This Week’s News
Our Creative Kids: Sonora Gildrien
A painting by an Otter Valley 7th grader
Beautifying Brandon: Creating new gardens in town
This ongoing series celebrates our public spaces and those who provide the gardening magic for them.
Music on tap and on target in Goshen and Brandon
Jolie Holland blew into Goshen on Friday for an intimate event at The Ruth Stone House, accompanied by Ben Boye on synthesizer.
Brandon Police Report: Jan. 17
Here’s what kept the police department busy last week.
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.