There were no guests or public comments. It was noted that the paving at Gibb and Taylor Hill was going well; crosswalks had been repainted for the opening of school; the Fall Festival would take place on Wednesday, August 31 in the park.

A little more than a week ago, Elmira College announced the winners of its Key Award. Among the winners were two West Rutland seniors, Arianna Coombs and Mallory Hogan.

The heart of Proctor is made of marble, in both a literal and a figurative sense.

“When you have people coming to Pittsford from the Northeast Kingdom, you can’t ask them to drive 3 hours, be in class for 8 hours, then drive 3 hours back. The new dorm will help make training easier.”

The Town Hall meeting room had a sizeable crowd on hand Monday night as Brandon’s selectboard covered a variety of topics, including a report from Brandon Energy Committee Chair Jim Emerson and a presentation from Rutland Regional Planning Commission’s Stephanie Bourque about the local hazard mitigation plan as well as a critical executive session dealing with the police union contract and filling the board’s vacant seat.