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Photos courtesy of Colleen Wright Brandon Idol went Broadway at the latest installment of the local singing competition. Host for the evening, Bill Moore, introduced and chatted with contestants while they were on stage. Brandon area residents packed the Town Hall for the performance and organizers said 188 folks showed up to hear the nine […]

Wallace G. Kimball III, age 73, passed over unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 at the University of Vermont Medical Center surrounded by the love of his family and friends. He was born on Oct. 6, 1945 in Middlebury, the son of Wallace George Kimball Jr. and Vera Pidgeon Kimball. He attended Brandon area schools graduating […]

Norman Kenneth McIlveen, age 52, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at his home in Torrington, Conn. McIlveen was born in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. on Jan. 6, 1967. He was the son of Kenneth and Joan (Bennett) McIlveen. He grew up in New Fairfield, Conn. where he received his early education and graduated from Henry Abbott […]

Saturday marked a momentous event for many in West Rutland as girl’s basketball coach Carl Serrani celebrated his 300th win when the Golden Horde…

In 1880, Prosper Gagnon bought a plot of land that would eventually become the Gagnon family dairy farm. Joe Gagnon’s father, Wilford, was born on that farm in 1881 and by the time Joe came around…

BRANDON — Christopher D. B. Root, aged 65, died Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester. Mr. Root was born in Stamford, Conn. on Sept.23, 1953. He was the son of Louis and Eleanor (Funk) Root. He grew up in York, Penn. where he received his early education. He spent […]

What had been a bond proposal of $5.5 million facing voters back in November, will now be a proposal of about half that amount. Voters in the Otter Valley Unified Union district will go to the polls on March 5 to decide…

The Barstow Unified Union school board has proposed a budget increase of less than 1 percent for the 2020 fiscal year. The .78 percent increase, making a proposed budget of…

Otter Valley announced Kailey Frary as the Middle School Otter of the Marking Period.  Kailey has turned in outstanding work all semester. Her positivity and drive has helped to make her school a great place to be.  Kailey can always be counted on to bring unique insight or ask an insightful question in any classroom. […]

Butch Shaw met with the new Eagle Scouts from Troop 110 in Pittsford. They were honored in the State House on Friday along with others from around the State. They heard the reading of a resolution in the House of Representatives and the had lunch with Governor Scott.