This Week’s News
Names lost in Vermont, Part 47: Nisun, Tucker, and Bunch
Our three names under study do not bear any resemblance to their originals.
Nifty Thrifty is still going as strong as ever at 50!
On April 14 of 1975, a group of like-minded Brandon women opened a thrift shop in town, the Brandon Thrift Shop, a.k.a. Nifty Thrifty.
‘Hands Off’ protest draws hundreds to Brandon
Despite a cold, blustery day, hundreds of people turned out for the local “Hands Off” protest along Route 7 in downtown Brandon on Saturday afternoon.
Chef Barral attacked in Café Provence
Chef Robert Barral was attacked and stabbed in his restaurant, Cafe Provence on Saturday, April 5th at 4:30 in the afternoon.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Brandon Bison clash with Proctor Phantoms
The House of Noise was rocking on Monday night as the Otters of Otter Valley girls’ basketball team took on the Proctor Phantoms on 1961 Night. The 4-8 Otters, who were wearing the pre-merger Brandon Bison throwback jerseys, got off to a hot start but…
1961: A season to remember
In the fall of 1961, the high schools in Brandon and Pittsford merged to form Otter Valley Union high school. Prior to that merger, both schools fielded athletic teams. Throughout that long history at Pittsford High School, they had never had a state championship in any sport…