This Week’s News
VSAC’s newest grant offers two years of free CCV tuition
WINOOSKI –– A new grant program will offer eligible Vermonters the chance to obtain a college degree tuition free. As of July 27, 2021, the grant, called 802Opportunity, pays for up […]
Annual Rabies Bait Drop Kicks Off
Baited rabies vaccine to be conducted Aug. 5-12 BURLINGTON – The State of Vermont and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services mark a quarter century of cooperative efforts to […]
Pittsford Congregational Church hosts Enerjazz this Saturday, Aug. 7
The Pittsford Congregational Church, under the leadership of Pastor Michael Dwyer, is sponsoring a live band performance on Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. The band is Enerjazz and features 17 […]
Couple Trades NYC for Vt. Rose Valley Farm
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS PITTSFORD –– Vermont’s idyllic countryside has a way of enticing out-of-staters. Just ask Mason Jarboe, 27, and Kasey King, 32, who left their 70-hour work weeks and […]
Open Meetings complaint moves to Rutland Superior Court
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — Two Brandon residents who filed a complaint against the Brandon selectboard regarding an alleged Open Meetings violation, which the selectboard dismissed in a meeting last […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
OV rock climbing scales to 4th at state championship
Dozens of middle- and high-school climbers from around the region vied for the top spot, ascending newly created routes ranging in difficulty level from 5.7 to 5.13.
Backcountry skiing in Brandon’s backyard
Who’d know that only 10 minutes east of Brandon on Route 73 lies a world class backcountry ski area? For skiers or snowboarders who crave untracked powder, it is a slice of heaven.
Proctor baseball team nets big bucks at Franklin’s fundraiser
Franklin’s fundraiser nets $1,574.15 for Proctor baseball team to go to Cooperstown.
OVUHS rock climbers end regular season on a high note
When the last climber was belayed down the wall for the final regular-season meet last Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center in Rutland, the Otter Valley Union High School climbing team topped the scoreboard, with a season total of 115,725.
Take a shot at pickleball
When was the last time you experienced a “dink in the kitchen” or made a serve from the “even court?” This is the language of Pickleball enthusiasts, and we’ve got a few right here in Brandon.
