This Week’s News
‘Bankers Alley’ art installations joyfully unveiled in Brandon!
The Downtown Brandon Alliance unveiled ‘Bankers Alley’ on Saturday, capping a months-long campaign to add a little fun and color to what had been a rather dreary cut-through between Park Street and the parking lot behind Café Provence.
Brandon SB & Budget Committee continue debate over Brandon PD
The Brandon Selectboard and the Brandon Budget Committee convened on Monday evening to continue their discussion regarding the Brandon Police Department.
Names lost in Vermont, Part 38: Liberty, Lamorder, and Forsha
Returning to previous strolls through St. Mary’s Cemetery in Brandon brings me to three photos of gravestones whose stories needed to be retrieved. In all three instances, the subjects’ first and last names had changed from records of their baptisms or marriages in Québec.
Teens find purpose and camaraderie in the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
It’s not always easy to find a path after high school. For others, the way forward isn’t quite so clear.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Ray Miro returns to wrestling at Otter Valley
Wrestling great Ray Miro has returned to Otter Valley Union High School, the place where he started the wrestling program in 1977.
Otter baseball drops season opener
Behind an RBI single by Ben Adams, and a stellar pitching performance by Jordan Beayon, the Otter Valley Otters varsity baseball team lead the Bellows Falls Terriers 1-0 going into the bottom of the seventh inning of their season opener this past Saturday at Bellows Falls.
OV softball triumphs in Proctor scrimmage
Otter Valley varsity softball dusts off the cobwebs for their first scrimmage of the season against Proctor High School.
Otter softball ready for 2023 season
The Otter Valley girls’ softball team is ready to ride the experience of their seven seniors to a successful 2023 season.
Otter Valley baseball is ready for 2023 season
The Otter Valley Otters varsity baseball team is back and looking for the success that slipped through their fingers last year.