Classic epic ‘Thief of Bagdad’ to screen in Brandon

“The Thief of Bagdad,” a celebrated triumph for actor/director Douglas Fairbanks stands as one of greatest achievements of cinema’s silent era. It’s a film filled with images of flying carpets, exotic cities, underwater palaces, winged horses, fire-breathing dragons, and more!

Silins honored for his dedication to Arbor Day

Neil Silins of Brandon has been awarded the Vermont Arbor Day award by the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program, which recognizes an individual who has made a significant difference in his or her community’s urban and community forest.

Piglets in Brandon: Artists Guild celebrates 25 years

Renowned artist and Brandon resident Warren Kimble made a huge splash in the 1990s putting his distinctive twist on 19th-century folk-art styles, creating a whimsical world of white New England houses and wildly proportioned farm animals.  One of those an … (read more)

Silent film series kicks off with classic comedy and live music

Classics from the silent film era return to the big screen this May at the Brandon Town Hall and Community Center, which will host another season of vintage cinema with live music.

Brandon town municipal budget sinks

The Otter Valley school budget wasn’t the only spending plan defeated on Tuesday.

Otter Valley budget defeated again

Voters in the Brandon area on Tuesday got a second chance to approve a fiscal year 2025 spending plan for the Otter Valley Unified Union schools. They said, no thank you.

Voters get 2nd look at OV budget; revote is Tuesday

Voters in the Brandon area on April 30 will get a second chance to approve a fiscal year 2025 spending plan for the Otter Valley Unified Union schools.

Woodland management education walk on Saturday

Members of the public are invited to take a guided walk in Brandon’s Wolf Tree Forest next week and get a look at on-the-ground conservation practices implemented in the woods there.

Robin Myers receives medical provider award

Robin Myers, a Family Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director of Community Health Brandon, is a recipient of one of the 2023 Rutland Regional Medical Center Advanced Practice Provider of the Year Awards.

Purple Heart veterans recognized

The town of Bristol through the years has been home to many individuals who’ve served our country in the armed forces, including more than a dozen veterans who’ve been awarded a Purple Heart for the sacrifices they made while in the line of duty.

Creepy haunted house silent film thriller to screen in Brandon

“The Cat and the Canary” (1927), a haunted house thriller from Hollywood’s silent film era, will be screened with live music on Friday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m., at the Brandon Town Hall and Community Center.

Kid-centric opera coming to Brandon

BARN OPERA welcomes young children and families to experience their first brush with opera at Rossini’s “La Cenerentola — Cinderella” on Oct. 13 and 14 at BARN OPERA House in Brandon.

Elmore, Ringey announce engagement

Chad Ringey and Kimberly Elmore of Brandon are overjoyed to announce their engagement to be married.

‘Ten Commandments’ movie to screen at Brandon Town Hall

Decades before he directed Charlton Heston as Moses, filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille’s original silent version of “The Ten Commandments” (1923) wowed audiences the world over during the early years of cinema.

Inaugural exhibit opens at 4 Conant Square, Brandon

“Broom Art” will feature artwork created by three local artists: Fran Bull, Warren Kimble, and Sandy Mayo. 

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