This Week’s News
Sara’s stories
After Sara Gallipo passed away in 2015, her daughters Kayla Desabarais and Jenelle Daly as well as close family friend Meghan Fox, commemorated her legacy by starting Sara’s Stories — a program that aims to give books to children and foster literacy at an early age.
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.”
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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.

