This Week’s News
Imagine Zero Music Festival imagines a world with zero pollution
When the music stops and the crowds go home, every music festival looks the same: a grotesque sea of empty water bottles, red Solo cups, and food wrappers.
Guest editorial: Notes from the pulpit
But being shot is most likely to occur here in the United States, where the incidence of gun violence far exceeds any that in other country.
Child abuse prevention: learn the signs, help a child
Confidence is key when it comes to keeping a child safe. Know what to look for.
Legislative Report: Only two weeks left
We have made much progress on the priorities which we set out in the beginning of the session.
Brandon Police Report: It’s best not to literally throw the book
Brandon PD responded to a report of a disorderly male who had broken a window at a residence by throwing a book at it.
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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.
