BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — Otter Valley Union High School and the greater Brandon community are coming to the aid of a beloved teacher and founder of the unique and […]
Year: 2021
VOBA presents U.S. Senator Leahy with its inaugural Trailblazer Award
The Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance presented its inaugural Trailblazer Award to Sen. Leahy, a beautiful wooden topo map of Vermont created by Treeline Terrains, a new business out of Middlebury.
Proctor board rejects Grandpa’s Knob project; reviews budget proposal
BY ANGELO LYNN PROCTOR — At its Monday, Nov. 22 meeting, the Proctor selectboard voted unanimously to not support the Grandpa’s Knob Community Wind Project on a ridge outside Castleton, […]
Roland Brutkoski, 46, Brandon
BRANDON — Roland Brutkoski, 46, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 29, 2021, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. Roland was born in St. Albans on April 26, […]
Rita Chartrand, 97, Rutland Town
About a woman who lived beautifully… RUTLAND/WHITING — Rita Laura (Ethier) Chartrand, 97, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 at her home in […]
Richard Norman Fales, 74, Brandon/ Ft. Myers, FL
NORTH FT. MYERS, FL./BRANDON — Richard Norman Fales, age 74, passed away on Nov. 8, 2021, at Hope Hospice in East Cape Coral, Florida. Mr. Fales was born in Rutland […]
National controversy prompts friends to take local action
Two friends, Bob Harnish and Al Wakefield are waging a campaign to encourage towns to become more inclusive.
Pittsford selectboard reviews mask mandate, draft budget
PITTSFORD – The Pittsford Selectboard heard from Representative Butch Shaw about a bill – introduced Monday – that will allow for Vermont municipalities to pass mask mandates independent of state rulings.
Carol Ann St. Germain, 79, Pittsford
PITTSFORD — Carol Ann St. Germain, age 79, passed away Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, at her home in Pittsford. Carol was born in Waterford, Conn. on Sept. 26, 1942. She […]
RNESU’s Collins to step down
‘It’s bittersweet… it’s been a dream job for me.’ BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — After 41 years as an educator, including 17 years as a superintendent, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union […]