This Week’s News
Neshobe Kindness Day Merges with Brandon Rec’s Safety Day
Nearly 300 people came together to take part in a new merger between Neshobe PTO’s Kindness Day and Brandon Recreation’s traditional safety day.
WWII era hand grenade found in West Rutland resident’s basement
State Police responded to a West Rutland resident’s call in which the person reported they had found a “potentially explosive device” while cleaning out their basement.
Reps. Jerome, Shaw file for election in newly formed House districts
Rep. Stephanie Jerome, D-Brandon and Rep. Butch Shaw, R-Pittsford will be running for re-election in their respective, and newly drawn, districts.
Proctor wrestles with past-due water bills
The Proctor selectboard continues to wrestle with an effective strategy to collect delinquent water fees in a town that does not have water meters.
Brandon approves $572,000 to rebuild Union Street sidewalk
Union Street residents in Brandon are on track to have a new 750-foot section of granite-curbed sidewalk.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Skip Jennings Founders Cup Golf Tournament at Neshobe Golf Club
Skip Jennings, 93 years old, led off the tournament with a beautiful drive right down the middle of the fairway on hole #1.
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.
