This Week’s News
Brandon Selectboard helps fund music pavilion
By RUSSELL JONES The Brandon Selectboard voted to release $8,000 in a dedicated fund as part of an effort launched by the Brandon Chamber of Commerce to build a music pavilion behind the Brandon Inn. The cost of the project is estimated at $18,000, and the chamber has raised $5,000 in donations so far, leaving […]
Otter Creek reclassification questioned
By RUSSELL JONES As part of Monday’s selectboard meeting, the board briefly discussed the reclassification of the Otter Creek wetlands. Selectman Timothy Guiles reported he attended a meeting held by the steering committee to get a petition filed to change the wetlands from a Class II to a Class I wetlands. “It costs us nothing […]
Commencement speaker tells West Rutland grads ‘the story is never over’
By RUSSELL JONES The 23 seniors of West Rutland’s 2019 graduating class sat upon a stage decked out in school colors in front of a gym packed with parents and well-wishers on Friday, June 7. Most of these students have known each other their entire lives and have attended school in the same building from […]
Freshman legislator discusses thoughts on first session
By RUSSELL JONES Freshman Rep. Stephanie Jerome, D-Brandon, said that while the way the session ended was unusual and somewhat mystifying, the issues of surrounding a $15 minimum wage and establishing family leave are issues they can take up again in January. “We saved $250,000 a week by not going back,” she said in a […]
‘You will always have a home in Proctor’
By RUSSELL JONES Proctor Jr./Sr. High School may not be the biggest school around, but what they lack in size, they make up for in the quality of education. They were recently named number eight out of all Vermont High Schools by U.S. News and World Report. Using a formula that takes in to account […]
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Sports
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 after the summer, but head coach Kipp Denis is hopeful that the move back to Division III will be a fortuitous one for the Otters. […]
Two OV players selected for Legion All-tournament team
Two Otter Valley baseball players who were part of Rutland Post 31 in the statewide Legion tourney were named to the All-tournament team. Reilly Shannon was an outfield selection to the team and teammate Josh Beayon was selected as a utility role for his work at first base and pitcher. Post 31 was eliminated in […]
Brandon teen burning up the Devil’s Bowl track
By RUSSELL JONES For most teenagers, the summer before their senior year of high school is a time for hanging out with friends, enjoying time without worrying about their studies and relaxing in the warm weather. For Alyza McKeighan, relaxing has been the furthest thing from her mind this summer. McKeighan is a rookie driver […]
Local racers fare well at Devil’s Bowl
By RUSSELL JONES ORWELL — Middlebury driver Justin Comes, the “High Side Hustler,” was the fastest around the track on Sunday night at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Comes won the Sportsman Modified feature to turn a bad run of luck around, highlighting an event that also saw Anthony Ryan, Chris Murray, David Sartwell-Cornell, and Evan Roberts make […]
West Rutland’s Carl Serrani selected for hoops Hall of Fame
By RUSSELL JONES WEST RUTLAND — By any means of measurement, this has been a year of unrivaled success for the West Rutland girls’ athletic department. And Carl Serrani, as the figurehead of those girls’ teams, has had one of the best years of his career. In March, Serrani led his Golden Horde hoops team […]
