This Week’s News
Board decides to keep Creek Road open; offers loan for new business
By RUSSELL JONES Two weeks ago, many Brandon residents spoke out against discontinuing Creek Road at a selectboard meeting which prompted board members to say they would consider the public input and make a decision within the next couple of weeks. This Monday night, the selectboard voted to take no action, which would mean the […]
Summer transplants help Wood’s Market blossom
By RUSSELL JONES Just a mile or so south of downtown Brandon, John and Courtney Satz and have been using sustainable growing practices — and a steady team of knowledgeable farm help — to grow delicious organic vegetables, beautiful bedding plants and mouthwatering strawberries, tomatoes and sweet corn, for the past 19 years. That’s when […]
Nifty Thrifty looks for new home as Ayrshire Building eyes renovations
By RUSSELL JONES Founded in 1975 by Bette Moffett, the Nifty Thrifty thrift shop has been located all over the town of Brandon in those years. Now, they are looking for what will be their seventh location and asking for the community’s help to find a building that will suit their needs. “We are looking […]
Back to feeling good: Allie Walter thankful for the gift of life
By RUSSELL JONES The final semesters for many college students can be very stressful. From staying up all night and cramming for finals, to worrying about post-graduation life and finding a career, many students experience varying levels of stress. In 2014, Alison (Allie) Walter was a recent college graduate who had found herself struggling to […]
Pittsford man cited for trafficking fentanyl
On April 11, the Vermont Drug Task Force arrested Michael A. Harris, of Pittsford, on four counts of fentanyl trafficking and a single count of misdemeanor possession of cocaine. According to Vermont State Police, Harris’ arrest followed a three-week investigation involving the use of confidential informants who purchased fentanyl from Harris. Over the course of […]
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Sports
OV girl’s basketball drops opener
In a hard-fought season opening game in which the teams traded game-changing runs, the host Middlebury Union girls’ basketball team put together the decisive surge to outlast Otter Valley, 35-28.
Six Otters named to Second Team All-Stars
After a successful season this fall, 10 members of the Otter Valley football team received postseason recognition from the Division III coaches.
OV beats Mill River in quarterfinal, 12-6
The third-seeded Otter Valley football team outlasted visiting No. 6 Mill River, 12-6, on Saturday in a Division III quarterfinal and will play No. 2 Fairfax in a semifinal this coming Saturday.
Proctor girls soccer shoots for 11th straight trip to finals
Going into the girls Division IV soccer playoffs, the question around the state is whether anyone can challenge two-time defending champions, the Proctor Phantoms.
‘Trash-talk’ allegedly used racial slur at OV/MR game
RNESU Superintendent Jeanné Collins released a statement on Monday, Nov. 1 referring to an alleged incident at the OVUHS-Mill River High School football game in which players may have used racial slurs in an escalated instance of trash-talking among the players, Collins said.