After a successful season this fall, 10 members of the Otter Valley football team received postseason recognition from the Division III coaches.
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Downtown Brandon Reverse Holiday Parade
New England’s First and Largest Reverse Parade! What’s a reverse parade? The displays are stationary, you drive past! If you would like to create a display, contact Colleen Wright at […]
Community rallies, helps OVUHS teacher
BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — Otter Valley Union High School and the greater Brandon community are coming to the aid of a beloved teacher and founder of the unique and […]
Richard Norman Fales, 74, Brandon/ Ft. Myers, FL
NORTH FT. MYERS, FL./BRANDON — Richard Norman Fales, age 74, passed away on Nov. 8, 2021, at Hope Hospice in East Cape Coral, Florida. Mr. Fales was born in Rutland […]
RNESU’s Collins to step down
‘It’s bittersweet… it’s been a dream job for me.’ BY ANGELO LYNN BRANDON — After 41 years as an educator, including 17 years as a superintendent, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union […]
Police chief Brickell gives notice; seeks new opportunity
After 17 years with the Brandon Police Department and and the past 14 years as its police chief, Christopher Brickell officially announced his resignation this past Monday night at the selectboard meeting, effective in mid-December.
Brandon bids fond farewell to Chief Brickell
The Brandon selectboard regrets to inform the townspeople of the resignation of our Chief of Police, Christopher Brickell, after 17 years of exemplary service.
Rain dampens GOP rally; locals hold pride festival
Last Saturday, under steady rain, the much publicized ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ rally brought a bit over 100 folks to Brandon’s Central Park to lodge their voices of dissent against President Joe Biden and to listen to Vermont’s new GOP state party chair Paul Dame. Hours before Dame’s small group showed up, a group of local residents arrived at the Central Park’s Gazebo to hold a day-long Brandon Pride Event out of the rain.
OV beats Mill River in quarterfinal, 12-6
The third-seeded Otter Valley football team outlasted visiting No. 6 Mill River, 12-6, on Saturday in a Division III quarterfinal and will play No. 2 Fairfax in a semifinal this coming Saturday.
Proposed signs for ‘no truck braking’ rescinded in Brandon
On Monday, the Brandon Select Board rescinded their vote to approve the placement of four signs suggesting to truck drivers that they should not use engine braking when driving through town. The original vote took place on Sept. 27 and was unanimous.