Dunmore Hose Co. celebrates 125 years By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — The Brandon Fire Department reached a milestone over the weekend — an open house for its 125th anniversary. Although it was not the first fire department in Brandon, the Dunmore Hose Company is the longest lasting and the current firefighting force for the town. […]

For 25 years, Leicester camp bridged gap to help keep kids engaged over summer By RUSSELL JONES LEICESTER — Bittersweet. That was the word on everyone’s lips as they enjoyed a pancake breakfast at the Leicester Central School building on Friday, Aug. 2. It was the last day of the Summer Alive program for Leicester, […]

By RUSSELL JONES ADDISON COUNTY AND BRANDON — The effects of a $4 billion business deal announced in 2017 are just now rippling through our part of Vermont. Rite Aid stores in Brandon, Bristol and Middlebury last week hung signs or banners announcing the new name of the retail drug store — Walgreens. Under the […]

By RUSSELL JONES WEST RUTLAND — By any means of measurement, this has been a year of unrivaled success for the West Rutland girls’ athletic department. And Carl Serrani, as the figurehead of those girls’ teams, has had one of the best years of his career. In March, Serrani led his Golden Horde hoops team […]

By RUSSELL JONES RUTLAND — The pickup truck belonging to Anthony Reynolds, a Pittsford man charged with allegedly hitting his girlfriend with his truck resulting in her death, caught fire in the police impound lot two weeks ago. Reynolds is currently on house arrest at his father’s home near Newport and his truck was being […]