BRANDON — The owners of Ripton Mountain Distillery were simply drinking their own moonshine almost two years ago when someone suggested they go into the distilling business.

By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON ­– The Brandon Select Board will take up the issue of federal and state matters presented to the board, like the gun sanctuary resolution issue in Pittsford, at its next meeting. Board chair Seth Hopkins proposed enacting a board policy on the issue at the Feb. 10 meeting, but there […]

By LEE J. KAHRS PITTSFORD – Town Meeting in Pittsford should be well attended this year. The select board here has doubled down on its support for a gun sanctuary resolution despite much public outcry, but has urged Pittsford residents to bring up the issue at the March 2 Town Meeting. Before a packed house […]

The farm has been the subject of animal abuse investigations in the past, and neighbors said the most recent raid was a relief.

He could be any country boy from Pittsford: red plaid shirt, baseball cap, beard. But Logan Riesterer (pronounced REE-ster) is quietly making a name for himself as a singer-songwriter in the Rutland/Addison county area.