This Week’s News
What on Earth was that used for?
From listening to music to cleaning and caring for one’s house and working in the kitchen, there are many examples of how gadgets and household items have changed and progressed over the years.
Act 250 in crosshairs as environmental groups prioritize forest loss
Environmental advocates across the state head into this year’s legislative session with the goal of updating Act 250 — Vermont’s land use and development law — to protect one of the state’s biggest natural resources: working forests.
Middlebury professor ponders solitude at Science Pub in Castleton
What’s the difference between loneliness and solitude? What makes for positive solitude as opposed to painful isolation?
Brandon Police Report: Cold puts crime on ice
The first call came on Jan. 31, when a Rutland City resident reported concerns that his inheritance money was being stolen and wanted to meet with an officer on Supermarket Drive.
Silver Bells’ first paint-and-sip a success
Silver Bells of the Brandon Area Toy Project hosted their first-ever paint and sip (with hot chocolate and cookies) at the town hall recently.
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Sports
Pittsford Rec honors Randy Adams and Joe Pomykala
A cold, gray day couldn’t keep the people of Pittsford from coming out on Saturday to honor two of the town’s most hardworking residents: Randy Adams and Joe Pomykala.
Meet young Vermont falconer, Kristen Lee
Suprisingly, I met Kristen Lee’s red-tailed hawk, Krueger, in the post office one day. He was there on a visit on Lee’s day off from her postal route.
OV wrestler Isaac Whitney earns title at big N.H. meet
Otter Valley Union High School wrestling made an outstanding showing at the 2025 Annual Minickiello Wrestling Tournament in Keene, N.H., on Saturday.
OV’s Lucas Politano signs deal to play Div I golf for Rutgers U.
The Politano family of Brandon extended its golf dynasty even further last Wednedsay when OV senior Lucas Politano signed a letter of intent to play golf for Division I Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Otter Valley puts up a fight, but loses in Championship game to powerhouse Woodstock
The Otter Valley football team made an unanticipated trip to the Vermont Division 3 championship game but lost 65–14 to a fast and dominating Woodstock team that featured 13 seniors.