This Week’s News
Brandon Police Report: Animal complaints
On June 20, BPD assisted the Brandon Animal Control Officer with a complaint of a possible abandoned cat at a residence on Deer Run Road.
Across the Street antiques shop expands in Smith Block
Janet and Joel Mondlak have expanded their unique shop on Center Street to include all of the old Aubuchon Hardware space.
Pittsford begins sidewalk project
Anyone driving through Pittsford lately has likely noticed that the deteriorated sidewalks on either side of Route 7 in the heart of the village were removed at the beginning of June.
Maclure Library receives grant from the Children’s Literacy Foundation
Awarded annually to 12 qualifying public libraries in Vermont and New Hampshire, the Rural Library Grant is designed is to help small-town libraries create excitement around literacy, update the collection, increase circulation, and strengthen the library’s connection with the community.
Brandon SB sets goals for town management
The meeting was designed as a “workshop,” in which ideas were exchanged and debated in a conversational style rather than as formal proposals and motions.
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Sports
Namaste! Yoga options increase in our area
Yoga is a set of ancient practices, with origins in the Indian subcontinent thousands of years ago. The word itself means “union” in Sanskrit and is related to the English word “yoke,” in the sense of “to join together.”
OV’s Brooke Kimball named Unified Basketball Coach of the Year by Southern VT League
What really matters about sports? 2025 Southern Vermont League Unified Basketball Coach of the Year Brooke Kimball of Otter Valley said, “I love how much joy it brings.”
Nesobe Golf Club is no longer a “Hidden Gem”
Neshobe Golf Club hosted the 96th New England Amateur Championship with the best golfers in New England competing over three days.
A new generation of duckies takes the podium
The last few racing seasons, and all their attendant scandals, have left the local duckie community feeling unsettled.
Nifty Thrifty sponsors swim lessons for July 4th Duckies
Every July, hundreds of rubber duckies from all over the world descend upon Brandon for the Independence Day Duckie Race on the Neshobe River.