This Week’s News
Airstream group looks forward to rally in Brandon
The organizers of the September 27-29 Airstream camper rally in Brandon want y’all to know they’re in bed by 8 p.m.
Brandon SB & Budget Committee discuss cost of policing
The Brandon Selectboard and the Brandon Budget Committee met on Monday evening for the first discussion of the FY25-26 budget season.
‘Lucky Stiff’ delights the Otter Valley stage
This past weekend saw the first theatrical production on the Otter Valley stage featuring adult actors and singers in 22 years.
Brandon SB discusses civility, swamps, and stop signs
The Brandon Selectboard convened for its regular meeting on Monday evening.
Photos of the Week
Sports
OV beats Mill River in quarterfinal, 12-6
The third-seeded Otter Valley football team outlasted visiting No. 6 Mill River, 12-6, on Saturday in a Division III quarterfinal and will play No. 2 Fairfax in a semifinal this coming Saturday.
Proctor girls soccer shoots for 11th straight trip to finals
Going into the girls Division IV soccer playoffs, the question around the state is whether anyone can challenge two-time defending champions, the Proctor Phantoms.
‘Trash-talk’ allegedly used racial slur at OV/MR game
RNESU Superintendent Jeanné Collins released a statement on Monday, Nov. 1 referring to an alleged incident at the OVUHS-Mill River High School football game in which players may have used racial slurs in an escalated instance of trash-talking among the players, Collins said.
OV field hockey beats Fair Haven, 7-0, to earn No. 4 seed in Division II playoffs
The Otter Valley field hockey team earned the No. 4 seed in Division II after a successful regular season that concluded late last week. The Otters will open their title quest on Friday.
Field hockey love
A couple of weeks ago, an out-of-town sports team came to Brandon to donate a day of free labor. Brandon’s economic development and recreation director Bill Moore welcomed the help and put the Castleton University field hockey team to work moving a big pile of woodchips at the Seminary Hill Park playground and painting picnic tables at Estabrook Park.
