This Week’s News
“Treasure Island” to be presented by the Brandon Actors Troupe—Youth Company—at Otter Valley this weekend
Brandon Actors Troupe will be presenting “Treasure Island” on Friday evening, March 28 at 7 p.m. and on Saturday afternoon, March 29, at 2 p.m. on the Otter Valley High School stage.
Pine Grove Organics makes the move to downtown Brandon
Pine Grove Organics cannabis dispensary came to Brandon in 2022, in the early days of legalized cannabis retail in Vermont.
Maclure Library Cookbook Club celebrates food and friends
Every month, usually on the first Monday at 5:30 p.m., the Pittsford Cookbook Club meets at Maclure Library to share culinary efforts with likeminded neighbors.
Names lost in Vermont, Part 45: Pelkey and Little
This exploration of the Pelkeys begins with identifying a mystery photo.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor girls soccer shoots for 11th straight trip to finals
Going into the girls Division IV soccer playoffs, the question around the state is whether anyone can challenge two-time defending champions, the Proctor Phantoms.
‘Trash-talk’ allegedly used racial slur at OV/MR game
RNESU Superintendent Jeanné Collins released a statement on Monday, Nov. 1 referring to an alleged incident at the OVUHS-Mill River High School football game in which players may have used racial slurs in an escalated instance of trash-talking among the players, Collins said.
OV field hockey beats Fair Haven, 7-0, to earn No. 4 seed in Division II playoffs
The Otter Valley field hockey team earned the No. 4 seed in Division II after a successful regular season that concluded late last week. The Otters will open their title quest on Friday.
Field hockey love
A couple of weeks ago, an out-of-town sports team came to Brandon to donate a day of free labor. Brandon’s economic development and recreation director Bill Moore welcomed the help and put the Castleton University field hockey team to work moving a big pile of woodchips at the Seminary Hill Park playground and painting picnic tables at Estabrook Park.
Cosmos, Otters embody sportsmanship
This past Saturday, the Otter Valley field hockey team met visiting Springfield in which both teams came out as winners by seeing close-up what good sportsmanship means.