This Week’s News
Annual Library Friends Holiday Auction was a rousing success!
The Friends of the Brandon Free Public Library held their annual holiday fundraiser in the town hall last Sunday afternoon. More than ninety items were auctioned off, including a king-size, double-sided quilt and a framed piece of fabric art from Judith Reilly.
Rutland jury finds former child-care provider guilty of fatally medicating infant
A former child-care provider in Rutland was found guilty Friday of causing a child’s death by giving the infant a sedative, which the defendant denied doing when she took the stand earlier that day.
Moosalamoo Association names new executive director and board members
The Moosalamoo Association has announced that Susan Johnson of Brandon has become its new Executive Director after the recent departure of Susan Hoxie, who left the position to relocate out of state.
Names lost in Vermont, Part 13: Mayo, Magee, McGee & Sanspree
A steep climb in Chittenden’s rocky Horton Cemetery brings us to a large memorial stone inscribed like two faces of the same coin.
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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.