May 6 – July 9 — BRANDON — The small town of Brandon, Vermont, takes the spotlight again, with a multifaceted art exhibit showcasing its best known octogenarian. Warren Kimble, at age 87, remembered everywhere as “the contemporary folk artist,” […]
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Local News
Otter Valley district board schedules budget revote
By Angelo Lynn & Gene DeLorenzo/Addison County Independent Otter Valley Unified Union School District voters will have another opportunity to decide the fate of their district budget via an Australian ballot vote on Tuesday, April 26. The Brandon-area district will […]
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Brandon Select Board unanimously supports solar site
Board allocates $500,000 in ARPA funds By Angelo Lynn BRANDON — The Brandon selectboard on Monday, Feb. 14, threw its support behind a proposed site for 2,200 kW solar array on private land off of Steinberg Road that has a […]
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Guiles, Blais face off in Brandon Select Board race
By Angelo Lynn BRANDON — In the one contested race in Brandon this year, one-term incumbent Tim Guiles will face challenger Marielle Blais for a three-year seat on the Brandon Select Board. Below, each candidate answers the same seven questions […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, News Briefs
Prolific Brandon volunteer is in need of a kidney donor
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]