This Week’s News
Brandon board reinstates some penalties, not all
By ARIADNE WILL The Brandon Selectboard unanimously passed a motion to halt the penalty for filing a late homestead declaration at their regular meeting Monday. The vote was one of […]
Area towns get $1.2M ARPA funds
By JOHN VAALER The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which was passed by Congress last month to jumpstart the economy from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is coming to […]
Class of 2021 embraces togetherness at Proctor High
After missing their Washington D.C. trip because of the pandemic, the Proctor High School Class of ’21 was ecstatic to gather for their high school graduation on June 12.
Markowski Field serves as OVUHS graduation backdrop
On a sunny, beautiful day that saw 76 Otter Valley Union High School seniors graduate on a well-spaced Markowski field, in observance of loosened pandemic guidelines, Principal Jim Avery said afterward that the event was a “brand new way to hold a graduation, so this class gets to set the standard.”
OVUHS selected for CFES program
By Ariadne Will BRANDON — New York nonprofit College For Every Student (CFES) has selected 20 schools in Vermont and upstate New York to receive funding for college-readiness programming, starting […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor unleashes bats to slug West Rutland
The Proctor Phantoms softball team came from behind twice to defeat arch-rival West Rutland.
OV loses to BFA in the last minute
BFA would score the game-winner with only 1:15 remaining on a crafty short side shot by Bryce Fontaine.
Proctor softball defeats Green Mountain, 14–9
Proctor softball came from behind to beat Green Mountain, 14-9, on a cold and windy afternoon, Thursday, April 28 at the Phantoms’ field.
Proctor baseball loses to Rivendell in extra innings, 14–13
Rivendell High School made the long trip to Proctor pay off on Saturday afternoon, April 30 with a hard-earned 14-13 win over a feisty Proctor Phantom squad.
Otter Valley lacrosse gets first win, splits two games
Otter Valley lacrosse gained its first win of the season with a hard fought victory over Randolph on Monday, April 25.