This Week’s News
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.
State Senate candidate: Dave Weeks
Originally from Wallingford, Proctor resident Dave Weeks (R) has specialized in “leading commercial high-tech, internationally sensitive projects valued in the billions” and works as a “Chaos Manager and Fortune 500 Aerospace Program Director.”
State Senate candidate: Bridgette Remington
Democrat Bridgette Remington is an attorney in Rutland City who graduated from UVM and later Vermont Law School.
Photos of the Week
Sports
OV closes their football season at 4-5
No. 2 seed Fairfax-Lamoille pulled away in the second half on Saturday to defeat the visiting No. 7 Otter Valley football team, 18-6.
Young OV field hockey squad succeeds with senior sway
This year’s OV field hockey team is a special bunch. A blend of veteran leadership and youthful enthusiasm that’s had to jell quickly—they lost six seniors from last year’s team—but jell they have.
Head Coach Greg Hughes reflects on OV’s second-straight D-II golf title
BY MAT CLOUSER BRANDON — Following their second-consecutive Division II Golf title on October 13 in Orleans, The Reporter “sat down” with head coach Greg Hughes via an e-mail exchange […]
OV football runs roughshod over winless Missisquoi to end season on high note
The Otters concluded the regular season at 4-4 but dropped to No. 7 in the Division III quality points rankings despite the victory.
Two OV seniors named to 2022 North-South All-Star football roster
Keevon Parks and Caleb Whitney were recently named to the South team’s roster for this year’s North-South All-Star game to be held at Norwich University on November 20.

