This Week’s News
Church rethinking its home
The Furnace Brook Wesleyan Church is homeless at the moment, and Pastor Joel Tate said the pandemic has put finding a new space in limbo.
Board gets creative on town hall roof project
Sale of abandoned property could fund project increase By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — The select board here may have found a way to pay for a much-needed roof addition […]
Requests for absentee ballots skyrocket
By XANDER LANDEN, VT Digger MONTPELIER/BRANDON — The number of absentee ballot requests for Vermont’s August primary has continued to rise, with the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office reporting more than […]
RNeSU unveils hybrid learning plan for schools
Most students to continue remote learning, k-2 in school two mornings a week By Jeanné Collins, Superintendent, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union (A video option for this letter will be provided […]
Animal control ordinance hearing draws virtual crowd
Board delays approval citing more input By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — A public hearing on a proposed expansion of the town’s animal control ordinance drew several residents on July […]
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.