By RUSSELL JONES The goal of the Compass Center in Brandon is to entertain, educate, involve and inspire visitors with exhibits, performances and programs that celebrate music and the creative arts. Five years ago, the Compass Foundation donated a room to house a creative arts project that was different from most exhibits they usually display. […]

By RUSSELL JONES As the summer nears its end and fall comes rushing in, the much-awaited Segment 6 construction end date appears on the horizon. Much of the work around town is now completed or nearing completion said Segment 6 information director Bernie Carr, who added that the project is still on schedule to finish […]

By KATY SAVAGE A property owner in Pittsford has filed an Act 250 permit to demolish a vacant two-story home and build a 7,200 square-foot retail store in the village. The permit, filed July 23, includes the development of 33 parking areas, sidewalks, signage and landscaping. The 2.7-acre property at 40 Plains Road has seen […]

By RUSSELL JONES The Proctor Selectboard has settled on a design concept, the eleventh draft so far, for renovating the town offices to make them handicap accessible. They met for a special meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 6, to discuss what the selectboard and the designing firm said was a nearly finished design.  “A lot of […]

Free and reduced lunch program comes under fire By RUSSELL JONES A snapshot from the state of how local schools performed on state tests show a sharp disparity in performances between those on free and reduced lunches and those who are not on the program. Now, a new change in federal law could compound that […]