This Week’s News
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 […]
Intl. Rehab Forum meets at Porter
MIDDLEBURY — Porter Medical Center in Middlebury hosted leading young rehabilitation medicine doctors from around the world at an international forum last week. Their personal stories were compelling yet their […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor outlasts OV in boys soccer
A last-second buzzer-beating win is usually something one thinks of in a basketball game. But a matchup of two young teams on Friday resulted in one of those last second victories for Proctor boys soccer as they defeated Otter Valley Union High School, 1-0, with only seven seconds left in double overtime.
Fall Sports Preview: New era of West Rutland soccer set to begin
After suffering an embarrassment of riches for the past several seasons, West Rutland soccer is now left trying to fill a large hole in their lineup.
Otters field hockey is heating up
BRANDON — The Otters field hockey team took on Rutland on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Otters brought a 1-1 record into the game against the 2-2-1 Raiders. The Otters jumped […]
Fall Sports Preview: Phantoms program ‘building nicely’ with eight returning
The Proctor boys’ soccer team, currently 3-0, is young but relatively experienced — only 3 seniors are back to lead the team this year — but coach Chad Wilson feels his program is building nicely. They have 19 players on the team, up from 14 last season.
Fall Sports Preview: Young Otters lineup looks to build solid foundation
Four years ago, Dick Williams began his tenure as the Otter Valley boys’ soccer coach with an almost blank slate. He worked to develop his players and over the years it started to show some success.