This Week’s News
Senate measure would extend stay on evictions
Lawmakers seek to curb homelessness during COVID-19 pandemic By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — A measure being considered by the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs would […]
Pittsford Food Shelf ready to help those who need it
The Pittsford Food Shelf is stocked and ready to help residents with their grocery needs. The only thing missing are more customers.
Legislative Report: Grants, loans, and support to navigate COVID-19
By Rep. Stephanie Zak Jerome Vermont House of Representatives (Brandon, Pittsford, Sudbury) Rutland-6 This is a critical moment in the COVID-19 emergency. Earlier this week, the state released information that […]
Local doctor lays out coronavirus hopes, concerns
The shortage of medical masks and supplies and the stark reality of the global COVID-19 pandemic is being felt right here at the Brandon Medical Center, now known as Community Health Brandon.
“It’s Brandon taking care of Brandon”
Food shelves used to serve only our most vulnerable, but the definition of vulnerable has changed, practically overnight.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Field hockey love
A couple of weeks ago, an out-of-town sports team came to Brandon to donate a day of free labor. Brandon’s economic development and recreation director Bill Moore welcomed the help and put the Castleton University field hockey team to work moving a big pile of woodchips at the Seminary Hill Park playground and painting picnic tables at Estabrook Park.
Cosmos, Otters embody sportsmanship
This past Saturday, the Otter Valley field hockey team met visiting Springfield in which both teams came out as winners by seeing close-up what good sportsmanship means.
OV wins State Championship!
The Otter Valley boys’ golf team dominated the field at the Manchester Country Club on Thursday, Oct. 10 to win the Division II championship by a 22-stroke margin.
Eagles pull away to topple OV in high scoring battle, 44-20
The Mount Abraham-Vergennes cooperative football team converted seven Otter Valley turnovers into 30 points on Saturday as the Division II Eagles won for the time this season, 44-20, at the visiting Otters’ expense.
OV field hockey starts fast, blanks host Tigers 5-0
When the Middlebury and Otter Valley union high school field hockey teams met in the 2020 Division II playoffs the Otters prevailed in double overtime.