This Week’s News
Utah bell ringers to perform in West Rutland
The Wesley Bell Ringers will perform at St. Bridget Catholic Church at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, in West Rutland. This will be the fifth concert on the Utah-based choir’s 54th annual summer tour and will feature 16 teenage ringers playing more than 150 handbells and handchimes. The Wesley Bell Ringers formed in 1963 […]
Proctor special town meeting, bond vote set for today
By RUSSELL JONES The Proctor Selectboard will ask voters to approve funding to make the Town Office ADA compliant at a special town meeting on Monday, June 3, and will hold an Australian ballot vote the next day for a $330,000 bond. The board will ask voters to approve using $90,000 of accumulated surplus funds […]
Legislative session ends with House walking out on Senate
Additional money earmarked for vector control but not necessarily for mosquito districts By RUSSELL JONES The 2019 session of the biennium ended in a strange fashion for state representatives as the House adjourned before the Senate for the first time in four decades on Friday, May 24. Representative Butch Shaw, R-Pittsford, said this was one […]
VCET adds new partners
Having a great, groundbreaking idea is not the only ingredient necessary to become a successful entrepreneur. There are also many logistical concerns that need to be addressed. To help meet those needs, the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies, VCET, recently announced new partnerships with five innovation hubs to boost startups, innovation and localized economic development […]
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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.
Fall Sports Preview: Horde on the hunt for third 2019 state title
The girls program at West Rutland has been dominating Division IV for months. After running through playoffs and capturing a state title in hoops last winter, they took to the diamond and brought home another state trophy in softball in the spring.
Fall Sports Preview: Phantoms look to ‘head in’ to finals for third time in a row
The Proctor Phantoms girls’ soccer team is hoping that the third time is the charm. They’ve lost in the state finals game to Arlington two years in a row by the score of 3-0, but this year head coach Chris Hughes is excited about the upcoming season.
Fall Sports Preview: OV girls ready to face challenges of Division II
The Otter Valley girls’ soccer team has high expectations for themselves. Led by veteran coach John White, the girls’ team petitioned the VPA to move up to Div. II from Div. III because they wanted a bigger challenge.