This Week’s News
A student’s death sparks questions about support services at Middlebury College
Three months after 20-year-old student Evelyn Mae Sorensen died from an accidental overdose on the Middlebury College campus, her mother is still seeking answers.
Legislative Report: Looking forward to getting to work for Vermont
This is my third term in the legislature, representing the wonderful town of Brandon.
Father Maurice Moreau “Father Moe” celebrates 25 years in the priesthood
He is the Pastor at Our Lady of Good Help (St. Mary’s) in Brandon and St. Alphonsus in Pittsford.
Adventures of Starship Bean #6: Grand Isle, Louisiana
Carol, Milo, and I left Biloxi, Mississippi (without gambling) with Bean in tow behind Bull. We were headed for New Orleans, or more accurately, Grand Isle, which is 55 miles south of the city.
Photos of the Week
Sports
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.
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.
