This Week’s News
Shelly Sawyer closes in on 25 years at Brandon’s Lilac Inn
2026 will mark 25 years since Shelly and Doug Sawyer bought Brandon’s iconic Lilac Inn on Park Street. Thousands of guests. Hundreds of weddings. Innumerable memories.
Brandon SB holds first budget workshop for FY2027
The Brandon Selectboard convened on Monday night for the first of several public workshops in its budget-crafting process for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, which will begin on July 1, 2026.
Coming to America, No. 6: Kasimir and Rozalia (Błachowicz) Porębski
Kasimir Porębski’s journey to the United States began on July 4, 1911 in Hamburg, Germany, when the twenty-eight-year-old laborer, along with almost 3,000 steerage passengers, boarded the S.S. Grant, a ship of the Hamburg-America Line.
Brandon SB discusses ordinances, animal control, and budget meetings
The Brandon SB convened for its regular meeting on Monday evening.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Proctor girls look to ‘finish the run’
By RUSSELL JONES PROCTOR — The Proctor girls soccer team hosted Poultney for their last regular season game on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Taranovich Field. The Phantoms came in with […]
Politano wins state title in golf
Otter Valley Union High School junior Mia Politano fired an 84 on Oct. 8 at the Proctor-Pittsford Country Club to become the Division II girls’ medalist for the second straight year.
Horde defeat Sharon Academy, 3-0
By RUSSELL JONES The West Rutland boys soccer team improved to 5-4-2 on the season after defeating Sharon Academy 3-0 on Friday, Oct. 4. All in all, they are putting […]
Proctor boys remain unbeaten, defeat MSJ 6-1
By RUSSELL JONES Saturday’s boys soccer matchup between Mount St. Joseph and Proctor was a tale of two programs having starkly different seasons. MSJ came into the match with a […]
OV girls soccer comes close against Minutemen in double overtime
By RUSSELL JONES The Otter Valley girls soccer team came close to grabbing a win against Mill River on Friday, Oct. 4, but after two overtimes the Minutemen prevailed, 5-4. […]