This Week’s News
Meals on Wheels running strong through pandemic
Everyone is getting a taste of what it’s like to live in isolation. The Stay Home, Stay Safe directive to combat the spread of the coronavirus is separating neighbors from neighbors and family from family as we all try to flatten the curve.
Gov. Scott issues new Work Safe guidelines
MONTPELIER — The full requirements of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development’s new Work Safe directive are as follows: Mandatory health & safety requirements for all business operations All […]
Road crews have short break from the job
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — Town managers who were told last week to pull their road crews off routine maintenance because of the COVID-19 pandemic are now getting word […]
Social distance no problem for performers who go online
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
That quote by Pablo Picasso on the importance of the arts to any society seems as relevant today as it ever has, the dust of everyday life growing exponentially during an unprecedented global pandemic.
Funeral directors adjust to new normal during COVID-19 pandemic
Funerals, burials being cancelled, postponed as gatherings are avoided By Lee J. Kahrs and Christopher Ross BRANDON/PITTSFORD — End-of-life celebrations are often an occasion for large gatherings, but during the […]
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Sports
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.
Fall Sports Preview: OV football set to go in Division III this year
Otter Valley’s football team is making the move from Division II down to Div. III this season and head Coach Kipp Denis thinks the move will be a good one for the Otters.
West Rutland girls begin hunt for state title trifecta
By RUSSELL JONES Westside got the first win of the season with a 1-0 win over Arlington on Friday. It was a physical, defensive matchup that led to a scoreless […]
Proctor girls overwhelmingly win first two games of season, 11-0 and 7-0
By RUSSELL JONES In the season opener for the Proctor girls’ soccer team, the Phantoms took it to the Poultney Blue Devils. Two Phantom girls recorded hat tricks as Proctor […]
New leaders at OV as young squad prepares to take on Div. III
By RUSSELL JONES Otter Valley’s football team began practices last week and held their first inter-squad scrimmage on Saturday. They are working out the kinks and dusting off the rust […]