This Week’s News
Brandon SB talks green energy and mosquitos
The Brandon Selectboard met for its regular session on Monday evening.
Liza Myers returns to Sudbury and the Brandon Artists Guild
Liza Myers loves to paint birds. She comes from a family of ornithologists and was once on the board of the Vermont Audubon Society, so her artistic interest in them should come as no surprise.
Orwell Artists Group makes itself known
Between Route 30 and Lake Champlain lie a string of small, rural communities full of farms and artists. And sometimes they’re one in the same.
RNESU honors local faculty and staff members
Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union is excited to announce our celebration of contribution honorees.
Hard Tellin’: How to out-maneuver our unreasonably short Vermont summers
Roundabout late August when I am reminded again of our unreasonably short summers, I usually console myself with the petty comparison that the Northeast Kingdom folks have difficulty even growing tomatoes.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Nifty Thrifty sponsors swim lessons for July 4th Duckies
Every July, hundreds of rubber duckies from all over the world descend upon Brandon for the Independence Day Duckie Race on the Neshobe River.
Brandon’s Jim Leary finishes his 36th Burlington Marathon
When Jim Leary ran in the first-ever Vermont City Marathon in Burlington, Bernie Sanders had finished his fourth (and last) term as mayor.
Pittsford Rec honors Randy Adams and Joe Pomykala
A cold, gray day couldn’t keep the people of Pittsford from coming out on Saturday to honor two of the town’s most hardworking residents: Randy Adams and Joe Pomykala.
Meet young Vermont falconer, Kristen Lee
Suprisingly, I met Kristen Lee’s red-tailed hawk, Krueger, in the post office one day. He was there on a visit on Lee’s day off from her postal route.
OV wrestler Isaac Whitney earns title at big N.H. meet
Otter Valley Union High School wrestling made an outstanding showing at the 2025 Annual Minickiello Wrestling Tournament in Keene, N.H., on Saturday.