By Rep. Stephanie Zak Jerome Vermont House of Representatives (Brandon, Pittsford, Sudbury) Rutland-6 This is a critical moment in the COVID-19 emergency. Earlier this week, the state released information that projects a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations later this month. Even with all of the social distancing measures we’ve taken as a community, we know that […]

The shortage of medical masks and supplies and the stark reality of the global COVID-19 pandemic is being felt right here at the Brandon Medical Center, now known as Community Health Brandon.

Food shelves used to serve only our most vulnerable, but the definition of vulnerable has changed, practically overnight.

By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON – What if you opened a distillery/restaurant and a global pandemic hit just as your federal liquor license was about to be issued to start making moonshine? In the case of Ripton Mountain Distillery, you start making hand sanitizer. Rick Carroll and Bernard Quesnel opened Ripton Mountain Distillery on New […]

In this, the “new normal” of the COVID-19 pandemic, familiar sights and routines start to mean more. An instant nostalgia, if you will. Even at the dump.

Public meetings are taking on a whole new look as the coronavirus pandemic grips the country. The Brandon Select Board held its first remote access meeting Monday night with the help of video conferencing.

World War II veteran and longtime Brandon resident Harold Adams was presented with the Quilt of Valor in honor of his service.

Sometimes a skillset can be adapted to a whole new reality. That’s the case for Nora Swan of Ripton. Swan is half of the duo behind Swan & Stone Millinery in Brandon, makers of custom handmade hats.