This Week’s News
Middlebury professor ponders solitude at Science Pub in Castleton
What’s the difference between loneliness and solitude? What makes for positive solitude as opposed to painful isolation?
Brandon Police Report: Cold puts crime on ice
The first call came on Jan. 31, when a Rutland City resident reported concerns that his inheritance money was being stolen and wanted to meet with an officer on Supermarket Drive.
Silver Bells’ first paint-and-sip a success
Silver Bells of the Brandon Area Toy Project hosted their first-ever paint and sip (with hot chocolate and cookies) at the town hall recently.
Middlebury’s Haymaker Bun Company bakery nominated for James Beard Award
“This is such an honor,” said owner Caroline Corrente. “I religiously follow James Beard Awards. I’m in complete shock.”
Brandon creates community search panel for Town Manager
The Brandon selectboard held a special meeting Monday night at the Town Offices to allow the public to weigh in on the recruitment process for the next town manager and to decide the board’s own next steps.
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Sports
‘Red, White, & Birdie’ fundraising tourney at Neshobe Golf Club this weekend
The Ladies’ Neshobe Invitational Tournament will take place this Saturday (July 22) at Neshobe Golf Club.
The joy of golfing needs no defense
I have reached an age where it is becoming ever more common for me to take stock of my life, and lately I keep hearing this one eerie message echo across my landscape: “You’ve wasted too much of your life playing golf.”
Audet rebounds for Devil’s Bowl Sportsman win
Troy Audet technically has not lost a race that he has competed in at Devil’s Bowl Speedway during the last two weeks, but that does not mean that the road has been an easy one for him.
Coach Wade Mitchell honored at Otter Valley
Legendary coach Wade Mitchell was honored posthumously prior to the Otter Valley Varsity baseball game on Monday, May 15th.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway ready for season opener
Stock car racing season has arrived in Vermont, and West Haven’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway will be the first track in the Green Mountain State to swing its gates open on Saturday, April 29 at 6:00 p.m.