This Week’s News
Middlebury professor ponders solitude at Science Pub in Castleton
What’s the difference between loneliness and solitude? What makes for positive solitude as opposed to painful isolation?
Brandon Police Report: Cold puts crime on ice
The first call came on Jan. 31, when a Rutland City resident reported concerns that his inheritance money was being stolen and wanted to meet with an officer on Supermarket Drive.
Silver Bells’ first paint-and-sip a success
Silver Bells of the Brandon Area Toy Project hosted their first-ever paint and sip (with hot chocolate and cookies) at the town hall recently.
Middlebury’s Haymaker Bun Company bakery nominated for James Beard Award
“This is such an honor,” said owner Caroline Corrente. “I religiously follow James Beard Awards. I’m in complete shock.”
Brandon creates community search panel for Town Manager
The Brandon selectboard held a special meeting Monday night at the Town Offices to allow the public to weigh in on the recruitment process for the next town manager and to decide the board’s own next steps.
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.
