This Week’s News
Pittsford SB debates Act 250 plans
The Pittsford Select Board gathered last Wednesday to reorganize and discuss town business.
Brandon Library announces start to public fundraising campaign
The Brandon Free Public Library celebrated the next phase in its fundraising efforts at Brandon Town Hall last Saturday.
Guest editorial: Coalition strongly opposes legislative proposal for ‘Threat Assessments’ of Vermont students
The Vermont Police Out of Schools Coalition is raising alarm over a Scott administration proposal now in the Senate Education Committee that would mandate “behavioral threat assessment teams” in all Vermont schools, and would explicitly require the inclusion of police officials on those teams.
Bears are becoming active, Vermonters need to take steps to prevent conflicts
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has begun to receive reports of bears coming out of their dens as the weather warms.
A conversation with Becki Lund, end-of-life doula
“Doctors don’t like to talk about death,” said Becki Lund. “They do everything in their power to keep it from happening.”
Photos of the Week
Sports
Hunters preparing for deer season
Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s 16-day rifle deer season that begins Saturday, Nov. 16 and ends Sunday, Dec. 1.
Otters over Oxbow, 39-26
The Otter Valley Union High School football team is moving on to the semifinals after picking up a home win against Oxbow on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Stickin’ with it
Anger and sadness. That’s how the seniors on the Otter Valley Union High School field hockey squad described the ending of the 2018 season. Those two words summed up their feelings about last year’s season, and the motivation they had before this season began.
Otters football stun Fairfax
The Otter Valley Union High School football team upset previously unbeaten Fairfax on Saturday night, 38-36, to finish the regular season at 5-3 and earn the No. 3 seed in Division III.
OV victorious, 7-1
The Otter Valley field hockey team finished their regular season the same way they began it, with a win over Brattleboro. Saturday’s game saw the 11-1 Otters hosting a 4-9 Colonel’s team in Brandon.
