The Brandon Area Toy Project, which serves the towns of Brandon, Leicester, Whiting, Goshen and Sudbury, supports the community through donation initiatives and affordable, collaborative events such as the increasingly popular Brandon Carnival and Spooksville.

Coordinator Colleen Wright said she was asked to lead the organization 12 years ago by retired founder Kathy Mavis, and gave credit to the community members who propel the organization forward.

“People in Brandon are just great volunteers. Brandon is unique in that people continually step up,” she said.

The Woodshop and Sewing Labs are both open for in-person attendance. Please pre-registration at the link provided. Hours Thursdays from 5 pm - 8 PM.

View the events calendar, pick a date, and sign up. https://www.makeryatpahcc.org/

The Makery is a member-based Makerspace collaborative for people to imagine, experiment, network, collaborate and create for personal and professional growth. We operate within the Adult Education Department of Hannaford Career Center, utilizing its building and equipment to encourage technical and creative entrepreneurship in Addison County.

RUTLAND CITY — Voters elected Tom Donahue as Marble City’s next mayor, a choice made through a rare write-in ballot.

Faced with a blank line for the mayoral election ballot measure, 1,323 voters inked the name Tom Donahue for Rutland’s highest post, according to unofficial results issued by the City Clerk’s office Tuesday night.

Donahue gained endorsements from Gov. Phil Scott and the local municipal and school department workers union AFSCME Council 93 Local 1201, as well as a letter of support from the Fraternal Order of the Police Lodge 410.

Donahue said his focus in the coming months is to pursue more development in the city’s downtown through the Tax Increment Financing District and apply for a Tier 1A Act 250 exemption to help facilitate more housing, commercial and industrial development in Rutland.