This Week’s News
Dunkin’ Donuts opens in Brandon
After years of anticipation, the Dunkin’ Donuts in downtown Brandon finally opened on Monday, September 18.
Mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus and EEE found in Vt.
Late summer is the peak time for these diseases, which can but rarely result in severe neurological symptoms and death.
Pianist and composer Alastair Stout performs at Pittsford Congregational Church’s hymn sing
Mr. Stout began the program with Johann Sebastian Bach’s Arioso, a slow, baroque virtuosic exercise.
Guest editorial: Breathing with the climate crisis, and the opportunity in it
My brother has always been a climate skeptic as far as human influence on the climate goes. However, it never stopped him from considering the opportunity that lives in assuming we do have a negative influence.
Point CounterPoint celebrates its 60th anniversary
The chamber music camp will host an Alumni Chamber Music Concert followed by a post-concert reception on Friday evening, September 29th, beginning at 7:30 p.m., at the Salisbury Congregational Church, 853 Maple Street.
Photos of the Week
Sports
OV rock climbing scales to 4th at state championship
Dozens of middle- and high-school climbers from around the region vied for the top spot, ascending newly created routes ranging in difficulty level from 5.7 to 5.13.
Backcountry skiing in Brandon’s backyard
Who’d know that only 10 minutes east of Brandon on Route 73 lies a world class backcountry ski area? For skiers or snowboarders who crave untracked powder, it is a slice of heaven.
Proctor baseball team nets big bucks at Franklin’s fundraiser
Franklin’s fundraiser nets $1,574.15 for Proctor baseball team to go to Cooperstown.
OVUHS rock climbers end regular season on a high note
When the last climber was belayed down the wall for the final regular-season meet last Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center in Rutland, the Otter Valley Union High School climbing team topped the scoreboard, with a season total of 115,725.
Take a shot at pickleball
When was the last time you experienced a “dink in the kitchen” or made a serve from the “even court?” This is the language of Pickleball enthusiasts, and we’ve got a few right here in Brandon.
