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Brandon, Vermont Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi Brandon! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want to support Brandon causes and maybe win cash each week?
  • How Brandon’s local option tax is shaping Pittsford’s next big decision.

Also on today's calendar: St. Paul's Lodge Annual Raffle and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Vermont election resources: Find a ballot drop box or vote center | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, with a high of 53 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Warmer with a passing shower, temps: high: 65, low: 51.
  • Friday: Nice with some sun, with a high of 61 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local Event: St. Paul's Lodge Annual Raffle (patch.com) — St. Paul’s Masonic Lodge is running a 26-week raffle that directly benefits Brandon institutions like the Brandon Museum, the Independence Day celebration, and local children’s programs. For $26, residents can enter weekly drawings for cash prizes while helping fund people, projects, and programs that keep Brandon’s community life vibrant.
   

• Pittsford estimates what a local option tax could raise (rutlandherald.com) — Pittsford officials are weighing a 1% local option tax and are looking closely at how Brandon’s existing tax has helped fund infrastructure while easing pressure on property taxpayers. The board has until mid-January to decide whether to put the measure on the March ballot and is planning outreach so residents understand potential revenue and ZIP code complications affecting some Brandon-area businesses.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Vermont State Colleges System posted a job opening for Graduate Assistant Teaching, Sport Management in Castleton. Apply here.
  • Certified Mobile Notary Service posted a job opening for Real Estate Closing Notary Signing Agent | Castleton, VT | Call 405 568 7539 in Castleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brandon here.

🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle?" — Envelope (Thank you Mike C. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Brandon

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