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.
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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.