man pleaded not guilty on Monday in a shooting that wound- ed three Palestinian American stu- dents in the city on Saturday night.
Brandon SB discusses Town Hall roof and town solar
The Brandon Selectboard convened for its regular meeting on Monday evening.
Photos of the Week
Sports
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?
‘Game Seekers’: local hunters use online platforms to reach an audience
Fall in Vermont means foliage, cider, pumpkins, and, for a good number of our neighbors, hunting. Every year, people across the state pick up their bows and rifles and head out into the woods, hoping to bag a big-antlered buck or a fat, feathered turkey.

