This Week’s News
National Bank of Middlebury settles into Brandon home
The National Bank of Middlebury (NBM) officially cut the ribbon on its new location at 6 Park Street in downtown Brandon on Wednesday, August 2, after a months-long renovation of the historic mid-1800s brick edifice known as “the Photographer’s Building.”
Rampaging robots: Kids bring LEGOs to life in Brandon
If you ever wondered how humanity’s subjugation will go down, you can rest easy knowing that our robot overlords will commence their global conquest at the American Legion in Brandon, where a group of kids just finished a weeklong Robotics Camp sponsored by the Brandon Rec Department.
Names lost in Vermont, Part 5
Before the Civil War, with only one other married couple named Naylor born in Canada living in central Vermont, it led me to hypothesize the name originally had been Cloutier, from the French word clou, meaning nail.
Beer garden at Green Park brings the town together
On a fabulous August day, the Red Clover Ale Company hosted a beer garden in Green Park in downtown Brandon.
HOPE food truck returning to Shoreham
On Thursday, August 17 between 2 and 3 PM, the HOPE Food Truck will be in the parking lot of the Shoreham Congregational Church to offer free non-perishable items as well as available fresh produce on a first-come, first-served basis.
Photos of the Week
Sports
The joy of golfing needs no defense
I have reached an age where it is becoming ever more common for me to take stock of my life, and lately I keep hearing this one eerie message echo across my landscape: “You’ve wasted too much of your life playing golf.”
Audet rebounds for Devil’s Bowl Sportsman win
Troy Audet technically has not lost a race that he has competed in at Devil’s Bowl Speedway during the last two weeks, but that does not mean that the road has been an easy one for him.
Coach Wade Mitchell honored at Otter Valley
Legendary coach Wade Mitchell was honored posthumously prior to the Otter Valley Varsity baseball game on Monday, May 15th.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway ready for season opener
Stock car racing season has arrived in Vermont, and West Haven’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway will be the first track in the Green Mountain State to swing its gates open on Saturday, April 29 at 6:00 p.m.
Ray Miro returns to wrestling at Otter Valley
Wrestling great Ray Miro has returned to Otter Valley Union High School, the place where he started the wrestling program in 1977.