“The Legion isn’t just for vets, but for the community,” said Post Commander Aaron Tucker. “We have no problem going the extra mile.”
Day: January 11, 2023
Pine Grove Organics brings ‘craft cannabis’ to Brandon
They’re serious entrepreneurs hoping to do for cannabis what craft breweries like Foley Brothers and Red Clover have done for beer.
Snowed inn? Lack of snow affects businesses
Those picturesque Vermont winter mornings, when a fresh blanket of snow lays over the undisturbed ground and the green mountains are cloaked in a white canopy, seem fewer by the year.
OVUU school board approves FY24 budget amid questions about tech ed
The Otter Valley Unified Union School Board approved its budget for fiscal year 2024 at its meeting on Wednesday, January 4.
Brandon selectboard: budget, trees & transformers
On Monday night, the Brandon selectboard approved the proposed FY24 budget that it will send to the voters in March.
Pittsford selectboard keeps its eyes on the road
The board voted to lower all speed limits within the village to 25 MPH, in an effort to increase the safety of residents.
St. Thomas hosts a belated Scandinavian holiday concert
On Thursday, January 5, Brandon’s St. Thomas & Grace Episcopal Church hosted Director Rustan Swenson’s Sancta Lucia Festival.
Guest editorial: 802 Opportunity Grant offers free tuition
We’ve long known that the most promising jobs in Vermont require education and training beyond high school. Yet too often, Vermonters seeking that education and workforce training cannot afford it.
Obituary: Eugene Paul Barrows, 82, of Brandon
While at Castleton, he was on the 1963 team that won the national soccer championship. He continued playing, coaching, and refereeing the sport well into his retirement.
Obituary: Phyllis May Bailey, 90, of Brandon
Phyllis was born in Sudbury on September 20, 1932, to Perley and Lula (Branch) Disorda, Sr.