This Week’s News
Greenhouse Dispensary wants to bring more than cannabis to downtown Brandon
A green-velvet Victorian sofa and antique display cabinets immediately set the vintage vibe when you enter Greenhouse Dispensary’s new shop across from the Dunkin’ Donuts on Conant Square in downtown Brandon.
Obituary: Thomas H. (“Hank”) Pelkey, Jr., 75, Pittsford
Thomas H. (“Hank”) Pelkey Jr. of Pittsford, VT passed away peacefully at his home from complications of Parkinson’s disease on January 25, 2025, at the age of 75.
One Room Theatrics Company to present the play “Private Peaceful” at the Brandon Town Hall
The stage play “Private Peaceful,” written by Michael Murporgo, will be presented on February 20 through February 23 at the Brandon Town Hall.
Pittsford’s Stephen Belcher brings African mythology to America
Americans may be familiar with Greek mythology—the exploits of Zeus, Athena, Aphrodite, and the rest of the Olympians—but our knowledge of the mythology of the rest of the world tends to be spotty at best.
Camp Thorpe seeks to strengthen ties to community
Unless you have family that have attended Camp Thorpe, chances are you don’t know much about the place, nestled up in the hills of Goshen.
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Sports
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 […]
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.
Otter Valley sports wrap-up
In a Sunday match-up with Mill River, the Otter Valley varsity football team saw two untimely interceptions and an unfortunate fourth-quarter penalty hinder the Otter’s chance to notch a win as Mill River held on 12-7 to beat the Otters.
