This Week’s News
Public comment dominates recent Brandon SB meeting
Dozens of concerned citizens filled the Brandon Town Hall basement on the night of October 24 so that their voices might be heard by members of the selectboard—and heard they were.
Election Day 2022: Some things old, some thing new, some things red, some things blue
This week’s focus will turn to local affairs—specifically the state senate and house races—where voters will get to choose from various new and old faces in their quest to keep Vermont running at its best.
State House candidate: Charles “Butch” Shaw
Republican Charles “Butch” Shaw of Pittsford was born in Middlebury, Vt., receiving his primary and secondary education in Middlebury schools and post-secondary at Massachusetts Trade Shops School in Boston, MA.
State House candidate: Stephanie Jerome
Stephanie Jerome is a current member of the Brandon Planning Commission, Brandon Revolving Loan Fund, and UVM Cancer Advisory Board. She has been a resident of Brandon since 1997.
State Senate candidate: Anna Tadio
She is currently an attorney for the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, working to assist refugees in obtaining lawful status in the USA and is a member of the Rutland City Board of Aldermen.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Two OV wrestlers win in tourney
Two Otter Valley Union High School wrestlers won their weight classes at Mount Mansfield’s annual Jason Lowell tournament on Saturday…
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…