This Week’s News
Brandon Museum presents Davenport double bill at Brandon Town Hall
This Friday, June 2, at 7 p.m., the Brandon Museum will present two short films featuring the historically important Davenport family of Brandon. Free admission.
Brandon family suffers through house fire
Lance Larraway and Trish Lafayette suffered a devastating fire at their home at 69 Carver Street in Brandon on Tuesday, May 16.
Pittsford SB talks bridge, insects, and tax exemption
In attendance were members of the Planning Commission who hoped to air out their grievances with the way the appeal process was handled regarding the bridge 108 redesign.
Brandon Selectboard grapples with quorum quandary
The meeting began with the Board of Sewer Commissioners—one of the several hats that the Selectboard wears—and a vote to spend “not more than $51,000” on a pre-owned sewer line jetter to replace the town’s current model.
Turtles on the roadway still need your help
Vermont’s turtles are on the move, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otters smother Mount Abe 46-25 for bigtime Homecoming victory
The Otter Valley football team broke open Saturday’s Division III game against Mount Abraham-Vergennes with a three-touchdown second quarter on the way to a big homecoming win.
Otter Valley Union High School fall sports report
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — As the Otter Valley fall 2022 sports season heats up, a strong field hockey team looks to be competitive, the school’s golf team has its […]
OVUHS sports round-up
OV girls soccer took a 2-1 victory over West Rutland on Wednesday, Sept. 14, thanks mainly to the outstanding play of its entire roster.
Brandon’s first family of golf
Paul Politano hardly played golf while growing up in southern Vermont (Wilmington). “My dad never let me play,” he said in a conversation last week outside the golf shop at Middlebury’s Ralph Myhre Golf Course, where Paul has been the golf pro since 2017.
Otter Valley sports wrap-up
In a Sunday match-up with Mill River, the Otter Valley varsity football team saw two untimely interceptions and an unfortunate fourth-quarter penalty hinder the Otter’s chance to notch a win as Mill River held on 12-7 to beat the Otters.
