This Week’s News
Vermont businesses and employees face Omicron with uncertainty
We’ve tried to adapt and be safe,” Carlet said. “It’s far more difficult now.” It’s a sentiment echoed by business owners and employees across Vermont.
Gov. Scott’s 2023 budget: ample spending with tax cuts
As expected the address focused on revitalizing Vermont’s weakened workforce, improving affordable housing, increasing aid to young families, and addressing health care solutions in this pandemic era.
Prolific Brandon volunteer in need of a kidney donor
Mei Mei Brown, one of Brandon’s best known and prolific volunteers needs a kidney, but the message she wants to convey is to broaden the awareness of the process around organ transplants and the vital importance it has to those in need.
Proctor adopts cannabis questions for March ballot
At its Jan. 10 selectboard meeting, the Proctor board adopted two questions for the ballot regarding cannabis sales.
MNFF Selects brings marine wildlife rescue doc to THT
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Selects Film Series will host the screening of “From the Wild Sea” on Sunday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. at Town Hall Theater.
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…