The Democratic candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general are all graduates of a Democrat-run ‘boot camp’ for candidates – as are many other candidates and incumbents in Vermont’s elected government.
Janoo, Gray, Clark ‘Emerge Vermont’ boot camp grads
Is someone watching how you vote?
Whether the identifiers can connect a completed ballot to its voter remains unproven. Their presence, alongside another code on the mailing envelope, raises questions that deserve documented answers.
Vermont, Nova Scotia to discuss offshore wind power buy
The three-year agreement calls for Vermont and the Canadian province to investigate expanded electricity transmission connections, including a possible new or upgraded Highgate Converter facility in northern Vermont that could help deliver offshore wind-generated electricity to the New England power grid.
Dr. Robert Malone to discuss homesteading on Chronicle Conversations today
The Malones describe a learning process that included rebuilding neglected property, raising their family on homegrown food, improving depleted soil, keeping livestock and breeding Percheron draft horses.
VT Headlines: Villa fire breaks out at Trapp Family Lodge
Scott, Janoo face off in Vermont governor’s debate; U.S.-Canada tensions threatening border towns’ historic ties; New timeline for UVM athletic center construction project
Vermont claims top spot in alien abduction odds
Whether the lights over the Green Mountains are drones, planes, satellites, atmospheric effects, or something rarer, the reports keep coming.
Sleepy Hollow, Poe highlight long Halloween weekend
Nine counties, one Halloween, and three whole days to wear the costume. Go get your money’s worth out of it.
Hikers find missing man dead on Camel’s Hump
Police said two hikers located the body about 1.5 miles up the trail from the parking area in Huntington.
Hackers are targeting Vermont towns
Vermont’s former technology chief says towns can’t fight cyber threats alone. The state offers free help, but the current grant round ends Nov. 30.
U.S. crime victim rate drops sharply in 2025, DOJ report says
The preliminary report from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) highlights substantial improvements across major crime categories compared to the previous year
Governing is not an exercise in economic theory
Decisions made in Montpelier have real and lasting consequences. They determine whether families can afford to stay, whether businesses can create jobs, and whether communities can sustain the services and opportunities that make Vermont a place worth calling home.
SHORTS: No healthcare help for some non-citizens/ first-ever award for a Vermont lobbyist
Open Enrollment for Vermont Health Connect Starts on November 1; Campaign for Vermont announces the addition of Pelin Kohn; Vermont Chamber’s Megan Sullivan named among nation’s top 100 lobbying and advocacy professionals
VT Headlines: Truck fire spreads into Jericho woods
Driver dies after two-truck crash in Pawlet; 4 injured in Shelburne crash; Fairlee man seriously hurt after hit-and-run near Vermont elementary school
Burlington School district victim of $1.8 million fraud
Now retired longtime employee focus of FBI case
More than 50 criminal cases dismissed after Barre Police cop’s credibility is questioned
The investigation involved Barre City Police Officer Matthew Frey, whose credibility has been questioned following allegations of misconduct while the woman’s criminal case was still pending.
Manno lists 14 downtown businesses closed on Mulvaney-Stanak’s watch
“Burlington is apparently not back!”, Manno said, in an seeming reference to Mulvaney-Stanak’s “Burlington is back” claim at a June, 2026 press conference. “In fact, it’s quickly slipping away before our eyes. A change has to come,” Manno added.
Central VT teachers sign contract
The new contract for the 250 teachers is “substantially similar” to the contract ratified three years ago and which expired on June 30.
Rutland County state senator charged with domestic abuse
At about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks received a report that a domestic assault had taken place in Poultney.
Roper: Janoo makes the case…to vote Republican
Doubles down on stale policies that we know don’t work.
Book Review: Vermont author defends the causes of the Southern Succession
“I’ll Take My Stand: Defending the Causes of Southern Secession” by Jeb Smith
North: It’s a state problem, not a federal problem
Data tell us that Vermont ranks particularly poorly in many categories as a direct result of our state statutes that have been enacted by the current majority party over the past 30 years.
Higher prices, hiring on hold: Vermont employers describe the cost squeeze
The consequences of rising business costs can show up in a purchase price, an unfilled position or an expansion that does not happen.
BREAKING: Chittenden Sheriffs nab serial bank robber as longtime fugitive
Chittenden deputy sheriffs found Silva on the front porch of the old Wilson Hotel on lower Church Street, which is operated as transitional housing by the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS).
New poll: Scott leads Janoo by three points, Rodgers trails Gray by 22
The survey by State Navigate.com, conducted Oct. 23-25 among 1,752 likely Vermont voters, found Scott leading Janoo 49% to 46%. The results are virtually unchanged from the polling organization’s early October survey, which showed Scott ahead 46% to 43%. The poll respondents weigh slightly Democrat over the actual Vermont Republican-Democrat split, based on how they said they voted in the 2024 presidential election vs. the actual outcome.
Simulators no replacement for flight time in F-35, former Air Force pilot says
David Beatty was responding to yesterday’s news story about Democrat gubernatorial candidate Amanda Janoo’s call for less F-35 flights over Chittenden County and more time for their pilots in simulators.
VT Headlines: Lawyers request release for man accused in fatal Burlington stabbing
Burlington Forward public safety resolution vote postponed; Man accused of stalking Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak ordered to stay six feet away
Judy Collins to give final Vermont performance with Vermont Symphony Orchestra Nov. 14
The 87-year-old singer-songwriter is retiring from touring with her “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes” Farewell Tour, which began July 4, 2026, and is scheduled to continue through 2027.
Vermont’s only interstate school district weighs future of low enrollment
Rivendell will hold a community forum tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Rivendell Academy in Orford to discuss the district’s future configuration.
Muslims push back against Middlebury College prayer room ‘eviction’
Religious group at Vermont’s elite school calls out administration
That first Google search result could cost you thousands
Scammers and dishonest businesses are exploiting paid search advertisements to impersonate legitimate companies, government agencies, and customer-service departments. Federal regulators are warning consumers that the first result isn’t necessarily the right one.
Rural Vermont group seeks delay in regional land use planning deadline
Rural Vermont Rising describes itself as a nonpartisan coalition of landowners and residents that formed in opposition to portions of Act 181. The group says its online community includes more than 18,000 Vermonters.
CLG: Pentagon prepares bases for 90 Days without civilian power or supplies
Rubio says Ukraine attacked ships carrying U.S.-owned oil, demands Zelensky bring ‘an end to this war’; Oil price rises above $117 a barrel amid fears U.S. will renew strikes on Iran; Thousands protest against Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election
Women lead early voters – especially those named Arlene
Postage costs total about $1.5 million this year. In 2024, about 4% of mailed ballots were returned as undeliverable.
Janoo claims her anti-F-35 statements taken ‘out of context’
Democrat candidate for governor Amanda Janoo told an October 22 televised debate audience that her August, 2026 comments on an anti-F-35 Substack page to “get them out of the skies” were taken “out of context.” she insisted she only wants to reduce actual training flight time in favor of more pilot time on simulators.
VT Headlines: Swanton police search for car, driver after hit-and-run lands elderly pedestrian in hospital
South Burlington hosts “Girls in Sports” day; Burlington City Council to weigh reworked public safety resolution
Separate ballot asks voters to decide $54.9 million career center bond
For the second year in a row, voters in 18 Washington County communities are being asked to consider supporting a bond to pay for a new Central Vermont Career Center. But this year’s $54.9 million proposal is dramatically different – and a fraction of the cost – from the $149 million bond that voters rejected in 2025.
Thayer: Don’t rewrite our Constitution for special interests
Proposals 3 and 4 deserve a decisive NO vote. These are not minor policy adjustments. They would place constitutional language beyond the reach of ordinary legislative changes, potentially creating years of legal disputes and consequences that voters may not fully understand until it is too late.
Seymour: Calling out Seven Days for “AI Ad Slop” slap
I’ve been called a lot of things in my political life, but this has to be one of the most entertaining things I’ve ever read in print: “Long Shot”.
Emergency Board adds $15.3M for heating fuel assistance
The move doubles crisis fuel capacity from about 2,400 to 4,800 households and adds $500,000 for program administration.
Soulia: Are taxpayer-funded $550K “affordable apartments” affordable?
Is Affordable Housing in VT Affordable? Part 2. Burlington’s new Post Apartments cost about $549,000 per apartment, within $1,000 of West Rutland’s Marble Village. By FYIVT’s count, about 98 percent of the money was public.
The voice from the press box
Longtime Rutland radio personality Jack Healey is also the voice of all VTSU Castleton sports, and it’s a voice that streams across country.
Janoo meets Newport leaders, hears housing hurdles ahead of packed town hall
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amanda Janoo met with Newport city leaders Monday to hear their plans for rebuilding downtown, as she brought her campaign to a packed town hall at the Gateway Center.
Tsipursky: Vermont’s government AI tools need a human stop switch
Residents may never see the mistakes an internal tool produces. A draft notice can leave out a requirement. A service summary can misstate a deadline. The employee checking the output needs explicit authority to halt the process and send a case back for correction.
Lincoln: Scott took one week off in 10 years as guv
When Governor Phil Scott was elected in 2016, Vermont urgently needed a leader willing to challenge the legislature’s unsustainable spending and policies. Today, that need is even more critical.
14-year-old girl killed in Warren crash
The Subaru left the right side of the gravel road and struck a tree.
Thurston: Ivan Denisovitch still speaks
Waging class warfare in an effort to cure the state’s mounting financial woes, Amanda Janoo is entering a slippery slope.
Planned Parenthood urges witchcraft, spells against pro-lifers praying on sidewalk
Planned Parenthood advised its supporters: “Halloween is the perfect time to practice witchcraft. Cast some spells and curse the protestors with a perpetually runny nose or bad parking spots for life!”
Woman charged with reckless endangerment in shooting death of 25-year-old man
During the argument, Guillette introduced a firearm to the situation knowing that Kawalec was expressing intentions of self-harm.
Vermonters weigh in on illegal immigration, clergy arrests, taxing the rich, & more
The first half of the Friday, October 23 Chronicle Conversations, airing noon – 1 PM on WVMTradio.com (live and podcast), AM 620, FM 101.3 , features comments written in response to the top news stories of the week. There’s also the interview with Chittenden North Senate candidate Ashley Bartley (seen with family, above) from 12:34 – 1 PM.
VT Headlines: Vermont woman enters plea after allegedly pulling out victim’s eye
Police locate Ford Mustang missing from a Bradford auto shop lot; Condition of dogs at Champlain home under investigation; Free art festival to debut this weekend in Burlington
Police recover guns from student vehicle at Otter Valley Union High School amid recent false threats
Ammo and drugs also found.
Vermont’s school merger committees are already meeting. Is yours?
The merger process isn’t something scheduled to begin next year. It is happening now.
Wilson: The UN globalist threat in this election
The agenda adopted by majority rule in Vermont is United Nations, Global Governance in action, but well hidden.
Vermont’s business climate has consequences
2026 survey finds businesses raising prices, delaying hiring, and postponing investment amid mounting affordability, workforce, and housing pressures.
Video: Vermont is stuck in a death spiral
Only 23% of Vermonters would tell an 18-year-old to stay here and build a life. Four years ago it was 36%.
Vermont is limiting motel shelter. What will take its place?
The old program carried a large bill and left serious needs unmet. Lawmakers and Gov. Scott approved a replacement—but people need shelter before the new system, and the homes behind it, are ready.
Blue Paddle Bistro files for federal bankruptcy
Chef Phoebe Bright of South Hero, who is listed as the “sole member/manager,” reported the restaurant has $588,964 in liabilities and only $27,614 in assets, including $54 in cash, according to federal bankruptcy court records in Burlington.
Rodgers, Gray trade political blows, tout endorsements ahead of tonight’s debate
The exchanges have become pointed. Rodgers and his supporters are portraying Gray as a career-minded politician with ties to national and international political circles. Gray’s campaign, meanwhile, is accusing Rodgers of relying on out-of-state Republican consultants, corporate contributions, and political operatives connected to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
VT Headlines: Woman extradited back to Vermont in eye-gouging case
Vermont man pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charges in dog’s death; Dozens laid off from Colchester software company; As Beta Technologies Grows, ‘Betaville’ Sprouts in South Burlington
Letters: Jablow on trapping, Thayer on Montpelier
“The fact is, trapping is largely unregulated, especially trapping out of season ‘in defense of property.’ The regulations that are in place are nearly impossible to enforce.”
Homeless shelter axe murderer pleads guilty
A resident of a Brattleboro homeless shelter axed the facility director to death in 2023, she admitted in court this week.
Janoo proposes recouping Trump tax cuts from wealthy Vermonters to pay for health care
She said the money would help finance a universal primary and preventive health care system, which she has previously estimated would cost about $320 million annually.
BETA cleared to give test rides on their vertical-takeoff aircraft in Vermont
Vermont’s BETA Technologies has received federal permission to take prospective customers along in its aircraft that can lift off and land vertically.
Hitchcock reading and the other Bob Marley lead weekend events
Eleven counties, one weekend, and the leaf traffic is finally gone. Go take the roads back.
Alleged child sex criminal wants evidence suppressed
Olson, 38, is being held without bail on charges including repeated sexual assault of a child, sexual assault of a victim under 13, sexual exploitation of a child, and possession of child sexual abuse material.
7 Vermont clergy members deny trespassing at ICE facility in Williston
The Vermont Attorney General’s Office had to file the criminal charges because Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George has refused to pursue more than two dozen trespassing arrests at the ICE facility this year.
White House warns renewed illegal immigration, mass amnesty could cost taxpayers $500 billion in next 10 years
Critics say Immigrants contribute to the economy through work, consumer spending and taxes
Three Vermont counties identified as potential destinations for immigrant resettlement
Vermont, with its aging population and workforce shortage, had three counties selected as likely candidates for needing an infusion of migrant workers.
VT Headlines: Person rescued from cliff near Winooski River Gorge
Construction flagger hit, driver leaves scene in Londonderry; No injuries reported after Springfield home explosion; Mail-in ballot deadline has passed, Vermont secretary of state says
Heroin user whose driving killed two teens admits more probation violations
“She admitted to consuming heroin within 24 hours of the crash, although we don’t know if she was under the influence of heroin at the time of the crash,” the state’s attorney said.
$60.3 mil federal funding announced to upgrade Burlington-Bennington rail corridor
The upgrades could also support expanded passenger rail service along the Albany-Bennington-Burlington route, supplementing the Ethan Allen Express service in western Vermont.
Regulated trapping seasons open October 24
Vermont’s regulated land and water trapping seasons open on October 24, 2026, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
Woolf: How unaffordable is housing in Vermont?
If there’s one thing that Vermont’s politicians, pundits, and journalists all agree on, it’s that Vermont has a severe housing affordability crisis.
Keelan: Workforce housing is years away
Unless everyone works together to make housing possible for the workforce, seniors, and others, the required housing will never materialize.
VT Headlines: Firefighters battle car fires in Essex Junction
Cyclist hospitalized after being hit by car in Enosburg; Driver in 2022 crash that killed 2 Vermont teens found guilty of new parole violations; After UVMMC layoff announcement, employees share concerns
National comedian Reno Collier to perform live at VT Christian Film Festival
In recent years Collier has spoken publicly about recovery from alcoholism and about the faith that reshaped his life. He hosts Alive & Sober with Reno C, a conversation series produced with Back to the Bible that addresses sobriety, second chances, and hope in Christ.
House candidate calls for line-by-line review of $9 billion state budget
Vermont House candidate Stephanie Mack is calling for a more transparent, businesslike approach to state budgeting after preparing an independent financial ‘starting point’ analysis of Vermont’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget.
Roper: Ballots have been mailed out! But to and for whom?
Vermonters are sharing stories of receiving ballots for the dead and gone.
Shorts: $3.7 mil in state tax credits awarded to downtowns, village centers/ Balint mailed suspicious substance
Also: Local official recall vote, and muzzleloader doe season begins Oct. 29
Printing delay scraps plans to mail Vermont Voter Guide to every household
The announcement did not identify the printing vendor, explain the cause of the delay, or say how much money had been committed to producing and mailing the printed guides.
Cohen: UVM leaders clueless about $100 million arena
UVM leadership is missing an easy layup by choosing an unnecessary $100 million basketball upgrade at the cost of academics.
Vermont iconic business’ sign is fried
Al’s French Fries original sign not going down without a fight
Brattleboro businessman donates $4 million to local hospital
Willy Buhlmann, founder of Swiss Precision Turning, made the donation out of gratitude to the community where he has lived and worked for more than half a century, according to a report in the Brattleboro Reformer.
Andy Ngo discusses Vermont connections to Ziz cult, Border Patrol killing on Chronicle Conversations today
Of particular interest to Vermonters is Ngo’s account of why two members of the group, Teresa Youngblut and German national Felix “Ophelia” Bauckholt, were in the Northeast Kingdom when they encountered Maland on January 20, 2025.
The Vampires of Woodstock
Two cases of fear, folklore, and tuberculosis in early Vermont
Grand Isle man: To prevent school shootings, schools must either harden security or close
Pearl contends that the vulnerability of glass doors and windows makes schools easy targets for armed attackers.
VT Headlines: Bears in a downtown Middlebury tree appear to have finally come down
Charleston man dies in car crash; Teen hiker rescued from freezing hike on Long Trail; Vermont Green FC Head Coach Chris Taylor steps down; Residents say weekslong internet outages persist in North Troy
The St. Albans Raid, 162 years ago today
The Northernmost land action of the Civil War
Japanese knotwood and school closure votes vexing Vermonters
“It’s likely that your compost won’t get nearly hot enough to fully kill all the root segments, so you’ll just end up spreading Japanese knotweed throughout your garden. In fact, the plant is so persistent that if you throw out Japanese knotweed roots or stems, you should make sure to use sturdy black contractor bags and tie them shut, instead of just tossing them in your kitchen garbage bags.”
Letters: Powers on the slavery of socialism
Also, has Fish and Wildlife gone rogue?
Is Bloomberg moving his gun control playbook into Vermont Law School next – just like he did with his climate lawfare team?
Vermont hunters and gun owners have already felt Bloomberg’s financial influence. The state—long a constitutional carry, low-crime, hunting stronghold with deep rural traditions—has adopted several of Bloomberg’s gun control policies in recent years, with Vermont Moms Demand Action chapters actively lobbying.
Taxpayer Fair-Share-O-Meter unveiled by FYIVT Daily
It sounds like arithmetic. It isn’t. It’s three different claims wearing one slogan, and the reason the argument never ends is that none of the three ever names a number.
NEK man, 68, killed in crash; high-risk sex offender released; collision kills bear
Authorities have identified Tinker as a high-risk offender, citing concerns that include failure to comply with treatment requirements.
A Vermont Woolly Bear calls for a mild winter. NOAA mostly agrees.
Our fuzzy forecaster, two almanacs and the federal government all weigh in on this winter. Only one of them works for free.
Poem & Photo Submission: Where the Barns Used to Be
Andrea Murray is a candidate for the Vermont State Senate, representing Windsor County, Pittsfield, and Thetford. August Murray serves as one of five members on the USDA Farm Service Agency State Committee for Vermont.
Poll: Inflation tops voter concerns, national debt near the bottom
Inflation ranks among the top three issues for 46% of registered voters, a nine-point climb since March, while the national debt and government spending sit near the bottom at 13%.
CLG: UK army chief says politicians to start ‘frank conversation’ with public to prepare for war
Army general warns next war could hit U.S. homeland before troops even deploy; Trump considers using ‘mother of all bombs’ against Iran as president faces pressure to end the war; Pentagon quietly admits true death toll of Iran war as 21 Americans are killed and hundreds are injured
Update: Dubie releases ‘country’ version of property rights protest song
“Now Montpelier’s kings wear suits and come for you / They draw corridors across your back forty / Then tax the land they say you cannot use.”
NVDA completes acquisition of Newport Development Block
Major funding grant helps secure purchase
Roper: Not-shock poll: Vermonters don’t care about Climate Change
Only 13 percent rate it as a top 3 issue.
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