This Week’s News
Sara’s Stories sponsors Pittsford Chili Cook-off for literacy
Fall means cider, pumpkins, and chili! At least in Pittsford, where the Sara’s Stories children’s literacy project is set to sponsor its 8th annual Chili Cook-off on Saturday, October 19th at Pittsford Rec to raise funds for its book distribution program.
‘We’re burying a 57-year-old family member’: Buxton’s in Orwell to close
On a sunny weekend, especially in summer, Buxton’s on Main Street in Orwell fairly bursts with locals and tourists alike ordering the store’s famous gourmet sandwiches, picking up supplies for a camping trip, grabbing a six-pack, or just coming in to visit with the current owner, Andy Buxton, the latest of the Buxton family to preside over the iconic shop.
Need a ride? Car services arrive in the Brandon area
Vermont can be tricky without access to a car. Public transportation is limited, and folks often live too far to walk to their destinations.
Names Lost in Vermont, Part 34: Mayhew, Nicklaw, and Shoro
Our last installment of Lost Names [Bush, Bullio, and Anoe, #33] connected us to three more families whose names were transformed in Vermont.
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Sports
OV slides into playoffs with MVL title
By RUSSELL JONES After slugging it out with Springfield in their last game on Saturday, May 25, Otter Valley picked up an 18-11 win and the MVL title. The Otter softball team will head into the playoffs this week with a 12-4 record and with a two-seed in the Division II bracket. The season started […]
Proctor baseball rebounding at right time
By RUSSELL JONES Proctor started its baseball season with their shortstop and pitcher, Joe Valerio, on the bench after knee surgery following a basketball injury. The season got off to a rough start as the Phantoms lost their first three games. Since then, the team pulled together and won five out of six games to […]
OV baseball suffers first loss, still in first place as they look to wrap up the season
With the last game of the season on the horizon, the 12-1 Otter Valley baseball team squeaked by Hartford on Wednesday, 4-3, suffered its first loss of the season this past Friday to Brattleboro, 13-3, and handily beat Burr & Burton, 6-2. Finishing the season unbeaten would have been nice, but coach Michael Howe said […]
Proctor softball eyes second place in Division IV
By RUSSELL JONES The Phantoms’ softball team always chants “Hits, hits, hits and runs” before they break their huddle to go to the plate every inning, and on Saturday that’s exactly what they delivered. The Proctor team scored early and often in a 24-1 victory over Arlington this past weekend, racking up 12 runs in […]
OV lax edges Eagles
By ANDY KIRKALDY After his team on Monday earned an 8-6 road win over the Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative team, Otter Valley Union High School boys’ lacrosse coach Jesse Milliman said his Otters still had things to work on. For the first time in many a year, one of those things might be learning to play […]