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.
Andy Ngo discusses Vermont connections to Ziz cult, Border Patrol killing on Chronicle Conversations today
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
Dubie’s new protest song targets Vermont’s ‘kings’
“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.
Williamstown man charged with killing family dog; manslaughter charge filed in Dorset death
Also: Maine motorcyclist seriously injured in Waterford crash, and Berlin Mall trespass suspect cited after employees report intimidation
Vermont programs backed OnLogic’s growth with up to $2.9 million in incentives. Now it’s selling for $675 million.
OnLogic says no layoffs. Vermont has been paying it for adding jobs here, and those payments stop if the jobs don’t stay.
Gray campaign pushes back, questions Rodgers’ spending on out-of-state consultants
After weeks of criticism by Republican incumbent John Rodgers, the campaign for the front-running candidate for lieutenant governor Molly Gray took aim at Rodgers this morning, charging that much of his funding and campaign help is from out-of-state – including a Virginia firm characterized as ‘Trump consultants’.
VT Headlines: Otter Valley Union High School students back in class after faux threat
Traffic stop ends in suspected drug trafficking arrest; Lawsuit alleges mental health failures before Montpelier couple allegedly slain by son
Oregon school shooting renews calls for Congress to expand gun rights for police officers
The bill is awaiting action by Senate Judiciary Committee, which includes Vermont Sen. Peter Welch.
Local waterways info meeting tonight
The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation is soliciting public input on the draft Tactical Basin Plan for Vermont’s Ompompanoosuc, Stevens, Wells, and Waits River Basin. There is a meeting at Blue Mountain Union tonight at 6:30 p.m. and at Thetford Academy on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Remote access in the links above.
BACK TO BASICS for Vermont Schools
In 2016 we were the bleeding-heart liberals, the knee-jerk liberals, adopting the civil-rights angle, and proposing gender-neutral bathrooms in the local high school. But we woke up.
Vermont has the food. Here’s why it doesn’t reach everyone.
About half of eligible Vermonters aren’t enrolled in 3SquaresVT, the programs are built to supplement rather than feed, and federal eligibility rules have tightened over the past year.
Feds may idle Bethel’s fish hatchery. What does it still do?
Lawmakers say it supplies 1 million lake trout eggs a year and breeds salmon. The Fish and Wildlife Service hasn’t confirmed its plans.
Green: Special rights, diminished rights
The flawed logic of Prop 4
Stone: The great disembodiment
Why the fight for humanity is no longer physical
Regional Border Commission Announced Vermont Grant Recipients
The Chronicle reported on the Green Mountain Birth Center this past August for its plans to expand with the state’s first full-service freestanding birth center in Waterbury by 2028, and this new funding may help with that work.
Vermont Headlines: Matricide suspect head to court/ What lies beneath Bennington Monument/ Shelter for ailing homeless
Big dig needed in Bennington required for federal funding.
Rodgers questions Welch office involvement in Gray family farm labor probe
The correspondence, contained in a 110-page collection of Vermont Department of Labor records, shows that a Welch staff member contacted state labor officials several times in January 2025 concerning housing inspections and compliance requirements at the Gray family farm.
Letters: Ralston on Rodgers, Danaher on Murray, Greenwood on voting
Former Democrat Rep says John Rodgers “s one of the few people in the Statehouse who actually speaks with a Vermont accent.”
Philly man pleads innocent in downtown backstabbing of vagrant woman/ Beaver suspect in Burglary/ Revolving door citation in Berlin
Amin pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault with a weapon and was ordered held without bail.
Kinsley: ‘Virtual’ Mergers will likely produce better results
Vermont can pursue savings and stronger student outcomes without forcing communities into larger districts and without erasing their local identity.
Police: Burlington man was on drugs when he fatally beat his wife
Court records show Khadka has had a total disregard for the judicial process.
Crime with firearms, sex assault dominate week’s police reports
State Police say a man entered a store on Route 78 in Highgate on the evening of Oct. 9 with a firearm and demanded money from the cash register.
Falk: We belong to this land
Laws that view people as the problem throw away the maximum leverage for reaching their own stated goals. Vermont became a place worth protecting because of the relationship between people and land: a working landscape, not a wilderness preserve.
Philadelphia man arrested in downtown Burlington stabbing, held without bail
The victim told police that an unknown man – later identified as Umar Amin – had confronted her during a verbal dispute near Church and Cherry streets and then began assaulting her. The attack continued near Pearl and Clarke streets, where she was stabbed.
Janoo backs ‘degrowth,’ calls for less production, consumption in new economic model
“I’m from the United States, which is probably the most corrupt country in the world,” Janoo told the Overpopulation Podcast three years ago.
Kronick for Auditor – Values Won’t Bend
Sponsored Post for Ivar Kronick for Vermont State Auditor.
Author of expose of Ziz cult killing of Vermont border guard to be interviewed by Chronicle Conversations October 19
Andy Ngo kept following the story after it left the headlines, culminating in his recently released book, “The Zizians: Inside a Trans Death Cult.”
Winnie the Pooh first published 100 years ago today
The original stuffed bear, despite being a British icon, resides at the New York Public Library. Cultural appropriation! the Brits want their Winnie back.
Traveling nurse charged with using oxycodone prescribed for nursing home patients
Brooks is alleged to have fraudulently obtained Oxycodone, a controlled substance, intended for administration to medical patients, for her own personal use.
North: Tone deaf
With the crisis at a boiling point and the majority party not paying attention, now is not the time to think “Well I’ve always voted that way, so I’m just going to continue.”
Vermont’s famous serial killer back from the dead for Act II
Mass murderer Ted Bundy, born in Burlington, in chilling theater recreation
Wolk has a plan for bail
State Senate candidate David Wolk of Rutland is proposing a legislative bill that is designed to attack the lack of accountability and the revolving door reputation for repeat offenders in criminal courts across the entire state.
Mayor to sign executive order restricting civil immigration arrests at sensitive locations
The announcement comes amid heightened attention to immigration enforcement and public safety in Burlington and nationwide.
McClaughry: Here we go again on school finance ‘solutions’
Maybe the overgrown public school system itself is the problem.
Statewide candidates spend big on ads as as Election Day nears
Janoo’s notable donors include the Vermont National Education Association, the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s, and David Blittersdorf, president and CEO of All Earth Renewables, a renewable energy company.
Brown: New study puts the economic consequences of Proposal 3 into perspective
Higher taxes. Higher cost of living. Fewer job opportunities. Less business investment. Less choice. And all of it locked in.
VT Headlines: Man struck by box truck in Northeast Kingdom; search underway for driver
12-year-old rescued after becoming separated from family on Camel’s Hump; Bystanders rescue driver after camper van rolls into Lake Champlain; VSP investigate an ATM burglary in Shaftsbury
Janoo says Universal Primary Care could save Vermont $300 million a year. What does the evidence show?
Studies find better primary care improves health but doesn’t reliably lower total spending. State reports on the idea are due in January.
Washington is banning foreign electronics. But what about the apps already on your phone?
The unresolved question is whether restricting the hardware entering American homes can adequately protect personal information when applications already operating inside those homes may continue transmitting data overseas.
Firefighting MBA Klein makes population, housing growth center of Senate campaign
“The barriers to growth are not inevitable. They are policy choices,” Klein says.
Working moms become issue in Senate race
Should a young mom serve in the Senate when someone with more available time is running?
Evict your bats, then give them free housing
Bat houses are a great alternative for bats you need to evict from your home, but they do require some maintenance in the late fall or winter to clean out abandoned wasp nests and repair any leaks.
Woman dies after being bludgeoned with flashlight in front of her children
Burke said officers are precluded from asking some questions about the suspect’s background due to a state policy entitled Fair and Impartial Policing.
Gray responds to military contractor oversight questions
VDC asked the Gray campaign for a response to the military contractor questions. Here it is.
Vermont college’s rape response under fire
The protests were triggered by UVM then-junior Athena Hendrick’s Instagram post in which she said she received little support from the university after she was raped at school.
Shepard: How urbanizing Vermont created a failed state
My point is not to pit the urban against rural, but rather to show why urban thinking does not work in a rural setting. The reverse is also true.
VT Headlines: Thieves break into Bristol country store, steal ATM
Man accused of armed robbery of Highgate gas station; Police investigate burglary at maritime museum; Boat sinks at Colchester marina, triggering fuel leak into Lake Champlain
Scott campaign challenges Janoo’s universal primary care plan over costs, funding
Gov. Phil Scott’s reelection campaign is challenging Democratic opponent Amanda Janoo’s proposal to provide universal primary health care in Vermont, arguing that the plan could cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than the revenue Janoo has proposed to raise.
Rodgers calls on Molly Gray to answer questions about private military contractor oversight
VDC has contacted the Gray campaign for comment and will publish any response received in full. Rodgers, the incumbent, is trailing Gray in two major polls released last month.
McGuinness: Prop 4 locks in Vermont’s costly DEI programs
Proposal 4, if passed by the voters in November, would provide the legal framework to defend Vermont’s existing discriminatory laws and bureaucracy in state courts. Proposal 4 would also provide the legal framework to implement even more DEI discriminatory laws and bureaucracy, all at taxpayer expense.
Cohen: Burlington mayor again dodging the press
Political dodgeball is apparently Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak’s favorite sport
Burlington man faces attempted homicide for beating spouse
A Burlington man is facing an attempted second-degree murder charge after city police say he pummeled his wife unconscious in front of three children over the weekend.
VSP say wrong-way drunk driver crashes into police cruiser on I-89
A Connecticut woman is facing multiple charges after police said she was intoxicated when she drove the wrong way on Interstate 89 in Williston and crashed into a state police cruiser that was trying to get her to stop safely early Sunday, officials said.
Strassel: Sanders says Dems who don’t like Hasan Piker can start their own party
Of the many alarming statements uttered this past year by America’s rising tide of “democratic” socialists, pay closest attention to the one that landed in early August, via the godfather of this modern movement, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
Thurston: Carbon taxes are on the ballot
If Phil Scott is not reelected there will likely be no more vetoes of Vermont’s very aggressive climate policies.
Kronick and Ashe vie for Vermont Auditor… and why you should care
Vermont voters will choose a new state auditor on November 3, filling the seat Doug Hoffer has held since 2013. On the ballot: Democrat Tim Ashe of Burlington, the current deputy auditor and former Senate president pro tempore, and Republican Ivar Kronick of Poultney, a former city councilor in Pittsfield, MA.
Smith: Why is an ugly tower going up next to Lake Willoughby?
Lake Willoughby, recognized for more than a century as one of the most beautiful places in New England with a National Natural Landmark designation, was failed by everyone except the local residents who fought valiantly to protect the scenic beauty of an extraordinary place.
Roper: What happens if Democrats win? They ain’t sayin’!
Because the answer would scare the you-know-what out of voters.
National news covers Rodgers-Gray exchange over migrant worker housing violations
A Vermont Daily Chronicle report on migrant worker housing violations at the family farm of Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Molly Gray has received national attention following a televised debate exchange between Gray and Republican incumbent Lt. Gov. John Rodgers.
Police seek man who stabbed woman in back downtown
At about 4:44 AM, officers responded to the intersection of Pearl and Clarke streets after receiving reports of a person in distress yelling for help. Police found a woman suffering from an apparent stab wound to her back.
VT Headlines: Wardsboro man arrested after Route 100 standoff
Windsor County Sheriff accused of sexual misconduct returns to court, asks a judge to dismiss counts of alleged stalking; Juvenile injured in Brattleboro hit-and-run, police say; Vehicle fire slows traffic on I-89 northbound
Turner family criticizes Wrenner campaign flier invoking late Milton leader
“Don was much more than a name or a phrase that could be used in a political campaign,” the statement said. “He was our beloved son, husband, father, family member, and friend.”
Letters: Manley on ‘funny’ ballots/ Scully on strings to Burlington $$/ Thayer on affordabilty
Littenberg: Vote “yes” on Prop 4; Thayer on the need for affordability; Scully on what BTV must do before receiving more State funds.
Second Williston cop on leave after shooting of driver
A second Williston patrol officer also had responded to the downed utility line. Once the report of shots fired was aired, additional police from nearby agencies also responded.
McCoy: Two visions for Vermont’s economy, and only one adds up
In an interview with Population Balance, Janoo said, “economies need to stop growing” and need to “decline in some areas.”
Keelan: Bennington is on the move, and in a big way
Bennington, ever so deliberately, has witnessed unprecedented development. This development is the substantial repurposing of long-abandoned manufacturing, educational, inn, and retail facilities.
How will Trump’s executive order on dyed diesel affect Vermont?
Cota is concerned that the use of dyed diesel by transportation companies and consumers may inflate the already high prices on diesel by creating new demand on the struggling diesel supply.
Man arrested for shooting his mother
Troopers from the Vermont State Police Berlin Barracks began searching the Warren area, where Hanafin was believed to frequent.
Williston Police officer on leave following shooting
Vermont News First learned there was some kind of utility line down. The driver, who was shot in the hip, reportedly was attempting to maneuver around the scene.
VT Headlines: Vermont Legal Aid program to fight eviction may end due to lost funding
Burlington man facing civil lawsuit for e-bike crash that killed a local teen; Williston road closures during week of anti-ICE protests disrupt commute times; Fire destroys South Burlington home; Wish Benefit Tour stops at Higher Ground for fundraising, music
Governor eyes overdose funds for homeless beds in Burlington
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott wants to redirect state money from Burlington’s long-delayed overdose prevention center toward a 100-bed homeless shelter instead.
State Police investigate shooting of man this morning by Williston cop
The shooting occurred shortly after 5 AM.
Weekend guide — foliage fair, cider donut fun run, David Sedaris
Three-day weekend, fall color on the hills, and every town green in the state has a tent on it. Craft fairs, foliage trains, a maple sugarhouse boiling in October, and a 5K that pays out in cider donuts. Gas up.
Vermont cuts up tires so farmers can cover their silage, and cut down on mosquitoes
The tire slicer belongs to the state’s mosquito program, and it will turn out up to 1,500 free sidewalls for dairy farms in Barre this month.
All General Election ballots mailed
Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas announced Wednesday, October 7 that ballots have been mailed to all active registered voters for the November 3 General Election.
Three years after October 7 attack on Israel, Chronicle Conversations looks at how Vermont response changed from sympathy to condemnation
Independent journalists Feldman and Collier discuss on Chronicle Conversations how the attack and its aftermath have been portrayed by Vermont political leaders, activists and media.
VT Headlines: Abuse survivors’ attorneys fight Burlington Catholic Diocese move to dismiss bankruptcy
UVM Medical Center and support staff unions reach contract agreement; Milton fuel delivery service fined for illegal dumping; A change in Vermont high school athletic uniforms could mean no more white shorts; New senior housing coming to Brattleboro on site destroyed by Irene flooding
Vermont spends more than twice as much per student as Mississippi. Mississippi’s fourth-graders score higher on national tests.
Vermont’s eighth graders still lead. Vermont’s own education agency points to Mississippi’s reading overhaul as the model to follow.
Roper: The really ugly side of the “Second Home” Tax
This has been a topic of conversation under the Golden Dome for at least the past couple of years, and the reasons behind it expose some really ugly sides to our collective character. It also illustrates the important difference between the concepts of “Democracy” and our Constitutional Republic.
Domestic assault, DUI prevalent this week
To the troopers who stopped a wrong-way driver on I-91 in the middle of the night, the dispatchers on the receiving end of twenty-plus abusive calls, the officers who dealt with the same Montpelier man twice before breakfast, and every deputy, agent and municipal officer who answered a call in between: thank you. Your work keeps Vermont’s roads, homes and schools safer, and it rarely gets the credit it deserves.
Woman who missed court due to being in labor later abandoned 12-day-old infant, police say
On September 26, police found the infant inside a room and determined that Merrill had allegedly locked herself in a bathroom for several hours while the baby was crying and needed care. Witnesses told police Merrill later left the residence without the infant and did not return.
Halloween Wildlife Festival & Jack-O-Lantern Lit Hike
Vermont Fish and Wildlife is inviting families to attend its Jack-O’-Lantern Lit Nature Hike at the Kehoe Conservation Camp, 636 Point of Pines Road in Castleton on Friday, October 23, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Canadians returning to Vermont. Vermont’s exports to Canada aren’t.
Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, one of Vermont’s best-known cheesemakers, shows what that gap looks like for one business. Co-founder Mateo Kehler told CTV News Ottawa, in a story published Oct. 5, that the company’s Canadian sales “went from gangbusters to zero cases.” He put the loss at hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Thurston: Prop 4 and EQS would put the nails in the coffin of literacy improvement
Vermont schools are failing to teach reading: Prop 4 threatens to make the problem permanent
Molly Gray family farm investigated for migrant farmworker housing conditions
A Vermont Agency of Agriculture investigation identified a series of problems with worker housing on the Gray family farm. UPDATE: Molly Gray says the conditions have been brought up to code, and that Rodgers’ criticism was “a new low.”
VT Headlines: Vermont Treasury awards $3.4 million in higher education funding, scholarships
Barre school district board approves fourth budget proposal; Sen. Peter Welch visits Brattleboro for first listening session event in Windham County; Vermont State University sees consistent increase in enrollment
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