On the evening of Friday, July 7, the air around Middlebury will ring with the beauty of the College Chapel carillon bells, and a new season of the most public of performances will begin.
Month: June 2023
Sunday shooting in Leicester leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded
Vermont State Police (VSP) received a 911 call at 9:55 p.m. from 1352 US Route 7, near the intersection of Route 7 and Leicester-Whiting Road.
Brandon Library breaks ground as costs spike
The Brandon Free Public Library (BFPL) is one of the oldest extant buildings in town, dating back to the early decades of the 1800s.
Names lost in Vermont, Part 1: Edward Bird
Edward Bird and his wife Mary are buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Brandon. As immigrants from French-speaking Canada in the 1840s, they were both hard to trace because they lost their original names and, as their story will reveal, they remained outside the Catholic Church for most of their lives.
The joy of golfing needs no defense
I have reached an age where it is becoming ever more common for me to take stock of my life, and lately I keep hearing this one eerie message echo across my landscape: “You’ve wasted too much of your life playing golf.”
Our Creative Kids: Camden Buzzell
“What I really enjoy about these drawings are the creative ‘twists’ that Camden adds,” writes Neshobe teacher John Brodowski.
Baker LaRock of Leicester wins Golden Wrench at Stafford
At just 17, Baker LaRock is making his mark. He was given the Vermont Auto Enthusiasts’ Golden Wrench Award last week at Stafford Tech Center in Rutland, where he’s going into his senior year in the automotive technology program.
Gardening Corner: Love grows at Virgil & Constance Home and Garden
Virgil & Constance Home and Garden occupies the space first used by the plant store, Pinewood Gardens, opened by the Sabatini family on Route 7.
Brandon Police Log: Difficult two weeks for BPD
The Brandon Police Department conducted a business property watch at Mallory’s Automotive on Forest Dale Road.
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