By RUSSELL JONES The Brandon Selectboard voted to release $8,000 in a dedicated fund as part of an effort launched by the Brandon Chamber of Commerce to build a music pavilion behind the Brandon Inn. The cost of the project is estimated at $18,000, and the chamber has raised $5,000 in donations so far, leaving […]

By RUSSELL JONES As part of Monday’s selectboard meeting, the board briefly discussed the reclassification of the Otter Creek wetlands. Selectman Timothy Guiles reported he attended a meeting held by the steering committee to get a petition filed to change the wetlands from a Class II to a Class I wetlands. “It costs us nothing […]

By RUSSELL JONES The 23 seniors of West Rutland’s 2019 graduating class sat upon a stage decked out in school colors in front of a gym packed with parents and well-wishers on Friday, June 7. Most of these students have known each other their entire lives and have attended school in the same building from […]

By RUSSELL JONES Freshman Rep. Stephanie Jerome, D-Brandon, said that while the way the session ended was unusual and somewhat mystifying, the issues of surrounding a $15 minimum wage and establishing family leave are issues they can take up again in January. “We saved $250,000 a week by not going back,” she said in a […]

By RUSSELL JONES Proctor Jr./Sr. High School may not be the biggest school around, but what they lack in size, they make up for in the quality of education. They were recently named number eight out of all Vermont High Schools by U.S. News and World Report. Using a formula that takes in to account […]