This Week’s News
Brandon High School project faces pushback
The proposal to rehabilitate the old Brandon High School on West Seminary Street (see the 9/27/23 issue of The Reporter) is now facing some procedural hurdles as well as resistance from surrounding landowners.
Further adventures of Starship Bean crossing the country
Carol and I headed out with Bean in tow to Thomas Jefferson’s home in Monticello, Virginia in late September.
Otter Valley Aquarium Society unites local ‘a-fish-ionados’
If the thought of keeping fish conjures up images of lonely little goldfish in tiny little fishbowls, you ought to see the tanks in Bob Hooker’s place.
Guest editorial: Green Mountain Power’s unrealistic promise
Green Mountain Power has made the unrealistic promise that soon it will rid Vermont of all power outages. GMP’s plan, as explained on WCAX News, consists of burying power lines and supplying customers with battery backup systems.
Brandon businesses meet to discuss cheaper, cleaner, smarter energy options
Despite the early October darkness, more than 30 business owners and advisors gathered at the Brandon Town Hall last Wednesday night to get the latest information about how to cut costs and improve business operations with clean, renewable energy.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Brandon teen burning up the Devil’s Bowl track
By RUSSELL JONES For most teenagers, the summer before their senior year of high school is a time for hanging out with friends, enjoying time without worrying about their studies […]
Local racers fare well at Devil’s Bowl
By RUSSELL JONES ORWELL — Middlebury driver Justin Comes, the “High Side Hustler,” was the fastest around the track on Sunday night at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Comes won the Sportsman Modified […]
West Rutland’s Carl Serrani selected for hoops Hall of Fame
By RUSSELL JONES WEST RUTLAND — By any means of measurement, this has been a year of unrivaled success for the West Rutland girls’ athletic department. And Carl Serrani, as […]
Tremont picks up fifth win of season at Devil’s Bowl
By RUSSELL JONES ORWELL — Kenny Tremont Jr. took another victory lap at Devil’s Bowl on Sunday, July 27, as he pushed his number 115-car across the finish line in […]
Hackel wins Quenneville Memorial at Devil’s Bowl
By RUSSELL JONES ORWELL — The green flag dropped on the Vince Quenneville Sr. Memorial race, sponsored by the Community College of Vermont, at Devil’s Bowl on Sunday. Bobby Hackel, […]

