This Week’s News
Big hair, big voices: Brandon Idol bounces into the ’80s
Last Saturday night, the 10 competitors in this year’s Brandon Idol sang an eclectic mix of the 80s’ best, and sometimes cheesiest, tunes.
Pittsford selectboard discusses solar & sewers
The Pittsford Selectboard gathered on Wednesday to mull over town business.
OVUU board discusses Christian Academy sanctions
At the Otter Valley Unified Union board meeting last Tuesday evening, there were multiple public comments about the incident at Neshobe School regarding threats made by a student.
Letter to the editor: Neshobe Elementary threat handled poorly
What bothers us and is unsettling is that on Thursday, March 30th, our son’s class and another 6th grade class had “active shooter review.”
St. Mary’s Catholic Church observes Good Friday
The Ecumenical Good Friday Walk organized by St. Mary’s Church was held on April 7th for the first time in three years, since the onset of Covid.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Kaizen Fitness Arts, martial arts studio, opens in Brandon
Growing up in New Hampshire, David Belanger was a big fan of Ip Man, a Chinese martial artist who taught the legendary Bruce Lee.
The new Nesh, founded on old farmland, still thriving
After the Brandon Country Club closed in 1944, the town went without a golf course for thirteen years until, in 1957, a group of Brandon golfers started investigating places in town to build a new one.
VT Wrestling Championship at Otter Valley; Cole named Coach of the Year
Vermont’s top wrestlers competed in the “House of Noise” at OV last Friday and Saturday. One hundred and fifty-one competitors on 25 teams vied for the individual and team state championships.
Otter Valley Wrestling Alumni Association presents the first Ray Miro scholarship to Cassy Sue Thompson
A $1,000 check was presented to OV senior Cassy Sue Thompson by Wrestling Alumni Association President Richard Kepner last week.
Brandon Country Club created to fill the gap
After the first Neshobe Golf Club folded in 1903, the town of Brandon went without a golf course for the next 24 years.
