This Week’s News
‘The Farm Boy’: a wartime love story about Vermonters
George Woodard is a 3rd-generation dairy farmer up in Waterbury. His latest film, “The Farm Boy,” will be shown on Friday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Brandon Town Hall.
Brandon SB seeks replacement for outgoing Seth Hopkins
The Brandon Selectboard on Monday night made a formal offer to Seth Hopkins to assume the role of town manager at a salary of $75,000. Mr. Hopkins now officially occupies the position. The selectboard must now replace Mr. Hopkins in two capacities: as a member and, more specifically, as chair.
Harry Hunt celebrates 50 years on the Brandon Fire Department
Harry E. Hunt was recently honored for 50 years with the Brandon Fire Department with the presentation of a shiny new fire ax.
Brandon Methodist Church reaches out and looks within
The Brandon Methodist Church (BMC) has stood at the intersection of Franklin and Carver Streets in downtown Brandon since 1876. The beautiful building has taken some hits over the years—it’s seen fires and floods and even lost its steeple—but it’s still rooted to its place, a fitting edifice for a congregation that’s determined not to disappear.
Seth Hopkins to be Brandon town manager
Hopkins is currently the Chair of the Selectboard and will resign from that position to assume his new role when he has signed a contract with the town.
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Sports
Otters smother Mount Abe 46-25 for bigtime Homecoming victory
The Otter Valley football team broke open Saturday’s Division III game against Mount Abraham-Vergennes with a three-touchdown second quarter on the way to a big homecoming win.
Otter Valley Union High School fall sports report
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — As the Otter Valley fall 2022 sports season heats up, a strong field hockey team looks to be competitive, the school’s golf team has its […]
OVUHS sports round-up
OV girls soccer took a 2-1 victory over West Rutland on Wednesday, Sept. 14, thanks mainly to the outstanding play of its entire roster.
Brandon’s first family of golf
Paul Politano hardly played golf while growing up in southern Vermont (Wilmington). “My dad never let me play,” he said in a conversation last week outside the golf shop at Middlebury’s Ralph Myhre Golf Course, where Paul has been the golf pro since 2017.
Otter Valley sports wrap-up
In a Sunday match-up with Mill River, the Otter Valley varsity football team saw two untimely interceptions and an unfortunate fourth-quarter penalty hinder the Otter’s chance to notch a win as Mill River held on 12-7 to beat the Otters.
