This Week’s News
Reggae jam rocks Castle
By RUSSELL JONES Reggae fans from around the area met at Wilson Castle in Proctor on Saturday, June 15, for the Wilson Castle Jam Fest. The concert, put on by Brandon Idol winner Holly Mugford, was a benefit to raise money for repairs to the castle. The castle was built in the 1890s for a […]
From corn to hemp, local farm changes crop to keep growing
By RUSSELL JONES “Our secret’s out,” grinned Sam Markowski as he surveyed a dirt field full of different farm equipment. “We’re growing hemp up here in Pittsford.” A close relative of the marijuana plant, hemp looks and smells just like it, but is absent the mind-altering chemicals found in its plant cousin. Hemp also has […]
Building trust will be first steps in OVUU Board’s 10-year plan
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley Unified Union has taken the first steps to correct a shortcoming that may be critical to approving the district’s long-term and controversial plans: trust. To achieve that trust the school board’s Planning Task Force has set out seven elements in a three-step plan to transition the school district from […]
‘No’ says OVUU
Pittsford Selectboard must find new way to fund repairing dangerous sidewalk By RUSSELL JONES The Pittsford Selectboard showed up at the Otter Valley Unified Union school board meeting on Wednesday, June 19, to make their case about a section of sidewalk they were hoping to use Burditt Trust funds to replace. After their presentation and […]
QVUU board ends year in black, kindergarten class nears capacity
By RUSSELL JONES The Quarry Valley Unified Union school district is still working out all the kinks after merging districts, but after a five-month freeze on spending they are expecting to end the year in the black. “Louis (Milazzo, the district business manager) has estimated a small surplus,” GRCSU superintendent Deborah Taylor, Ph.D., said at […]
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Sports
Otter Valley sports wrap-up
In a Sunday match-up with Mill River, the Otter Valley varsity football team saw two untimely interceptions and an unfortunate fourth-quarter penalty hinder the Otter’s chance to notch a win as Mill River held on 12-7 to beat the Otters.
Gosselin steals spot in Vermont 200 Limited Sportsman “Win & You’re In” at Devil’s Bowl
Other feature winners in the Saturday portion of the weekend event included Elmo Reckner, Daryl Gebo, Allen Hewitt, and Griff Mahoney.
Pittsford’s Patrick Daly takes ninth place at the USA Youth Climbing Nationals
Ten years of training probably sounds like a long time for most. For 15-year-old Patrick Daly of Pittsford, it’s practically a lifetime.
Stone, Kelly score on Double Feature Night at Devil’s Bowl
WEST HAVEN—Young racers Justin Stone and Marty Kelly III held serve at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, August 20, as The Stove Depot presented the annual Double Feature Night. The busy, 10-race card was also highlighted by a 50-lap Enduro Series race and a backpack giveaway at intermission that benefitted the more than 200 students […]
Justin Comes busts out for back-to-back wins at Devil’s Bowl
With dry-slick conditions underneath him, Comes marched forward from the 17th starting position to make an authoritative statement for the win. Comes also scored the Charlie LaDuc “Hard Charger” bonus for gaining a race-high 16 positions.
