This Week’s News
Simpson named to ZBA; Pittsford Day set for Sept. 4
BY ARIADNE WILL PITTSFORD –– The Pittsford Selectboard unanimously passed all items of business at their regular meeting last Wednesday. The half-hour meeting saw the appointment of Charles Simpson to […]
Café Provence is on the market
After 17 years, owners of Café Provence seek a slower pace BY KATHERINE LAZARUS AND ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — After 17 years of long days in the kitchen and seven-day […]
Pittsford trails see higher use
Morgan and Harnish help start a town legacy BY ARIADNE WILL Though Pittsford’s trails are nothing new, they’re now more important to the town than ever before. “When we started […]
CLiF Book Bonanza brings literacy to Maclure Library
Pittsford, VT — On Thursday, July 15, children served by Maclure Library were treated to a storytelling presentation from Duncan McDougall and brand-new books to keep, thanks to a grant […]
Compass Music Center presents Vermont Blues Retreat
BRANDON — Brandon Music and The Compass Music and Arts Center is partnering with Hands On Music to offer master classes and workshops in Blues music concluding with a faculty […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otter Valley wins on Senior Night
The Otter women welcomed the Wasps of Woodstock to Senior Night at the “House of Noise” on Friday, February 11 before a raucous crowd.
Otter Valley defeats Hartford, 36–34
The Otter Valley girls basketball team defeated the visiting Hartford Hurricanes, 36-34, on Friday, January 28 at the “House of Noise” in Brandon.
OV, Proctor, Westside winter sports teams kick-off the season
The COVD-shortened winter of the 2020-21 high school sports season is behind us, and the teams at Otter Valley are happy about that. The pandemic forced the school’s basketball programs, like those elsewhere, to play abbreviated seasons, and wrestling was sidelined for the entire season.
OV girl’s basketball drops opener
In a hard-fought season opening game in which the teams traded game-changing runs, the host Middlebury Union girls’ basketball team put together the decisive surge to outlast Otter Valley, 35-28.
Six Otters named to Second Team All-Stars
After a successful season this fall, 10 members of the Otter Valley football team received postseason recognition from the Division III coaches.

