This Week’s News
Brandon Police Log: Snowy roads and utility poles make for bad combo
The week began for Brandon Police with an early morning domestic assault at a home on Union Street on Dec. 12.
Westside board OKs fire department budget hike
In its Dec. 12 meeting, Fire Chief Michael Skaza and Assistant Fire Chief Tom Lacz were there to present a budget that was 5.8% higher than the previous year’s spending.
Pittsford Food Shelf: Neighbors helping neighbors
After years of orchestrating details at the Pittsford Food Shelf, Pastor Joel Tate has turned the reins of over to Sarah Harrington.
Snowbowl gets new logo, improvements
It’s out with the old and in with the new this ski season at Middlebury Snowbowl, located on Route 125 in Hancock.
The Silver Bells pageant draws a crowd
Silver Bells, a program of the Brandon Area Toy Project, held a Christmas Pageant at the Brandon Town Hall on Sunday, Dec 11.
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Sports
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.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway gears up for 58th season
New England’s fastest dirt track is back for another year of jam-packed racing action this May. The 2024 season will be the historic half-mile’s 58th, the 13th under the supervision of Mike & Alayne Bruno and this season’s schedule is a blend of returning classics, new ideas and new renditions of the Bruno era events fans have come to love.
