By LEE J. KAHRS MONTPELIER — The Vermont house has passed a second aid package of Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to support struggling businesses and combat homelessness. The $137 million economic development package was passed by the House on June 19 and heads to the Senate for approval. The Broadband, Connectivity, Housing, and Economic Development […]
Month: June 2020
Brandon fireworks postponed until September
BRANDON — The fireworks planned for July 3 in Brandon will be moved to September to punctuate a planned celebration of the town itself. The fireworks display and street dance were the last vestiges of an Independence Day celebration curtailed by a dwindling planning committee and now the COVID-19 pandemic. “We had hoped that we […]
Read the change you wish to see in the world
Books on racism, social justice spur sales, booksellers report By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON/MIDDLEBURY — There is nothing new under the sun, the saying goes. It’s all been done before. In the case of racial inequality in the U.S., the death of a black man in police custody has happened so many times that people […]
OV graduates 65 who look beyond the pandemic
Families attend drive-in style graduation following social distance protocols.
Brandon Chamber planning silent indoor auction
It’s been two years since the Great Brandon Auction was held under the white tent in Central Park, and 2020 will make year number three.
Standing silently against racism
Two vigils held in Brandon to protest racism and social injustice after the death of George Floyd.
Brandon Select Board weighs issues from racism to recreation
PQs: “We are moving into in-person activities outdoors, including resuming the summer corn hole league, baseball, golf, basketball and cheerleading clinics.” — Bill Moore, Rec Director “The important thing to remember about systemic racism is that perfectly good people can be stuck in a system that is unjust and so it’s not a matter of […]
One person starts social justice protest in Brandon
It started with Lennon Philo. Motorists driving through Brandon on Sunday morning may have seen the 21-year-old standing in front of the Brandon Congregational Church with a handwritten sign that read: “White silence is Violence”.
OV, other RNeSU schools, craft pandemic graduations
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON/ WEST RUTLAND/ PROCTOR — It will take longer, and there won’t be any hugging or handshaking as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but local high school seniors will have a graduation this year. It took some collaborative and creativity to get here, but Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union Superintendent Jeanne Collins said […]
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