This Week’s News
Point Counterpoint chamber players perform in Salisbury
On Saturday, July 31, at 7:30 p.m., the 41st annual Salisbury Summer Performance Series will host a chamber concert by the faculty ensemble of the Point Counterpoint Music Camp under […]
Patrick James Newton, Jr, 30, Forest Dale
LEICESTER — Patrick James Newton, Jr, age 30, of Leicester died unexpectedly on Friday, July 23, 2021, in Forest Dale. Mr. Newton was born in Rutland on June 23, 1991. […]
Yvonne Coolidge, 86, Northfield
BRANDON — Yvonne Coolidge Labare, age 86, of Northfield went home on Dec. 5, 2020. Yvonne was born in Brandon, Vt. on Sept. 30, 1934. She was the daughter of […]
Brandon selectboard dismisses open meeting complaint
BRANDON — In a special meeting last Wednesday, July 21, the town’s former animal control officer and former editor of the Brandon Reporter accused the Select Board of violating the […]
Brandon Carnival Kicks Off State Fairs, July 29-Aug. 1
BY KATHERINE LAZARUS BRANDON –– Games, rides and food galore will be served at Estabrook Park for the four-day Brandon Carnival, Thursday, July 29-Aug. 1. With free entry, parking, and […]
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.