He was a trusted contractor in the construction trade for over forty years. Those who knew Denis loved and respected him. Nobody worked harder to fulfill his family’s dreams.
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Gertrude Margaret Sherwood, 85, of Brandon
Gertrude was born in Rutland on August 19, 1936. She was the daughter of Raymond and Marguerite (Stearns) Tatro.
Marilyn Julia Wetmore, 91, of Brandon
She and her late husband owned and operated the Brandon Gift Shop for many years. She was a communicant at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Church in Brandon, a volunteer at the Brandon Thrift Shop, and enjoyed working on the Brandon Free Public Library’s book sales.
Rutland library welcomes Brandon patrons during forced closure
The Brandon Public Library will be forced to close from Aug. 6-16th due to staffing shortages caused by threats issued to their staff.
Volunteers needed: Brandon Fire and Rescue sound staffing alarm
“We’re consistently not sure if we’ll have the numbers,” said BFD Chief Tom Kilpeck, referring to the size of his crew. “We’ve got 23 people on the roster, but we can rely on maybe 15 or 16 of them to actually come out on calls.”
PFD gets drinking water to support wildfire response efforts
The Pittsford Fire Department recently received a donation of canned emergency drinking water from leading brewer, Anheuser-Busch, to help provide critical hydration to its responders during this year’s wildfire season.
Brian Thomas named new OVUHS varsity soccer coach
Otter Valley Union High School has promoted JV boys’ soccer coach Brian Thomas to take over as its varsity coach, according to OV Athletic Director Steven Keith.
Otter Valley’s Dylan Stevens-Clark named captain for Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl
For the last 69 years, all-star Vermont and New Hampshire high school football players have been squaring off in the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl game to help raise funds for the Shriners Children’s Hospitals as part of 30 Shrine games nationwide.
Wrasslin’ at the Brandon Carnival
Scores of eager fans were on hand to see the Performance Arts Connection Wrestling (aka PAC Wrestling) show go boom, boom, boom on Thursday night, and they were not disappointed.

