This Week’s News
After 100 years, Boy Scouts allow girls; Girl Scouts don’t reciprocate
By RUSSELL JONES PITTSFORD — For the first time in over a century, the Boy Scouts of America is now offering its iconic program of fun, adventure and responsibility to girls as well as boys. An open house will be held at St. Alphonsus Parish Hall in Pittsford on Feb. 27, from 6:30 to 8 […]
Brandon Idol Q & A part 4
By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — The next event in the Brandon Idol singing competition will be held on Feb. 16 at the Town Hall. Competitors will sing Broadway tunes for the crowd and try for the $1,000 prize that will be given away at the town carnival later this year. In the past few weeks, […]
Selectboard OK’s loan for Junction Store and Deli
The Junction Store and Deli will be getting a new look thanks to the Brandon Revolving Loan Fund. The Brandon selectboard approved the loan to the store, located at…
Restaurant owners want Country House to feel like home
“We wanted to have a place that was affordable,” Don said. “Somewhere a family of five or six could go out to eat. We couldn’t afford that raising five kids.”
Otter Valley pilot programs looks to get kids real jobs
Real Careers, a pilot program at OVUHS, is trying to help current and recently graduated high school students find careers after they finish school.
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Sports
Otters to take on Fair Haven for state title
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley baseball team continued their dominance of Division II as they faced off against Harwood on Tuesday, June 4, with a trip to the state finals on the line. The Otters scored three times in the first and that was all the support senior Josh Beayon needed as he threw […]
Black River upsets Phantoms, 11-8
By RUSSELL JONES The Proctor Phantoms softball team came into the game against Black River on Friday, May 31, as the three-seed with a 12-3 record. They had won nine of the last 10, including the regular season finale against Black River, and looked like they would be a tough out in the Division IV […]
Headed into semis, Otters look unstoppable
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley baseball squad is rolling through their playoff bracket, looking nearly unbeatable. They took on Bellows Falls on Friday, May 31, in Brandon and took care of business, winning in five innings by a score of 10-0. Senior Josh Beayon threw 92 pitches in a four-hitter, giving up two walks […]
Otters are comeback kids, again
By RUSSELL JONES Otter Valley co-coaches Kelly Trayah and Toni Poalino may need to get their hearts checked after the softball season concludes as their Otter squad has been testing the two coaches cardiovascular health throughout the playoffs. “They just do it to get our blood pressure going,” Trayah joked after the game on Friday, […]
Area teams ready for playoffs
OV Baseball captures top seed By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley baseball team is the number one seed in the Division II playoff bracket and are poised to make a deep run after a disappointing exit from last year’s playoffs. The Otters ended their season with a 7-1 victory over Fair Haven on Friday, May […]
