Back in the days of the horse & buggy, the blacksmith shop was central to daily life. Horses needed shoes. Buggies needed wheels and springs. And all sorts of other household goods were forged by hand at the local smithy.
Category: This Week
Pittsford SB discusses Insect Board, Syndicate Road, and Crime Stats
The Pittsford Selectboard convened for its regular meeting on Wednesday, October 16.
Brandon explores closing lower Carver St.
The unpaved stretch of Carver Street from the railroad crossing to the bridge that separates Brandon and Pittsford can often be a depressing sight with debris scattered everywhere. It’s been an illegal dumping ground for years.
Local group proposes multi-town community rec center
On a rainy Sunday afternoon, a bunch of middle-aged friends in Pittsford want to play some pick-up basketball. Or some older folks want to continue their daily exercise walks when the snow is knee deep outside in winter. Or some kids want to play volleyball but the school gyms are all closed. Where can they go?
Names lost in Vermont, Part 35: Shackett, Shambo, and Swenor
On town or school rosters, the names Shackett and Shambo might have followed each other on an alphabetical list, but as you have come to expect in this column, neither of their original names started with the letter S.
From Vermont Tubbs to Pittsford Village Farm, Baird Morgan has left his mark
If you dig around in local barns, garages, or antique shops, you’ll almost surely find a pair of vintage Vermont Tubbs snowshoes.
Brandon SB discusses green energy, lawns, and traffic
The Brandon Selectboard convened for its regular meeting on Monday evening.
The Marsh House on Pearl Street: Mansion of Prominent Brandon Abolitionist
In 1976, when the Brandon Village Historic District was officially added to the National Historic Register (NHR), the Rodney Marsh House was cited as “one of the finest examples of Greek Revival domestic architecture in all of Vermont.”