This Week’s News
Brian Coolidge, Seth Hopkins, and Cecil Reniche-Smith win seats on Brandon Selectboard
In one of the few contested Selectboard races in the area, two Brandon incumbents retained their seats while a relative newcomer managed to win a seat occupied by someone appointed after a resignation.
Pittsford election results
Pittsford voters returned Mark Winslow and David Mills to the Selectboard, for a three-year term and two-year term respectively.
Proctor election results
In a set of single-candidate races, Proctor voters elected the following officials.
Epona Farms puts a spin on craft cannabis
“Epona was the Celtic goddess of horses and fertility,” explained Ellie Romp when asked about the name of her new craft cannabis shop south of Brandon village. “I have four sons—I have noth- ing against men—but I wanted to channel female energy here.”
Brandon’s Beglarian wins music award from Academy of Arts & Letters
American Academy of Arts & Letters
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.
