This Week’s News
Legislative Report for Feb. 20
By STEPHANIE ZAK JEROME My first five weeks in the Vermont Legislature have been busy! Each day is fascinating, with new challenges and policy decisions to made about issues that are important to Vermonters. I have been pleased that the legislature truly does work together – with the Democrats, Republicans and Progressives voting nearly unanimously […]
Pittsford Town Report dedication
By RUSSELL JONES PITTSFORD — The town of Pittsford is dedicating it’s annual town report to Rodney Drown and Mike and Mary Blanchard. Rod Drown was originally honored with a dedication of the Town Report in 2003 but the Selectboard felt his contributions to Pittsford over the years deserved another occasion to celebrate the man […]
Brandon Idol does Broadway
Photos courtesy of Colleen Wright Brandon Idol went Broadway at the latest installment of the local singing competition. Host for the evening, Bill Moore, introduced and chatted with contestants while they were on stage. Brandon area residents packed the Town Hall for the performance and organizers said 188 folks showed up to hear the nine […]
Wallace G. Kimball III
Wallace G. Kimball III, age 73, passed over unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 at the University of Vermont Medical Center surrounded by the love of his family and friends. He was born on Oct. 6, 1945 in Middlebury, the son of Wallace George Kimball Jr. and Vera Pidgeon Kimball. He attended Brandon area schools graduating […]
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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 […]
