This Week’s News
Letter to the Editor: Beware of scammers
This letter is about the good and the evil that exists in our town. From March 4, 2019, I was very privileged to be able to attend the very best evening Town Meeting in a very long time. Due to the use of a microphone, I was able to hear the budget discussion, the comments […]
Officer recovering after unexplained collapse
LEICESTER — A Vermont state trooper is recovering after he collapsed following a traffic stop in Leicester this past Saturday from an apparent incident from contacting a drug. He was revived by multiple doses of Narcan. The incident began at about 11:25 p.m. Friday, March 15, when Acting Sgt. Brett Flansburg of the New Haven […]
Beer Fest at Killington
By RUSSELL JONES KILLINGTON — Over 3,500 visitors are expected to attend the Vermont Brewers Festival at Killington this Saturday, March 23. The Vermont Brewers Association has organized the festival since the 1990s. Vermont has more breweries per capita than any other state and produces 292,479 barrels per year. The industry supports 2,304 jobs and […]
At 100 years, sugarhouse hits it’s sweet spot
By RUSSELL JONES Back in the woods, east of Pittsford, lies a family farm that celebrated its centennial year last year. Surrounded by thousands of maple trees, two young Vermonters are using modern technology to produce a centuries old product. Jacob Powsner, 28, standing in the snow in his overalls and wool hat, boils down […]
Myth at Neshobe School belies it’s cramped spaces, security issues
By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — When OVUU district voters rejected a $2.93 million security and improvements bond on Town Meeting Day, about $2.1 million of that bond was dedicated to improvements and security at Neshobe Elementary School in Forest Dale. But just why did Neshobe need so much for improvements and what will happen now […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
West Rutland comes up from behind to top Proctor
West Rutland continued the school’s improbable run to a possible state championship by coming from behind to top rival Proctor at Proctor’s softball/baseball complex on Tuesday afternoon.
Otters lose in the eighth to Hartford
The Hurricanes took advantage of a wind-blown fly ball and turned the misplayed fly ball into four runs in the top of the eighth to pin yet another tough defeat on the home team.
Otter Valley Softball pounds Fair Haven
The Otter Valley softball express continued its run through central Vermont with a resounding rout of Fair Haven on Saturday morning at the Slater’s home field.
Otter Valley baseball falls to Brattleboro
The Otter Valley Otters baseball team came up short versus a strong Brattleboro squad on Saturday morning at the Otters diamond.
Proctor edges Westside in thriller
In a game loaded with plenty of tense moments, the Proctor Ghosts pulled out a victory by a whisker Tuesday night.