BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– After several weeks of discussion on how to use the $390,000 that is coming to town coffers from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), […]
Category: This Week
New leadership takes charge at Neshobe
Principal, vice principal bring new ideas BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON ––Neshobe Elementary has both a new principal, Vicky Wells, and a new vice principal, Daniel Raabe, ringing in the new […]
Pittsford Town Manager reflects on 13 years of work
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS PITTSFORD –– As retiring Pittsford Town Manager John Haverstock, 59, looks to move on from his municipal position, he feels the transition is “bittersweet.” “I’m excited to […]
Community Forum
Miserable options for Afghan soldiers prompt desertions, army’s collapse BY HAVILAND SMITH The Afghan Army consists of about 300,000 troops who have been financed, equipped, supported and trained (poorly, by […]
Proctor Rink runs year-round with summer roller-skating
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS PROCTOR –– Proctor’s ice-skating rink has a new summer gig. It has converted its spacious and level asphalt surface to a roller-skating rink as part of the […]
Proctor and West Rutland fall sports start Aug. 19
West Rutland High School and Proctor High School are starting their fall sports on Aug. 19. These sports are varsity boys and girls soccer and a bass fishing team.
Stopping COVID-19:
We can, if we have the will BY ANGELO LYNN Editor’s note: This commentary is written in collaboration with The Boston Globe, which has provided news reports, charts and graphics […]
De-mystifying vaccine myths
We can, if we have the will BY THE BOSTON GLOBE MYTH: The COVID-19 vaccines were developed too fast to be safe. FACTS: It’s understandable that people would have this […]
Area Schools set COVID rules
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– Rutland Northeastern Supervisory Union and Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union students will wear masks indoors for at least the first 10 days of school while […]
Armed robbery at Union Street Grocery in Brandon
BRANDON — On Aug. 21 at approximately 8:50 a.m., a male subject wearing a mask walking into the Union Street Grocery on Union Street in Brandon, brandished a knife, and demanded […]