By RUSSELL JONES Prom is coming up on May 4, and for some, the hundreds of dollars for the cost of prom dresses can seem an insurmountable obstacle. The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion in Brandon has over 50 dresses ready to wear that they are giving away. Auxiliary President Lisa Mahoney and executive […]
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Residents petition board to keep roads open; land leased
“In my five years on the selectboard, I’ve received more phone calls and more emails on this than anything else; even more than the street lights going up in Brandon.” DOUG BAILEY — BRANDON SELECTBOARD By RUSSELL JONES Over 40 community members came to the Town Hall this Monday evening to discuss the Town of […]
Creek Road changes spur resident concerns
By RUSSELL JONES Town Highway #57, also known as Creek Road, is a Class 4 road that splits off of Pearl Street in Brandon. At the Selectboard meeting on Feb. 25, Paul Stone asked the town to decommission the road. The town began the process to decommission Creek Road in 1990, but for some reason […]
Brandon police alert students, parents to social media scam on Snapchat
By RUSSELL JONES An alert was sent out to parents and students this past Friday from the Facebook page of the Brandon Police Department. The alert concerned someone trying to lure students into sending nude photos over the social media app, Snapchat. Snapchat is a photo sharing application that allows users to send photos or […]
OV task force maps out district’s future
By RUSSELL JONES After more than a year, the work of the Otter Valley Planning Task Force is nearing completion. Assigned by the OVUU school board to develop a five- to ten-year plan for the district after consolidation, the task force met Monday to put the finishing touches on a plan present to the board. […]
BLSG settles lawsuit with TAC
By RUSSELL JONES BRANDON — The board of the BLSG Mosquito Control District has approved a settlement proposal in the lawsuit between them and the Toxic Action Center. The lawsuit has cost the district $41,668 since it was first filed last summer. The BLSG, according to budget information in its annual report, spent $20,344 on […]
A decade later, ‘Friends’ have made a million-plus improvements to Town Hall
By RUSSELL JONES The Brandon Town Hall has come a long way since a group of local residents, who call themselves the Friends of Town Hall, got involved a decade ago. At that time, the 158-year old building had fallen into disrepair and was primarily used as a dumping ground for old sewer bills. “When […]
Compass Center connects 600 kids with art project
By RUSSELL JONES A project called the “Human Connection” at the Compass Music and Arts Center will allow children to showcase their artistic side while helping them connect with their peers. Over the next three weeks, the Brandon-based center will welcome more than 600 children and young adults to create three-dimensional sculptures that involve the […]
Letter to the Editor: Beware of scammers
This letter is about the good and the evil that exists in our town. From March 4, 2019, I was very privileged to be able to attend the very best evening Town Meeting in a very long time. Due to the use of a microphone, I was able to hear the budget discussion, the comments […]
Officer recovering after unexplained collapse
LEICESTER — A Vermont state trooper is recovering after he collapsed following a traffic stop in Leicester this past Saturday from an apparent incident from contacting a drug. He was revived by multiple doses of Narcan. The incident began at about 11:25 p.m. Friday, March 15, when Acting Sgt. Brett Flansburg of the New Haven […]
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