This Week’s News
RNESU approves three-year contract with support staff and bus drivers
The contract is the first multi-year contract ratified by the Board and the Association for many years.
Caleb Kenna flies high at book signing in Brandon
Sunday evening at the historic Brandon Town Hall, Brandon native Caleb Kenna presented a slide show of his extraordinary drone images from around Vermont.
Brandon Holiday Decorating Contest 2022
The Brandon Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of this year’s holiday decorating contest.
Brandon Police Log: Snowy roads and utility poles make for bad combo
The week began for Brandon Police with an early morning domestic assault at a home on Union Street on Dec. 12.
Westside board OKs fire department budget hike
In its Dec. 12 meeting, Fire Chief Michael Skaza and Assistant Fire Chief Tom Lacz were there to present a budget that was 5.8% higher than the previous year’s spending.
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.
