This Week’s News
Guest editorial: Let’s end trapping in Vermont
Reading the Washington Post on January 19, 2023, I came across an article I couldn’t ignore titled “Bears were mysteriously missing toes. These scientists cracked the case” by Dino Grandoni.
Brandon Police Department statement on Tyre Nichols
The Brandon Police Department would like to express our disgust and disbelief at what occurred in Memphis, Tennessee on January 7, 2023.
Marielle Blais: Why I’m running for Brandon select board — again
Public service is important to me, both professionally and as a volunteer. I have taught preschoolers to graduate students and adult learners.
Legislative Report: House of Representatives settles into routine
The beginning of a new biennium always brings a rush of introduction of new proposed legislation in the House and this year the pattern is no different.
Leicester student nominated as state rep for national nonprofit
Leicester student Ashlynn Ketcham, age 9, has been nominated to be a state representative for Be Strong, a national nonprofit
Photos of the Week
Sports
OV’s Brooke Kimball named Unified Basketball Coach of the Year by Southern VT League
What really matters about sports? 2025 Southern Vermont League Unified Basketball Coach of the Year Brooke Kimball of Otter Valley said, “I love how much joy it brings.”
Nesobe Golf Club is no longer a “Hidden Gem”
Neshobe Golf Club hosted the 96th New England Amateur Championship with the best golfers in New England competing over three days.
A new generation of duckies takes the podium
The last few racing seasons, and all their attendant scandals, have left the local duckie community feeling unsettled.
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.