This Week’s News
Angella Gibbons Wins 2021 GMP-Zetterstrom Environmental Award
Green Mountain Power honors EarthWalk Vermont Founder PLAINFIELD, Vt. – Angella Gibbons, who founded EarthWalk Vermont and provided environmental mentorship to thousands of Vermont children and adults, has been named […]
Arturo Mendiola revels in the community spirit of Swiss Roll competition
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON — Arturo Mendiola, 35, is a big man with a big appetite for Little Debbie Swiss Rolls. A four-time defending champion of Brandon’s Swiss Roll eating […]
The true cost of Hydro Quebec
BY BEN GORDESKY In 2010, Vermont lawmakers lifted the cap on hydropower and became one of the only states that allows utilities to meet their renewable energy requirements with electricity […]
BLSG to stop spraying for mosquitos in Salisbury
BY JOHN VAALER LEICESTER/SALISBURY — Salisbury will no longer be sprayed for mosquitos by the Brandon Leicester Salisbury Goshen & Pittsford Insect Control District (BLSG), which voted at a meeting […]
No rides on Shoreham’s Fort Ticonderoga ferry yet
BY JOHN VAALER SHOREHAM — The Fort Ticonderoga Ferry, which provides 7-minute-long ferry rides across Lake Champlain from Shoreham, Vt., to Ticonderoga, N.Y., has not yet reopened this summer. Longtime […]
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Sports
Fall Sports Preview: Horde on the hunt for third 2019 state title
The girls program at West Rutland has been dominating Division IV for months. After running through playoffs and capturing a state title in hoops last winter, they took to the diamond and brought home another state trophy in softball in the spring.
Fall Sports Preview: Phantoms look to ‘head in’ to finals for third time in a row
The Proctor Phantoms girls’ soccer team is hoping that the third time is the charm. They’ve lost in the state finals game to Arlington two years in a row by the score of 3-0, but this year head coach Chris Hughes is excited about the upcoming season.
Fall Sports Preview: OV girls ready to face challenges of Division II
The Otter Valley girls’ soccer team has high expectations for themselves. Led by veteran coach John White, the girls’ team petitioned the VPA to move up to Div. II from Div. III because they wanted a bigger challenge.
Three Brandon drivers win big at Devil’s Bowl
Brandon drivers dominated the racing at Devil’s Bowl as three Brandon drivers took home the win in their respective divisions over the weekend.
Fall Sports Preview: Otters field hockey led by core quintet of seniors
Otter Valley’s field hockey team began its season with a 4-0 win in Brattleboro on Sept. 6. It’s a tough opponent to start the season with, but it is also a good test of the team’s grit, skills and determination.
