This Week’s News
What is Miss Vermont Earth up to?
There’s so much most of us don’t know about pageant life. What we see — the nails, the
skin, the makeup, the wardrobes, the glamour — is just surface…
BRAVO brings restorative justice to Brandon
Restorative Justice is a growing movement which offers some offenders and the community an alternative path to the criminal justice system.
Letter to the editor: In a crowded race, we see a clear choice
I would like to ask the voters to consider giving one of their votes to Heather Fjeld Nelson.
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.
Photos of the Week
Sports
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.
Otter Valley Wrestling Alumni Association presents the first Ray Miro scholarship to Cassy Sue Thompson
A $1,000 check was presented to OV senior Cassy Sue Thompson by Wrestling Alumni Association President Richard Kepner last week.
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.
