This Week’s News
Total eclipse of the heart: Brandon seeks involvement for April’s solar eclipse
On Monday, April 8, the skies above Vermont will grow dark. The folk below will gape in awe and wonder.
Boston Comedy Club’s racy show gets big laughs at Brandon Inn
The Brandon Inn was the setting for some raucously racy humor on Saturday night as the Boston Comedy Club brought a three-comic show to town.
Put a ring on it: The Rutland Regional Bridal Show comes to Brandon
For 22 years, Judy Risteff, who lives in Proctor, has been organizing wedding shows around Vermont to introduce the betrothed couples to vendors who can make their big days feel special and unique.
Letter to the editor: Support Brandon’s Police Dept. by saying no to EVs, yes to K-9 unit
Now is not the time or place to experiment with electric police vehicles.
Letter to the editor: Brandon should save its police dog and refuse EVs for Police Dept.
Selectboard member Tim Guiles said he did not want to pay an officer to feed a “dog.” I felt that was an insensitive statement and called him out.
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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.
