This Week’s News
Pizza by the Pond is more than dinner, it’s the best of Vermont summer!
Summer is here and with it a unique opportunity to enjoy delicious pizza and live music in the great outdoors.
Brandon Police Report: Animal complaints
On June 20, BPD assisted the Brandon Animal Control Officer with a complaint of a possible abandoned cat at a residence on Deer Run Road.
Across the Street antiques shop expands in Smith Block
Janet and Joel Mondlak have expanded their unique shop on Center Street to include all of the old Aubuchon Hardware space.
Pittsford begins sidewalk project
Anyone driving through Pittsford lately has likely noticed that the deteriorated sidewalks on either side of Route 7 in the heart of the village were removed at the beginning of June.
Maclure Library receives grant from the Children’s Literacy Foundation
Awarded annually to 12 qualifying public libraries in Vermont and New Hampshire, the Rural Library Grant is designed is to help small-town libraries create excitement around literacy, update the collection, increase circulation, and strengthen the library’s connection with the community.
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…