BRANDON — His real name was Mario Bianchi, but on screen he was “Monty Banks.” But both names are now forgotten, and so are most of the films he starred in during the golden age of silent film comedy. Rediscover the unique comic style of Monty Banks with a screening of two of his surviving […]
Day: July 17, 2021
Porter bumps minimum wage, offers bonuses
BY JOHN FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY — Beginning later this month, all Porter Medical Center employees will be making at least $15 an hour. This new minimum base wage, to take effect July 12, is part of a major effort by one of the county’s largest employers to boost its wages to reflect the latest compensation trends […]
Angella Gibbons Wins 2021 GMP-Zetterstrom Environmental Award
Green Mountain Power honors EarthWalk Vermont Founder PLAINFIELD, Vt. – Angella Gibbons, who founded EarthWalk Vermont and provided environmental mentorship to thousands of Vermont children and adults, has been named the winner of the 2021 GMP-Zetterstrom Environmental Award. A ceremony honoring Gibbons was held at Goddard College on Thursday, June 2, and brought together dozens […]
Arturo Mendiola revels in the community spirit of Swiss Roll competition
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON — Arturo Mendiola, 35, is a big man with a big appetite for Little Debbie Swiss Rolls. A four-time defending champion of Brandon’s Swiss Roll eating contest, Mendiola was crowned “world record champion” after his impressive win on Saturday at Brandon’s Fourth of July celebration by Town Recreation Director Bill Moore. […]
The true cost of Hydro Quebec
BY BEN GORDESKY In 2010, Vermont lawmakers lifted the cap on hydropower and became one of the only states that allows utilities to meet their renewable energy requirements with electricity generated by large-scale hydropower. About 62% of the electricity we use here in Vermont now comes from hydropower and about half of that is from […]
BLSG to stop spraying for mosquitos in Salisbury
BY JOHN VAALER LEICESTER/SALISBURY — Salisbury will no longer be sprayed for mosquitos by the Brandon Leicester Salisbury Goshen & Pittsford Insect Control District (BLSG), which voted at a meeting last Thursday night to suspend the town’s services starting July 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year. “This is all uncharted; it has not […]
No rides on Shoreham’s Fort Ticonderoga ferry yet
BY JOHN VAALER SHOREHAM — The Fort Ticonderoga Ferry, which provides 7-minute-long ferry rides across Lake Champlain from Shoreham, Vt., to Ticonderoga, N.Y., has not yet reopened this summer. Longtime ferry owners Michael and Alison Matot this past winter sold the ferry to Neil Genson. The cable-drawn ferry, which accommodates 18 vehicles per trip, normally […]
PPCC sees resurgence
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS PITTSFORD – The scenic Green Mountain and Adirondack views at Proctor Pittsford Country Club have attracted increased waves of visitors and members alike, resulting in 30 people on their capped waitlist for the first time in 20 years. Club Manager John Ojala, who is from Proctor and has worked there for 30 […]
New businesses slated to come to Brandon’s business district
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON — Over the next few months, the town of Brandon can expect some new additions to the downtown business community, including a new café at The Brandon Inn, a Dunkin Donuts and more where the Mobil gas station used to be (across from The Bookstore), Hannaford is slated to do some […]
Brandon July 4th Photography
BY WILLIAM HAIG Featuring: Amanda Prouty of Rutland under the limbo; Grand Marshall Aaron Tucker; parade onlookers including Kim Grenier under the watermelon umbrella; hot dog masters Russ McColman center and Brian Coolidge right with Kevin Thornton on the left; junior Swiss Roll eating competition; Moose Crossing rocking out; Neshobe Falls Jazz Band under the […]
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