This Week’s News
The birth of the Downtown Brandon Alliance
The building at 24 Center Street had seen better days. In the past it had housed the town printing press but now it just housed memories of times gone by.
Rubber Duck Race 2023
In a stupendous display of grit and skill, Winky returned to Brandon on July 1 and erased last year’s annihilating humiliation from memory with a 2nd-place finish in the annual Duck Race.
Swiss Roll Eating Championship
The seventh annual World Championship Swiss Roll Eating contest held in Brandon on Saturday, July 1, hosted competitors from across the nation.
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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.