This Week’s News
Pittsford may put property assessment plans to voters
By LEE J. KAHRS PITTSFORD – Voters here will likely decide on Town Meeting Day how they want the town to handle property assessments. Earlier this year, the Pittsford listers […]
RNeSU to launch new school threat assessment program
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON – The Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union is taking “See something, say something” to the next level in handling student threats to schools and classmates. That’s […]
Proctor Rink opens anew
The Proctor Skating Rink is open for the season with a fresh new look inside and on the ice.
Several Forest Dale mobile homes going to tax sale
By LEE J. KAHRS FOREST DALE – Nine mobile homes are slated to go to tax sale next month as the town attempts to collect $26,600 in back taxes. Town […]
From tragedy comes an exciting challenge for Brandon mom
Honoring a friend’s wish to get a Girl Scout troop going in her community, Allison Devino stepped up and now has 16 girls in a brand new Brownie troop.
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Sports
OV Football wins big in playoffs, moves to state semis
Isaac Whitney had a huge game, gaining 180 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns to lead the Otter Valley football team to a 46–14 playoff win over rival Mill River Saturday night under the new lights at Markowski Field.
Local group proposes multi-town community rec center
On a rainy Sunday afternoon, a bunch of middle-aged friends in Pittsford want to play some pick-up basketball. Or some older folks want to continue their daily exercise walks when the snow is knee deep outside in winter. Or some kids want to play volleyball but the school gyms are all closed. Where can they go?
‘Game Seekers’: local hunters use online platforms to reach an audience
Fall in Vermont means foliage, cider, pumpkins, and, for a good number of our neighbors, hunting. Every year, people across the state pick up their bows and rifles and head out into the woods, hoping to bag a big-antlered buck or a fat, feathered turkey.
OV Football Club realizes a goal: an illuminated field
Let there be light! The Otter Valley Football Club realized a longstanding dream this past weekend: lights on Markowski Field at OVUHS.
Naylor & Breen golf tourney raises awareness of rare disease with local significance
Almost everyone in the Brandon area has been touched in one way or another by Naylor & Breen, the construction company founded by Rob Naylor and Peter Breen in 1978.