This Week’s News
Brandon Town Hall cancels 2020 event season due to pandemic
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — The Brandon Town Hall has canceled its 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic despite an attempt to reschedule the summer line up for […]
Editorial: Ode to an English teacher
By LEE J. KAHRS My favorite teacher died last week. William Yachymiak was 73, and when I read his obituary, I never realized that when I was a 17 year-old […]
Brandon forms district to pursue better broadband
By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON — Brandon has become the first town in Rutland County to form a communications district in an effort to improve its internet service. Thanks to […]
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 […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Pittsford’s Patrick Daly takes ninth place at the USA Youth Climbing Nationals
Ten years of training probably sounds like a long time for most. For 15-year-old Patrick Daly of Pittsford, it’s practically a lifetime.
Stone, Kelly score on Double Feature Night at Devil’s Bowl
WEST HAVEN—Young racers Justin Stone and Marty Kelly III held serve at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, August 20, as The Stove Depot presented the annual Double Feature Night. The […]
Justin Comes busts out for back-to-back wins at Devil’s Bowl
With dry-slick conditions underneath him, Comes marched forward from the 17th starting position to make an authoritative statement for the win. Comes also scored the Charlie LaDuc “Hard Charger” bonus for gaining a race-high 16 positions.
Brian Thomas named new OVUHS varsity soccer coach
Otter Valley Union High School has promoted JV boys’ soccer coach Brian Thomas to take over as its varsity coach, according to OV Athletic Director Steven Keith.
Otter Valley’s Dylan Stevens-Clark named captain for Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl
For the last 69 years, all-star Vermont and New Hampshire high school football players have been squaring off in the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl game to help raise funds for the Shriners Children’s Hospitals as part of 30 Shrine games nationwide.
