By Angelo Lynn Mei Mei Brown, one of Brandon’s best known and prolific volunteers needs a kidney, but the message she wants to convey is to broaden the awareness of the process around organ transplants and the vital importance it […]
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Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Events & Activities
Brandon is shining in lights
Sunday, Dec 19 —BRANDON — Brandon is painting the town in holiday lights. Two great events are happening this Sunday in Brandon. Holiday decorating contest The Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce invites all Brandon residents to join in the holiday […]
Local News
Community rallies, helps OVUHS teacher
By Angelo Lynn 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 highly popular Moosalamoo Education Program who suffered a stroke just before Thanksgiving. […]
Local News
RNESU Superintendent Jeanné Collins to step down
By Angelo Lynn BRANDON — After 41 years as an educator, including 17 years as a superintendent, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union Superintendent Jeanné Collins, 63, last Friday announced her resignation at the end of this school year. She said her […]
Local News, State News
RNESU: Schools are stressed, dealing daily the best they can
By Angelo Lynn BRANDON — To say schools across the state are stressed is an understatement. That they are in crisis is a more accurate description, and one that school officials don’t shy away from. But in doing so, it’s […]
Featured, Local News
In Brandon, Paul Dame gathers Vermont GOP at ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ rally
By Ethan Weinstein BRANDON—About 150 people — some from hours away — weathered the cold and rain on the Brandon town green to support Paul Dame, the newly elected Vermont Republican party chair, and to protest the Biden presidency at […]
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Otter Valley Walking Stick Theatre presents “The Addams Family”
Nov. 18-21 — BRANDON — Otter Valley Union High School presents “The Addams Family,” a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, featuring an original story. It’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has […]
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Steven Kirby Quintet performs his ‘Illuminations Project’ live at Brandon Music
Saturday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. —BRANDON— Brandon Music is delighted to welcome the return of the Steven Kirby Quintet for a special performance of contemporary and mainstream jazz. Guitarist, composer and educator Steven Kirby has built a reputation for […]
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SolarFest considers Brandon for its permanent home
By Angelo Lynn BRANDON — The town of Brandon is one of a dozen communities throughout central and southern Vermont that is in the running as the permanent home of SolarFest, the renewable energy festival that has drawn thousands of […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Events & Activities
Chelsea Berry returns by popular demand to Brandon Music
Saturday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Firm favorite Chelsea Berry returns to Brandon Music on Sept. 18. Berry is a singer-songwriter with the edge, power, and finesse of legends. Singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor calls her vocals “world class” […]