Russell Jones
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Letter to the editor: Vermont connection comes through in DMV case
Editor’s note: The writer was the reporter/assistant news editor of The Reporter newspaper in Brandon, and a Bristol resident, until this past October. As a former Vermont resident who now…
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OV board proposes new class size policy
BRANDON — The Otter Valley Unified Union school board held the first reading of a new classroom viability policy at its meeting on Oct. 16. The board approved…
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80-year-old Goshen rider joins an elite group
GOSHEN — “Dressage” is a French term most commonly translated as “training.” It is a highly skilled form of horse riding where the rider shows their mastery by…
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Otter Valley honors new Hall of Famers
BRANDON — The Otter Valley Hall of Fame introduced 12 new members during halftime of Saturday’s Otter Valley Union High School homecoming football game. The newbies included eight…
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Fred Hansen works hard to make camping fun
BRANDON — Fred Hansen spends his winters in Florida, but he doesn’t enjoy his time there as much as the summers in Vermont. In fact, he hates it.…
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Fred Putnam finds sweet success with buzzy second career
BRANDON — Bees must visit 2 million flowers to produce a single pound of honey. So when beekeeper Fred Putnam Jr. says he expects to collect nearly a…
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Writers find a home through Ruth Stone House
GOSHEN — Many historic movements in poetry have begun with one or two poets coming together and drawing in other poets with the gravity of their words. They…
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Lincoln couple buys New England Maple Museum
PITTSFORD — The New England Maple Museum, on Route 7 in Pittsford, has been open for four decades, but until recently the future of the museum was in…
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Brandon signs a new trash handler
BRANDON — The town of Brandon has a new solid waste transfer station operator. After months of negotiating with the current operators of the town’s garbage and recycling…
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Police looking for man who robbed Brandon bank
BRANDON — The lone man robbed the Heritage Family Credit Union in Brandon on Monday afternoon. Brandon police are asking merchants in the area to examine $100 bills…
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Brandon loses key employee over $22K check
BRANDON — Brandon Public Works Director Daryl Burlett resigned effective Aug. 22. The departure comes less than a month after a town payment to Burlett — in the…
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At Otter Valley, concerns raised over hunger, equity
BRANDON — A snapshot from the state of how local schools performed on state tests show a sharp disparity in performances between those on free and reduced-price lunches…
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Brandon teen builds character on the track
BRANDON — For most teenagers, the summer before their senior year of high school is a time for hanging out with friends, enjoying time without worrying about their…
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Rite Aid stores transition to Walgreens
ADDISON COUNTY AND BRANDON — The effects of a $4 billion business deal announced in 2017 are just now rippling through our part of Vermont. Rite Aid stores…
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Ruptured sewer pipe nets $12,000 fine to Brandon
BRANDON — A ruptured sewer line in downtown Brandon that led to over 3 million gallons of untreated sewage to flow directly into the Neshobe River in late…
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Brandon tax rate up 3 cents
BRANDON — The municipal tax rate in Brandon will see an increase of about 3 percent this coming fiscal year, rising from last year’s 93 cents per $100…