This Week’s News
Letter to the editor: Are the Brandon Energy Committee members solar advocates or profiteers?
Lately the town of Brandon Selectboard (SB), in conjunction with the Select Board appointed Brandon Energy Committee (BEC), have requested the taxpayers of Brandon to financially support the lease/purchase of electronic vehicles (EVS) for use by our local police department.
Legislative Report: Redefining ‘first responders’
Since I last wrote my column, I introduced H.678 (an act relating to utilization of first responders in emergency management), which would make water and wastewater workers classified as first responders.
Our Creative Kids: Neshobe students
Our whole school celebrated kindness and gratitude during the month of November. As part of this celebration students were given the opportunity to create a kindness themed bookmark.
Brandon Police Report: Feb. 14
Here’s what kept the Brandon Police Department busy last week.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Brandon Country Club created to fill the gap
After the first Neshobe Golf Club folded in 1903, the town of Brandon went without a golf course for the next 24 years.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway gears up for 58th season
New England’s fastest dirt track is back for another year of jam-packed racing action this May. The 2024 season will be the historic half-mile’s 58th, the 13th under the supervision of Mike & Alayne Bruno and this season’s schedule is a blend of returning classics, new ideas and new renditions of the Bruno era events fans have come to love.
Isaac Whitney wins his 100th wrestling match
Otter Valley Union High School junior wrestler Isaac Whitney recently won his 100th match, reaching the milestone at a Feb. 3 tournament hosted by Monument Mountain High School in Great Barrington, Mass.
Shiffrin wins 6th Killington World Cup slalom
Mikaela “Miki” Shiffrin raced to perfection to win her 90th World Cup race, 55 of them in slalom.
Otters impress at Cross Country State Championships
High School runners from around Vermont gathered at Thetford Academy on Saturday for the State Cross Country Championships.
