This Week’s News
Estabrook Music Festival set for Labor Day weekend
By RUSSELL JONES The first annual Estabrook Music Festival will happen on Labor Day weekend, giving area residents a final chance to cut loose before the end of summer. The […]
The Brandon Buzz
By JAY MICHAEL, REPRESENTING THE BLSG MOSQUITO DISTRICT Finally, in July, the weather turned and the rain subsided to a more normal level and the Otter Creek went back in […]
The sweet taste of history
New owners of Maple Museum look to continue rich Vermont tradition By RUSSELL JONES The New England Maple Museum, on Route 7 in Pittsford, has been open for four decades, […]
Train exhibit at Compass Center looking for team to take over project
By RUSSELL JONES The goal of the Compass Center in Brandon is to entertain, educate, involve and inspire visitors with exhibits, performances and programs that celebrate music and the creative […]
Segment 6 work nears completion
By RUSSELL JONES As the summer nears its end and fall comes rushing in, the much-awaited Segment 6 construction end date appears on the horizon. Much of the work around […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
OV Hall of Fame adds 12 new members
During halftime of Saturday’s Otter Valley Union High School football game, 12 new members of the Otter Valley Hall of Fame were introduced, including eight athletes, a coach, two teachers and an administrator.
Proctor outlasts OV in boys soccer
A last-second buzzer-beating win is usually something one thinks of in a basketball game. But a matchup of two young teams on Friday resulted in one of those last second victories for Proctor boys soccer as they defeated Otter Valley Union High School, 1-0, with only seven seconds left in double overtime.
Fall Sports Preview: New era of West Rutland soccer set to begin
After suffering an embarrassment of riches for the past several seasons, West Rutland soccer is now left trying to fill a large hole in their lineup.
Otters field hockey is heating up
BRANDON — The Otters field hockey team took on Rutland on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Otters brought a 1-1 record into the game against the 2-2-1 Raiders. The Otters jumped […]
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.
