This Week’s News
Obituary: Jennifer Leigh Stanley, 46, Goshen
Jennifer Leigh Stanley, age 46, passed peacefully with her husband, Brent, by her side on September 2, 2024, at her home in Goshen, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Pittsford SB talks gravel, conduct, and helmets
The Pittsford Selectboard convened for its regular meeting on Wednesday, August 21.
Brandon SB discusses budget and dog park
The Brandon SB convened for its regular meeting on Monday evening.
Names Lost in Vermont, Part 31: Doaner, Loya, and Baldwin
Previous brushes with the Daunais surname [Marguerite Daunais was the mother of Augustin Gingras aka Austin Shangraw, Lost Names in Vermont, Part 10] made me wonder if the surname Doaner evolved from Daunais.
Photos of the Week
Sports
OV girls’ soccer extends winning streak to four games
One of the hallmarks of great teamwork is communication. This is true in business and relationships, as well as in sports, and it has been a big part of the OV girls’ soccer team’s three-game win streak coming into Friday’s showdown with Springfield—including a 7-0 lambasting of Mill River on September 28.
Otters smother Mount Abe 46-25 for bigtime Homecoming victory
The Otter Valley football team broke open Saturday’s Division III game against Mount Abraham-Vergennes with a three-touchdown second quarter on the way to a big homecoming win.
Otter Valley Union High School fall sports report
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — As the Otter Valley fall 2022 sports season heats up, a strong field hockey team looks to be competitive, the school’s golf team has its eyes on getting back to the state championship to defend their 2021 title, and competitive soccer and football programs are in the making. GOLF: REPEAT […]
OVUHS sports round-up
OV girls soccer took a 2-1 victory over West Rutland on Wednesday, Sept. 14, thanks mainly to the outstanding play of its entire roster.
Brandon’s first family of golf
Paul Politano hardly played golf while growing up in southern Vermont (Wilmington). “My dad never let me play,” he said in a conversation last week outside the golf shop at Middlebury’s Ralph Myhre Golf Course, where Paul has been the golf pro since 2017.