The incident comes amid a dispute over Vermont’s recognition of four Abenaki tribes.
Person taken into custody after lawmaker shoved at Abenaki event
VT Headlines: Burlington Police lieutenant resigns following multiple misconduct investigations
Land Use Review Board holds meetings on new Act 250 forest criterion; College students allegedly damaging Middlebury bar; Burlington cat lounge recovers after front window is smashed; 2 drivers injured in Warren Route 100 crash
Four arrested after stolen vehicle stopped in Rutland
Four people were arrested Monday after Rutland police stopped a vehicle that Vermont State Police say had been stolen overnight from a Clarendon business.
Rail Trail trashed by well-meaning litter pickerer-upper
Police said the cleanup effort created hazardous conditions for people using the trail and left the Vermont Agency of Transportation facing a “significant financial burden” to remove the accumulated waste.
Fentanyl addict faced her addiction at Teen Challenge, now she’s clean and helping others
Calling Adult and Teen Challenge a “ministry of transformation,” Dougherty added, “I am one of those stories.”
57% back a Second-Home Tax. The poll didn’t define one — or ask who owned one.
A majority said yes. The survey never said what counts as a second home or asked whether respondents own one, a camp or a rental.
Your AI twin could save your life: UVM to build ‘Digital Twins’ to improve ICU care
“The multidimensional dynamics of immune dysfunction is too complex for a person, even an expert, to comprehend. But we can train a computational model to do that.”
Canada import ban takes effect
Alcoholic beverages, dairy products, and motorcycles were among the Canadian products banned from import into the United States, under a Trump administration measure that took effect yesterday.
Cohen: Vermont Digger under fire – from liberals!
Believe it or not, as Ripley would say.
Klar: Hamburger was more expensive under Obama. So was gasoline.
Democrats, however, don’t want voters to know that.
Rep. Troy Headrick allegedly assaulted at private Abenaki event
The Council said the situation escalated when Headrick intervened and one of the four allegedly pushed and struck him.
Rodgers to pay cannabis fine
Lt. Gov. John Rodgers has agreed on behalf of his cannabis business to pay a $2,500 fine to the Vermont Cannabis Control Board for operating at a location that had not received required state approval.
Media festival on socialism, education Oct. 3 at Main St. Landing
A media festival featuring national and Vermont speakers on education, socialism, teachers unions and two proposed amendments to the Vermont Constitution will be held Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Main Street Landing Film House in Burlington.
VT Headlines: Defense seeks reduced charge for suspect in fatal Burlington stabbing
School consolidation talks underway in Central Vermont; Advances in BTV Overdose Prevention Center, tax fairness proposals; Burlington’s ‘Hot Spot Working Group’ is making areas safer, mayor says
Man wanted for molesting child at quarry busted at border
The 12-year-old told investigators that Ouimet had inappropriately touched them Aug. 9 at the Dorset Quarry on Route 30 in Dorset, a popular swimming and cliff-jumping spot.
Culp: the urban-rural compact is broken
Over time, disparities in political power and wealth magnify as rural areas are drained of resources to enrich the core and are increasingly deprived of a voice in the political process.
Woodstock Railroad opened 151 years ago today, co-founded by the remarkable Frederick Billings
Behind the railroad was one of the most successful Vermonters of the 19th century. Billings, Montana. Billings Student Center at UVM. Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock. Yeah, THAT Billings.
‘Mend it and keep it alive’: Inside Vermont’s growing repair culture
New state program aims to increase opportunities to reuse and repair.
Barre Granite Festival shows that the industry with a rich history is still very much alive
The event included museum exhibits, live demonstrations, and family fun.
Vermont ski company melting misfortune
Vail Resorts needs snow – and lots of it
Before polls, Americans watched the betting odds. Now the odds are back — and pricing Vermont’s races
Polymarket makes Phil Scott an 84% favorite even as one local poll has him trailing. It backs Molly Gray too — and there, the polls agree.
Vermont Yankee’s buildings are almost gone. Its nuclear fuel isn’t
In everyday English, decommissioned sounds like gone. In federal nuclear rules, it means something narrower.
Who is Chris Ford?
And can he be re-elected to an office that doesn’t exist?
VT Headlines: Vermont DOC reports death of man held at Springfield prison
St. Anselm College offers free tuition to Vermont students; Missing South Burlington man with Alzheimer’s found in Shelburne; Vermont rolls out new plan to battle chronic school absenteeism
Chronicle Conversations today: Coolidge biographer Amity Shlaes, Senate candidate Irene Wrenner
Amity Shlaes is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, The Forgotten Man: Graphic, a full length illustrated version of the same book drawn by Paul Rivoche, and Coolidge, a full-length biography of the thirtieth president, which debuted at number three on the Times list and The Greedy Hand: How Taxes Drive Americas Crazy.
Which poll is right? Latest shows Scott leading Janoo
The Vermont Public survey found Scott leading Janoo 42%-32% among all respondents, with 20% undecided. Among likely voters, Scott led 44%-34%, while 16% were undecided.
Candidates, officials condemn decision to prosecute anti-ICE protesters
Clark said she’s just upholding the law and that her personal political preferences are clearly on the side of the trespassers.
Gerald Malloy challenges Becca Balint in third federal campaign
Gerald Malloy, an Army veteran who has twice previously run for US Senate in Vermont as a Republican, is seeking a seat in the US House, where he will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Becca Balint in the November 3 general election.
Dangerous SOBU man held on gun charge, again
A dangerous South Burlington man, who was sentenced to federal prison in 2022 after threatening a former domestic partner with an AK-47 rifle while on drugs, has been arrested again for a new gun charge, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Dam protecting Montpelier #2 on safety priority list. Drilling starts Oct. 5.
Wrightsville Dam ranks second of 18 on the state’s own dam safety priority list, behind only the East Barre Dam. The drilling is part of the state’s effort to learn more about the vulnerabilities and potential failure scenarios identified in its assessment.
State court overturns Police Chief Swanson’s demotion again
For the second time in less than a year, a Vermont court has overturned efforts by Municipal Manager Eric Duffy and the Village Trustees to demote Woodstock Police Chief Joe Swanson to a patrol officer.
Vandalism reported at retired Woodstock chief’s home
Police investigate it as a possible hate crime
Green: Prop 4 grants rights for some, not all
Vermont legislators seem to have an uncanny knack for crafting constitutional amendments which are touted as noble and necessary to uninformed voters, but are, in fact, neither.
Couple’s love story 40 years in the making
Friends from second grade reconnect decades later to form a new special bond and got recognized by Variety Magazine’s Favorite Couple Contest.
State employee union vows fight on “Return to Commute”
Executive Director: “State employees struggling under the weight of ever-increasing costs and a failing economy under Governor Scott can’t give up the fight, and neither will their union.”
Shorts: Fairlee woman winning the reading wars
Also, a silent film series gets underway.
Poll says Scott, Rodgers both trail Dem challenges
Because Janoo’s six-point advantage falls within the poll’s margin of error, the Survey Center characterized the race as a statistical tie.
VT Headlines: More than 3,000 could strike at UVMMC if vote approved
Car damaged in gunfire incident on Maple Street in Essex Junction; Vulnerable adult reported missing in South Burlington
Supreme Court backs Scott Return to Work order
Requiring stare employees to return to the office is not an unfair work practice, the Supreme Court rules.
Airport bomb threat prompts brief South Burlington school lockdown
An informed source said South Burlington dispatch received a threat involving a bomb at the airport. Authorities responded under normal emergency procedures but quickly determined the threat lacked credibility.
Bookkeeper challenges Health Care chair for House seat
Working with individuals and small businesses gives me a close-up view of what rising costs, taxes and fees are doing to Vermonters,” Mack said.
Thayer: Vermont cannot afford to say no to prosperity
Data Centers should not automatically be treated as the enemy.
Rural Vermonters are pushing back on land-use rules. A 30-town dispute shows why
Beyond mapping where growth should go, the Two Rivers draft set rules on heating fuel, EV chargers and farm events. Staff now proposes easing them.
Franklin County man arrested for threatening to kill President Trump
A Franklin County man with a history of making threats to shoot up or bomb schools in northwestern Vermont, has been charged in federal court in Burlington with threatening to kill President Donald J. Trump.
Seymour: ABRA-CADABRA! Make it disappear!
An independent congressional candidate’s voice in Vermont
Dad who broke infant daughter’s three ribs pleads guilty, escapes jailtime
Thomas Hatfield, 26, entered the plea Monday. A charge of cruelty to a child was dismissed as part of the agreement accepted by the court.
Galfetti: Barre school board’s lack of budgetary concern is alarming
What we actually need are more special educators, paraeducators and behavioral specialists in classrooms. We need them urgently if we are serious about improving educational outcomes. But that is not what this budget protects or prioritizes.
VT Headlines: Rutland’s new monument, honoring local World War Two veterans, has been completed
Milton man dies in crash; Police look for suspect in South Burlington vandalism investigation; Second fire ignites at Vermont family-owned convenience store; Vermont Route 9 reopens after hazmat trailer failure; Vermont program teaches how to forage, process, and cook wild foods
State, towns face ’27 ban on license plate cameras
The state says the 2027 repeal stands. Four attempts to change it went nowhere, and one Vermont town is already debating its cameras.
Laquerre: Why I’m challenging Sarah George
When Sarah George took office, she brought new ideas about criminal justice that I believed were worth trying at the time. I still believe in criminal justice reform. But it’s been over nine years, longer than a presidential term, and we’ve seen the results. The experiment has failed.
Jeeps, fall festivals and cheese lead weekend activities
Last weekend of September, and Vermont has decided to spend all of fall at once. Two long-running festivals open within an hour of each other Saturday morning at opposite ends of the state, Cabot puts close to forty cheese, ferment, and beverage makers on its village common, and the Paramount in Rutland books Talking Heads on Friday and Journey on Saturday like it’s settling a bet. Ten counties are doing something worth the drive.
A trailer that can power 50 homes for 10 hours—while crews repair the lines
GMP’s planned mobile batteries could keep neighborhoods powered after storms and help lower electricity costs for customers beyond the five proposed communities.
Vermont AG will charge Anti-ICE trespassers in Williston
Move comes after State’s Attorney Sarah George gives them a pass.
Kastner: Waiting for Jack Ruby
Sixty-three years ago, Jack Ruby stepped out of a crowd and killed Lee Harvey Oswald before the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy could ever stand trial.
Roper: Not-no-moderate Molly Gray
Scores 100% on the Democratic Socialist Party policy questionnaire.
VT Headlines: Vt. lawmaker claims Franklin County state’s attorney candidate deceived impeachment panel
Vermont Route 9 closed after tractor-trailer crash, hazmat spill; Baaaaad influence: Sheep on the lam wander Burlington High School grounds; Alleged Springfield kidnapping brings additional federal charges; Fire damages Stowe building housing several businesses
Senate candidates differ on F-35 siting
“I believe I probably did sign a petition years ago when this was an issue in Vermont. Since the F-35s have come here, we have seen the damage this is doing for people under the flight path,” Wrenner said.
Klar: Why there is no quick fix for America’s beef price problem
The American beef market faces unique challenges that will likely keep burger prices high for some time.
New England journos knock Trump
Several New England journalism organizations have come together to condemn the Trump administration’s decision to ban Politico, CNN, and MS Now reporters from the White House.
Palestinian shooting conviction, sex crimes lead week’s VT crime news
A mother and son both charged in incident of child sex crime.
Leaf peepers, look before you climb: Elmore and Spruce fire towers are closing
Repairs are expected to keep both towers closed through October. Here’s what hikers need to know, plus seven alternatives the state recommends.
Teenage driver dies from injuries in weekend crash in Warren
“We are heartbroken to share that Vinny Viola died this morning from injuries sustained in the car accident over the weekend,” school officials wrote in to students, staff and parents.
The New York Times celebrates its 175th anniversary and its founder—a UVM graduate
The Times was the brainchild of Henry Jarvis Raymond, who graduated with high honors from UVM in the Class of 1840. The paper kicked off its dodransbicentennial (yes, that is the official term for a 175th) this January with a “Birth of the Times” column that featured the original prospectus published by Raymond and his business partner, George Jones, who functioned as the Times’ publisher. The paper’s celebration continues with a multimedia “New York Times at 175” website.
Rodgers disputes Gray over future of large dairy farms in Vermont
“Molly Gray has it backwards,” Rodgers said in a statement. “Vermont dairy isn’t dying because people stopped drinking milk or eating cheese.”
Longer bobcat hunting season won’t affect species stability, trappers say
Over the past decade, trapping has accounted for an average of 47 bobcats annually, while average total mortality from trapping, hunting, road kills and other causes was 109.
Palestinian activists celebrate Eaton conviction
During the trial, the defense presented evidence that Eaton believed the CIA and Israeli intelligence agency Mossad were communicating with him through FM radio and directing his actions.
The Great Book Brigade: Human chain moves Middletown Springs library
About 150 volunteers passed thousands of books down the line from the old library building to the new one.
VT Headlines: Burlington orders that dog deemed dangerous be euthanized
Bail hearing for Rutland man who tried to lure child with candy; Poultney man, accused of shooting dog, pleads not guilty to animal cruelty
Winter home heating costs to rise 31%
Also, drought down despite rising temps
Letters: Boardman on Chief Swanson coverage
The results so far have shown zero wrongdoing by Chief Swanson.
Volunteers keep pulling tires from Vermont rivers. A bill to make tire makers pay for disposal died in committee.
Vermont is one of 14 states with no dedicated scrap-tire program.
Vermont teachers’ union pushes gender identity in sports, raises alarms about ‘white privilege’
The Vermont teachers union formally recognizes students’ right to play sports based on “gender identity,” rather than biological sex. The National Education Association Vermont chapter also asserts that the state’s public school teachers must acknowledge the nation’s “white supremacy culture” as responsible for “white privilege” that is “conferred irrespective of wealth, gender, and other factors.”
VT Headlines: Vermont Cheesemakers Festival returns for 14th year
Vintage car show draws crowds to Essex Junction; Advocates push to improve ballot access for Vermonters with disabilities
Believe your eyes! 72 lb. zucchini, 1,730 lb. pumpkin take top honors
….And there was a tomato ranked second largest in the world. All on display at Sam Mazza’s Farm Market.
Keelan: College to be repurposed as five-star resort
On September 5, 2026, the Bennington Banner ran a full-page ad supporting the repurposing of the former Southern Vermont College (SVC) into a five-star Orchards Resort.
CLG: U.S. warns of rapid escalation in Middle East war
Fox News Poll: 71% think Trump administration lacks plan to end Iran war; Trump announces Greenland deal; Trump signs new Russia sanctions bill; Iran war costs U.S. households $860 each as energy prices surge – economist
Letters: Thayer on protecting the Constitution
Winter on the legislative road ahead; Holt on Copeland-Hanza’s disappointing celebration
Shorts: Sterling College to change hands
Also, conservationist honored, and the Stuff the Buss nonperishable food drive
Ellis: Nate Hagens and the Great Simplification
The American government payment on the national debt is more than a trillion a year.
Blotter: Vandals paint over City Hall Park surveillance camera solar panels
Also: Hartford man, 62, identified as victim of vehicle fire; CSAM producer sentenced; Man charged after child found on second-story windowsill
Westfield woman named Vermont’s top weight-loss achiever by national organization
Connie LaPlume of Westfield has been named the 2025 Vermont Queen by TOPS Club Inc., a national nonprofit weight-loss support organization, after losing 43 pounds.
Incumbent US Rep. Becca Balint seeks third term
Incumbent US Rep. Becca Balint is running for reelection as Vermont’s only member of the US House of Representatives.
High diesel prices hit farmers as officials push export limits
U.S. farmers face record-high fuel expenses this year as the fall harvest kicks into gear while pressure grows on the Trump administration to impose a temporary ban on diesel exports that could bring down prices.
Assistant town clerk accused of stalking, threatening woman
Tammy Haas, 61, is accused of sending death threats, placing metal spikes in the woman’s driveway, posting signs containing her photograph and home address around Essex County, and creating a social media account in her name, the Caledonian-Record reported.
Vermont news outlets launch monthly ‘Journalism Club’ at Williston bookstore
Inaugural event, on Oct. 1, to focus on coverage of South Burlington ICE raid and protest
Roper: Passing Prop 3 will make Vermont less affordable
We know this because history and math.
Book Review: ‘The Coming Food Crisis’ by John Klar
It is a wakeup call for knowing what is happening with our agriculture across the country. Family farms are disappearing and farmland is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain.
Tagliavia: The “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” is…?
There is indeed a species in Vermont under constant threat: Threat of the loss of their habitat and home, threats to their land and their ability to survive the regular attacks of predators that infringe upon and invade their lives.
City Hall Park killer denies gun and drug charges
An ex-New Jersey man, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison last month for homicide in Burlington City Hall Park four years ago, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court on Friday to federal gun and drug charges.
States without Right to Work have higher taxes and living costs, fewer private sector jobs, new watchdog report says
The report examines Proposal 3, the proposed constitutional amendment on the November general election ballot, in the context of Vermont’s current economic challenges—including declining private-sector employment, high taxes, high living costs and population loss—and compares employment, affordability, tax and migration data across states with different labor policies.
Council President may challenge Mulvaney-Stanak for mayor
Traverse and Mulvaney-Stanak have differed over the city’s approach to public safety. Traverse is scheduled to discuss his public-safety plan Sunday at 11:30 AM on WCAX’s “You Can Quote Me.”
Livingston: Shutdown of town listservs leaves Vermonters scrambling to save them
There is a particular kind of Vermont institution that nobody notices until it’s gone: not the general store, not the town meeting, but the humble email listserv — the digest that lands in your inbox each morning carrying news of a missing dog, a farmers market, a zoning hearing, and, occasionally, two mysterious explosions rattling windows across White River Junction. For more than two decades, that plumbing of local civic life has belonged to Vital Communities, the White River Junction-based nonprofit. This summer, with little warning, the organization moved to shut it down.
Feds charge convicted felon after reportedly making 15 drug sales in Brattleboro
Shameik Camara, 37, was on federal supervised release from illegal gun theft and possession convictions when he made the drug sales in Windham County, a federal prosecutor said in U.S. District Court.
VT Headlines: Fair Haven man accused of firing gun, fleeing police custody
Fair Haven man accused of firing gun, fleeing police custody; Students kick off opening day of Tunbridge World’s Fair; Lt. Dan Band to make appearance in Vermont
Mom: school transitioned her special needs son without her knowledge or consent
“I was left with no other choice but to pull one of my children from school in order to save his life,” Duprey said.
Federal judge tosses out Trump demand for Vermont voter rolls
On Thursday, September 17, United States District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier dismissed the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s lawsuit against Vermont demanding the state’s voter rolls.
Gettin’ stinky at Garlic Town, USA
Thousands flock to Bennington for a (slightly smelly) festival.
Cheese The Day on Burlington Marketplace Saturday
Get ready to say cheese! Church Street Marketplace will celebrate Vermont’s rich cheesemaking tradition on Friday, September 18, with an evening of free tastings, live music, and local flavor as part of Vermont Cheese Week.
Vermont’s newest flood buyouts: 98 homes in 25 towns, 23 of them in Plainfield
The delegation announced 90. The state’s own count is 98 — and Vermont taxpayers are covering about $9.2 million of the cost.
A massive data leak has put millions of Americans’ driver’s licenses at risk—including people in Vermont
In early September 2026, a dark-web service began advertising digital scans of more than 153 million U.S. and Canadian driver’s licenses, according to a recent TechCrunch article, along with millions of other ID cards, passports, and medical or cannabis cards.
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