This Week’s News
Local fire/EMS practice backcountry rescues as winter approaches
As winter approaches, many Vermonters dig out their skis and snowshoes in the hope that Mother Nature will grace us with an abundant snow season.
Neshobe Principal Vicki Wells to resign in June 2024
On Friday, November 3, Neshobe Principal Vicki Wells submitted a letter to RNESU Superintendent Kristin Hubert stating her intention to resign at the end of the current academic year.
Names lost in Vermont, Part 11: Billings, Sisters, Zeno, and Goodrich
Matilda Billings sounds deceptively like a Yankee name—but we know that was neither her true first nor last name.
Further adventures with Starship Bean #3
Well, I caught my first redfish, also known as a red drum, in South Carolina, fishing with my good friend Chris.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Brandon Bison clash with Proctor Phantoms
The House of Noise was rocking on Monday night as the Otters of Otter Valley girls’ basketball team took on the Proctor Phantoms on 1961 Night. The 4-8 Otters, who were wearing the pre-merger Brandon Bison throwback jerseys, got off to a hot start but…
1961: A season to remember
In the fall of 1961, the high schools in Brandon and Pittsford merged to form Otter Valley Union high school. Prior to that merger, both schools fielded athletic teams. Throughout that long history at Pittsford High School, they had never had a state championship in any sport…
