Brandon News

The visitor center at the Stephen A. Douglas Birthplace opened for business Friday.

VICTIM: Ellen Hodges SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On 7/6/09 at approximately 6:48 am a residential fire was reported at 2433 Wheeler Road in Brandon.

State and local police are calling a fire that destroyed a home on Wheeler Road Monday a "suspicious" blaze.

Vt. State Police say a house fire on Wheeler Road in Brandon Monday morning is suspicious.

Funeral services for Captain Jay W. Osterhout, 38 of County Route 10 in Lisbon, will be held on Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 3:00pm at the Lisbon Wesleyan Church with his father-in-law Rev.

VEHICLE #1 OPERATOR: Ellen D. Bindman/Hicks AGE: 17 SEAT BELT? Yes CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: 101 Hawks Ave, N. Bennington VT DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 1994 Volvo 944 4-Door DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: Total, significant front end damage VEHICLE #2 OPERATOR: Jon A. Grimes AGE: 43 SEAT BELT? Yes CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: 582 Wood Lane, Brandon VT DESCRIPTION OF ...

PAWLET - A North Bennington teenager died Thursday of injuries suffered in a head-on collision on Vermont 30 in Pawlet, state police said.

The Planning Commission will bring in an Addison County group to talk about renewable energy Monday.

An Otter Valley student is charged with exposing himself in class. Joseph E. Cianci, 17, of Smalley Road in Brandon, pleaded innocent Monday in Rutland District Court to a single felony charge of lewd and lascivious conduct.

Joshua Axelrod is opening his photography studio/gallery space for the Vermont Studio Tour, Saturday and Sunday, 10 to 5. Axelrod's gallery is located at 324 Webster Road in Roxbury.

Kelly Lowell and Matthew Markowski, both of Brandon, announce their engagement. The future bride is the daughter of the late Edsel Lowell Sr.

It's a predominately local music weekend around these parts, with the majority of artists playing in and around the capital city this weekend hailing from our neck of the woods.

Residents will converge at their local meeting places and town halls this Saturday in an effort to keep the Green Mountain State just that - green.

Michael Schmidt, Jen Brenes, Grace Close, Kelley Coughlan, Margo Cramer, Laura Dalton, Nicole Dvorak, Rebecca Fanning, Emer Feighey, Jen Katz, Katy Magill, Mia Martinez, Anne Rowell, Kaitlyn Saldanha, Sophia Spring, Erin Toner, Alice Wisener, Middlebury College: The Panthers earned places on the New England Small College Athletic Conference ...

Carl and Maimie Rasmussen of Pittsford announce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Rasmussen, to Matthew Flanders, son of JoAnne Flanders of Rutland and William Flanders of Pittsford.

Three people pleaded not guilty in Rutland District Court on Monday to charges of providing false information to a law enforcement officer to try to deflect an investigation.

The Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County is closed for the week because of budget problems, but an influx of much-needed grants will ensure it will once again open its doors, according to club leaders.

Allison Jennings and Shawn Devino, both of Brandon, announce their engagement. The future bride is the daughter of Kevin and Debra Jennings of Brandon.

Independent U.S. Sen. Bernard Sanders unveiled a bill Monday that would increase funding for volunteer fire departments.

Shannon Lindsay Brown and Ian Nicholas Harding were married May 17, 2008, in a double-ring ceremony performed by the Rev.