This Week’s News
Brandon’s love of movies goes back in time
In October of 1899, not long after Thomas Edison invented the Kinetoscope, Brandon Town Hall hosted the Alonzo Hatch Electro-Photo Musical Company, giving the town its first taste of the new technology.
Town Meeting Previews: Brandon, Goshen, Leicester, Pittsford, Proctor & Whiting
It’s time for Town Meeting! We are the lucky heirs of a great New England tradition of community debate. Be sure to read up on what’s up for a vote this year in your town.
Q&A with candidates for Brandon Selectboard
The candidates running for the three-year seat are Brian Coolidge (incumbent) and Marielle Blais. The candidates running for the two one-year seats are Seth Hopkins (incumbent), Ralph Either (incumbent), and Cecil Reniche-Smith.
Disc golf beats the winter blues at Brandon Town Hall
Imagine throwing a flying disc in the cavernous Brandon Town Hall. Now you can!
Brandon Police Report: Wandering children, and Fentanyl problems
Drug-related incidents and theft were in the spotlight for Brandon Police during the week of Feb. 20
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otter baseball drops season opener
Behind an RBI single by Ben Adams, and a stellar pitching performance by Jordan Beayon, the Otter Valley Otters varsity baseball team lead the Bellows Falls Terriers 1-0 going into the bottom of the seventh inning of their season opener this past Saturday at Bellows Falls.
OV softball triumphs in Proctor scrimmage
Otter Valley varsity softball dusts off the cobwebs for their first scrimmage of the season against Proctor High School.
Otter softball ready for 2023 season
The Otter Valley girls’ softball team is ready to ride the experience of their seven seniors to a successful 2023 season.
Otter Valley baseball is ready for 2023 season
The Otter Valley Otters varsity baseball team is back and looking for the success that slipped through their fingers last year.
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.
