This Week’s News
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.
Eric Mallory reopens his garage after health issues
Eric Mallory has probably fixed your car. After 30+ years in business, he’s had his head under the hood of nearly every car from Salisbury to Pittsford.
A tragic weekend on Brandon’s roads
Two separate motor-vehicle accidents claimed two lives.
Blast from the past: The Thomas Answering Service of Brandon
This was the era before beepers and cell phones. After hours, if you called the doctor, dentist, or veterinarian, you got Joan or Bob.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Otter Valley Union High School fall sports report
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — As the Otter Valley fall 2022 sports season heats up, a strong field hockey team looks to be competitive, the school’s golf team has its […]
OVUHS sports round-up
OV girls soccer took a 2-1 victory over West Rutland on Wednesday, Sept. 14, thanks mainly to the outstanding play of its entire roster.
Brandon’s first family of golf
Paul Politano hardly played golf while growing up in southern Vermont (Wilmington). “My dad never let me play,” he said in a conversation last week outside the golf shop at Middlebury’s Ralph Myhre Golf Course, where Paul has been the golf pro since 2017.
Otter Valley sports wrap-up
In a Sunday match-up with Mill River, the Otter Valley varsity football team saw two untimely interceptions and an unfortunate fourth-quarter penalty hinder the Otter’s chance to notch a win as Mill River held on 12-7 to beat the Otters.
Gosselin steals spot in Vermont 200 Limited Sportsman “Win & You’re In” at Devil’s Bowl
Other feature winners in the Saturday portion of the weekend event included Elmo Reckner, Daryl Gebo, Allen Hewitt, and Griff Mahoney.
