This Week’s News
Hats off to milliner using skills to sew face masks
Sometimes a skillset can be adapted to a whole new reality. That’s the case for Nora Swan of Ripton. Swan is half of the duo behind Swan & Stone Millinery in Brandon, makers of custom handmade hats.
Disaster loans available to small businesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic
Governor announces disaster loans available to small businesses affected by covid-19 MONTPELIER – Governor Phil Scott announced March 23 that Vermont small business owners suffering economic injury due the COVID-19 […]
Stay in touch with the Brandon Public Library
By Molly Kennedy, Librarian BRANDON – The last couple of weeks have been confusing and stressful for most of the community, as we grapple with the rapidly changing information about […]
Taking it seriously
By Rep. Stephanie Jerome (D- Brandon, Pittsford, Sudbury) Unemployment Insurance On my last day at the State House, I reported on H.681, a bill to adapt unemployment insurance eligibility so […]
Police, advocates offer help to domestic abuse survivors during “stay at home” period
WATERBURY – The Vermont State Police, Vermont Attorney General’s Office and the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence have joined with other law-enforcement agencies and advocacy organizations to acknowledge […]
Photos of the Week
Sports
Brandon teen burning up the Devil’s Bowl track
By RUSSELL JONES For most teenagers, the summer before their senior year of high school is a time for hanging out with friends, enjoying time without worrying about their studies […]
Local racers fare well at Devil’s Bowl
By RUSSELL JONES ORWELL — Middlebury driver Justin Comes, the “High Side Hustler,” was the fastest around the track on Sunday night at Devil’s Bowl Speedway. Comes won the Sportsman Modified […]
West Rutland’s Carl Serrani selected for hoops Hall of Fame
By RUSSELL JONES WEST RUTLAND — By any means of measurement, this has been a year of unrivaled success for the West Rutland girls’ athletic department. And Carl Serrani, as […]
Tremont picks up fifth win of season at Devil’s Bowl
By RUSSELL JONES ORWELL — Kenny Tremont Jr. took another victory lap at Devil’s Bowl on Sunday, July 27, as he pushed his number 115-car across the finish line in […]
Hackel wins Quenneville Memorial at Devil’s Bowl
By RUSSELL JONES ORWELL — The green flag dropped on the Vince Quenneville Sr. Memorial race, sponsored by the Community College of Vermont, at Devil’s Bowl on Sunday. Bobby Hackel, […]