This Week’s News
Proctor talks over $1.5 M land offer
By RUSSELL JONES EDITOR’S NOTE: The original version of this story mistakenly noted that Rep. Peter Welch (D -Vt.) was at the Oct. 28 Proctor selectboard meeting as an interested […]
Barn Opera checks all the boxes at DRB hearing
By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — Nearly 60 residents showed up at a meeting of the Brandon Development Review Board on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Although two other cases were heard, the […]
Brandon Toy Project teams with Imagination Library to give books to kids
BRANDON — The Brandon Area Toy Project announced a collaboration this week with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for the children in Brandon and Sudbury. The Imagination Library is an organization […]
The BAG opens ‘Celebrate with art’ show
The Brandon Artists Guild, known as the BAG, kicks off the holiday season with a show focused on creating “affordable” arts and craft pieces as gifts for the holidays.
Overnight camp is ‘rite-of-passage’ for Lothrop students
A program at Lothrop Elementary School, although not new, is helping fifth and sixth grade students step outside the classroom and learn group and social skills in a fun environment.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Backcountry skiing in Brandon’s backyard
Who’d know that only 10 minutes east of Brandon on Route 73 lies a world class backcountry ski area? For skiers or snowboarders who crave untracked powder, it is a slice of heaven.
Proctor baseball team nets big bucks at Franklin’s fundraiser
Franklin’s fundraiser nets $1,574.15 for Proctor baseball team to go to Cooperstown.
OVUHS rock climbers end regular season on a high note
When the last climber was belayed down the wall for the final regular-season meet last Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center in Rutland, the Otter Valley Union High School climbing team topped the scoreboard, with a season total of 115,725.
Take a shot at pickleball
When was the last time you experienced a “dink in the kitchen” or made a serve from the “even court?” This is the language of Pickleball enthusiasts, and we’ve got a few right here in Brandon.
Disc golf beats the winter blues at Brandon Town Hall
Imagine throwing a flying disc in the cavernous Brandon Town Hall. Now you can!