This Week’s News
Brandon evaluates plans for new laundromat
Since Dirty Work laundromat closed during the pandemic, Brandon has been without a publicly accessible laundry facility for local residents who don’t have washers and dryers at home. The lack of such facilities in town has become a cause for those concerned about Brandon’s livability.
RNESU Superintendent Kristin Hubert announces resignation at end of year
Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union Superintendent Kristin Hubert has submitted her resignation to the RNESU Board and will leave the position on July 1.
Names Lost in Vermont, Part 21: Tatro and Steady
Jarvis Tatro and Angeline Steady, parents’ names on the death record of Celina Browe, first wife of Jed Browe [Names Lost in Vermont, Part 20], launched this next installment.
‘O, frabjous day!’ Nonsense verse set to music at Pittsford’s Maclure Library
A strange brew it was, this mash-up of High Victorian poetry and Americana music: the “nonsense” verse of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear set to the country twang of acoustic guitar, dobro, and fiddle.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Nifty Thrifty sponsors swim lessons for July 4th Duckies
Every July, hundreds of rubber duckies from all over the world descend upon Brandon for the Independence Day Duckie Race on the Neshobe River.
Brandon’s Jim Leary finishes his 36th Burlington Marathon
When Jim Leary ran in the first-ever Vermont City Marathon in Burlington, Bernie Sanders had finished his fourth (and last) term as mayor.
Pittsford Rec honors Randy Adams and Joe Pomykala
A cold, gray day couldn’t keep the people of Pittsford from coming out on Saturday to honor two of the town’s most hardworking residents: Randy Adams and Joe Pomykala.
Meet young Vermont falconer, Kristen Lee
Suprisingly, I met Kristen Lee’s red-tailed hawk, Krueger, in the post office one day. He was there on a visit on Lee’s day off from her postal route.
OV wrestler Isaac Whitney earns title at big N.H. meet
Otter Valley Union High School wrestling made an outstanding showing at the 2025 Annual Minickiello Wrestling Tournament in Keene, N.H., on Saturday.