This Week’s News
Pittsford SB faces angry neighbors in Fire Hill dispute
Several residents of Fire Hill Road and the surrounding area in Pittsford expressed their continued frustration over the condition of three properties owned by members of the Forrest family at the Selectboard’s regular meeting on Wednesday, May 21.
Pittsford’s Kelley Mills to retire after 30 years teaching ag at the Hannaford Career Center
“Oh yeah, they’re super friendly. And super soft.”
In a Rutland townhall Sen. Welch urges Vermont constituents to stay civically engaged
Senator Peter Welch held a townhall-style meeting with constituents at the Paramount Theater in Rutland on Wednesday, May 28.
The Brandon Artists Guild building was the A&P then Sid Rosen’s 5 & 10 Store
The Brandon Artists Guild, a vibrant group of Vermont artists and artisans, was founded in 1999 under the leadership of renowned folk artist Warren Kimble to promote the visual arts in and around Brandon.
A conversation with genealogist Michael Dwyer on his upcoming new series
After two years, 50 installments, and approximately 50,000 words, Pittsford-based genealogist and historian Michael Dwyer has brought his much-appreciated series “Lost Names in Vermont” to a close.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Burning rubber: Brandon’s Joey Scarborough racks up wins at local racetracks
Joey Scarborough was driving racecars years before he even had a license to drive himself to school.
Skip Jennings Founders Cup Golf Tournament at Neshobe Golf Club
Skip Jennings, 93 years old, led off the tournament with a beautiful drive right down the middle of the fairway on hole #1.
Kaizen Fitness Arts, martial arts studio, opens in Brandon
Growing up in New Hampshire, David Belanger was a big fan of Ip Man, a Chinese martial artist who taught the legendary Bruce Lee.
The new Nesh, founded on old farmland, still thriving
After the Brandon Country Club closed in 1944, the town went without a golf course for thirteen years until, in 1957, a group of Brandon golfers started investigating places in town to build a new one.
VT Wrestling Championship at Otter Valley; Cole named Coach of the Year
Vermont’s top wrestlers competed in the “House of Noise” at OV last Friday and Saturday. One hundred and fifty-one competitors on 25 teams vied for the individual and team state championships.
