This Week’s News
Armed robbery at Union Street Grocery in Brandon
BRANDON — On Aug. 21 at approximately 8:50 a.m., a male subject wearing a mask walking into the Union Street Grocery on Union Street in Brandon, brandished a knife, and demanded […]
Rockfest gets kids and families outside
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– Rockfest came back to town for its second year of music, food and activities at Estabrook Park on Saturday, Aug. 7 from noon until 10 […]
Fall Sports Begins Aug. 16 for RNESU schools
BRANDON –– Otter Valley Union Middle and High School’s grade 9-12 football will kick off the fall sports season starting Monday, Aug. 16. “It’s a family within itself and I’m […]
Adam Bornstein joins Vt. Community Foundation
MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Community Foundation has hired Adam Bornstein as a Mission Investment Manager. Bornstein joins the Community Foundation after more than 25-years in finance, social impact investing, and […]
Green Mountain Writers Conference Comes to Brandon
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– The Green Mountain Writers Conference came to the Brandon Inn from Monday, Aug. 2 through Friday, Aug. 6 for five days of writing, reading, workshops […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Disc golf beats the winter blues at Brandon Town Hall
Imagine throwing a flying disc in the cavernous Brandon Town Hall. Now you can!
OV wrestling coach named Vermont Coach of the Year; team takes third at state championship
When the mats were rolled up on Saturday night in the Vergennes Union High School gym, wrestlers from Mount Abraham, Middlebury, Otter Valley and the host school had racked up three individual state titles and 20 top-six podium finishes at the Vermont championship tournament.
7th-grade OV girls’ hoop beats Rutland at home, 22-19
The Otter Valley 7th-grade girls’ basketball team had a terrific home game against Rutland on Friday, February 10.
OV wrestling takes third in state championship
Otter Valley wrestling added another notch to its belt this year with its third-place finish in the state dual-meet championship at Springfield High School on Saturday, February 11.
Special snow goose hunting opportunity
Vermont has a special spring snow goose hunting opportunity that will be held from March 11 through April 23.