This Week’s News
Paul Hunt, the epitome of the American Dream
By RUSSELL JONES Paul Hunt is the epitome of what the American Dream represents: He started his own business and built it up from nothing to a successful well-run operation. […]
Otters of the marking period
Otter Valley is proud to announce Lena Flanders as our Middle School Otter of the marking period. Lena brings a positive attitude and a smile with her each day. She […]
OV board nixes Pittsford sidewalk talk
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley school board rejected a proposal from the Pittsford selectboard to use $100,000 of Burditt Trust funds to repair a sidewalk along Route 7 in […]
BLSG settles lawsuit with TAC
By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — The board of the BLSG Mosquito Control District has approved a settlement proposal in the lawsuit between them and the Toxic Action Center. The lawsuit […]
A decade later, ‘Friends’ have made a million-plus improvements to Town Hall
By RUSSELL JONES The Brandon Town Hall has come a long way since a group of local residents, who call themselves the Friends of Town Hall, got involved a decade […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otters over Oxbow, 39-26
The Otter Valley Union High School football team is moving on to the semifinals after picking up a home win against Oxbow on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Stickin’ with it
Anger and sadness. That’s how the seniors on the Otter Valley Union High School field hockey squad described the ending of the 2018 season. Those two words summed up their feelings about last year’s season, and the motivation they had before this season began.
Otters football stun Fairfax
The Otter Valley Union High School football team upset previously unbeaten Fairfax on Saturday night, 38-36, to finish the regular season at 5-3 and earn the No. 3 seed in Division III.
OV victorious, 7-1
The Otter Valley field hockey team finished their regular season the same way they began it, with a win over Brattleboro. Saturday’s game saw the 11-1 Otters hosting a 4-9 Colonel’s team in Brandon.
Proctor girls look to ‘finish the run’
By RUSSELL JONES PROCTOR — The Proctor girls soccer team hosted Poultney for their last regular season game on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Taranovich Field. The Phantoms came in with […]