The Vermont Attorney General’s Office has reached a settlement with an operator of four Rutland nursing homes.
Vermont gun sales down
Gun sales are down this year in Vermont, although not as steeply as the rest of the country.
Evslin: Regulatory Reform Urgently Needed for Renewable Energy
Unless there’s regulatory reform, almost no offshore wind is going to get built anytime in the near future.
Vermont Ag Hall of Fame announces 2022 inductees
Farmers young and old have been named to the Vermont Agriculture Hall of Fame. They’re being celebrated today at the Champlain Valley Fair.
GOP House candidate threatened
The Republican candidate for a key Vermont House district fears for her safety and the safety of others following a confrontation at the local transfer station.
Campaign `’22: Former Eagle Scout prepared to seek Montpelier House seat
A businessman, former Eagle Scout, and Cuban-American has become the fifth candidate for Montpelier’s two House seats.
Dennis Prager to speak at Vermont faith summit Tuesday
Radio show host, conservative thought leader, and theologian Dennis Prager will speak in South Burlington October 25 at the “Restoring Our Faith” summit.
Project Veritas catches CT school administrator bragging about discriminatory hiring
A public school adminisrator in a New England state admits his school discriminates against hiring conservative Catholics.
Island Pond man arrested for domestic terrorism after placing lit firebomb near cars, propane tank
An Island Pond man placed a lit firebomb near neighbors’ cars and propane tank, and then pelted state troopers with fireworks shells Monday night. He’s being held on several charges, including domestic terrorism.
Orleans prosecutor named Superior Court judge
The Orleans County State’s Attorney has been named to the Vermont bench.
Bananas: Science retires / prostitutes hired as paraeducators
Dismayed by the public’s growing lack of support, Science has announced his retirement. And ladies of the night are offered a day job in Vermont schools.
With legislation for Central Bank for Digital Currencies on horizon, $1 million to Balint looms large
A huge battle is looming in Congress next session for the future of the digital economy. House candidate Becca Balint benefited from a huge campaign donation from a company with a strong interest in the battle’s outcome.
Water Cooler: Heating fuel shortage / sheep torture
A Massachusetts man told police he thought Mother Nature would give his sheep all the water they needed. Wrong! This headline and others from Vermont news media.
Driver with 23 convictions avoids head-on collision with Burlington police cruiser
Police say a review of the alleged wrong-way drunk driver/car thief’s criminal history revealed he has 4 felony convictions,19 misdemeanor convictions, and 10 probation and parole violation charges.
Dame: Biden loan forgiveness no solution
The difference is that Democrats are happy to treat symptoms, while Republicans want to treat the cause.
Madden: Balint pandemic platform mimics PAC’s
Becca Balint explicitly claimed never to seek PAC/lobbyist money, but she did meet with the crypto-funded PAC “Protecting Our Future” and others.
‘Defund Davos’ bill introduced by House Republicans
Will the House have the votes to defund Davos, instead of the police? These world headlines and others provided by CLG.
Welcome to Springfield, Chief Burnham – your local library to show film about cops killing blacks
The Springfield Library will air “The Hate You Give,” a PG-13 movie in which police are portrayed as racist killers of a young black man.
Sponsored Content: Attention Barre City Patriots
Sponsored content by Brian Judd re: raising US flag over Barre September 11. Opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of VDC.
Shots fired into Newport home, arrests follow, police seeking shooter
A fracas with Newport police followed the firing of gunshots into a home on Third Street. Police have a partial ID on the shooter and are trying to find him.
Electric battery fires blaze in Vermont
Firefighters fought separate blazes caused by overheating lithium-ion batteries. Beware the toxic fumes!
Mystery photo – what’s happening here?
The what, when, where and why of this photo are left to the imagination.
Hearing aids to by insured by 2024
Vermont insurers will cover hearing aids by 2024 – good news for the hard-of-hearing at increased risk of dementia, falls, and depression.
Bean: Shortage of workers, shortage of meaning
People feel like their work lacks meaning, and lacks purpose, says a twenty-something candidate for the Vermont Senate.
Water Cooler: stab resistant vests given to Burlington social workers
A sign of the times – social workers wearing stab-resistant vests in Burlington. This headline and others in Vermont media today.
Kenyan gravel bicyclist dies in Ascutney crash
A sports hero from Kenya died at a Mt. Ascutney bicycle race this weekend.
Chair will mute pro-lifer on Barre ‘Diversity’ Committee
A pro-life member of Barre’s “Diversity & Equity” committee will be muted if he attempts to speak at future meetings due to what the chair calls his “misogynistic perspective.”
Secretary of State urges voters to verify or update registration info by Wednesday
To ensure that you get your Nov. 8 general election ballot in the mail, the Secretary of State’s office urges you to verify or update your voter ID information.
1,500 school jobs still unfilled amid push for more part-time, substitute educators
Vermont school districts are still down 1500 educators as the first day of school looms this week.
Letters: In praise of electricity / Montpelier ignores Sept. 11, supports legal prostitution
The anti-fossil fuel agenda is pushing poor people back into poverty, letter writer says.
Fish & Wildlife names new top Game Warden
In the last seven days, Vermont game wardens have been given new responsibilities and a new director.
Klar: local media filters narrative about shooting dogs
The City Mice don’t understand what the Country Mice have known all along: sometimes it takes a community to stop a nuisance dog.
Even in California, large majority oppose unrestricted abortion up to birth
Only 13% of Californians say abortion should be legal up to the moment of birth.
Oft-arrested man charged with Springfield school break-in
A man with nine outstanding arrest warrants injured himself after breaking a window and trying to enter a Springfield school, police say.
Highway crashes leave two dead / Fatal house fire
A pedestrian on Rte. 7 in Rutland and a pickup truck passenger in Lowell were both victims of fatal accidents this weekend.
Water Cooler: Groin-kicking cop fired / schools prep for Monkeypox
Monkeypox is highly unlikely to become a public school pandemic, health officials admit. But, they say, it doesn’t hurt to be ready. This headline and others from Vermont news media .
Letters: Biden economists clueless / Barre wavering on flying flag on 9/11?
Why can’t Democratic presidents promote prosperity? And will Barre City Council agree to fly Old Glory on 9/11?
Treasury Secretary Yellen to speak in Randolph October 1
The first person ever to serve as Chair of the White House Economic Advisors, Treasury Secretary and Chair of the Federal Reserve Board will speak in Randolph Center October 1.
Benning to Zuckerman: let’s leave high platitudes out of campaign
To “use this race to tell Vermonters our election will cure climate change or provide health care for all, etc.” would be disrespectful to the voters, Joe Benning advises Lt. Gov. adversary David Zuckerman.
Convention of States draws attention at State Fair in Rutland
Political discontent is reaching a fever pitch, less so between parties and more now than ever between the people and their elected officials.
Sanders: 77,000 Vermonters owe $2.9 billion in student debt
President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan would cover just 17% of Vermonters’ total student debt of $2.9 billion, Sen. Bernie Sanders said.
McClaughry: Michigan expands school choice
If the SOS program were enacted, a parent-controlled savings account would be established for each participating child.
Biden student loan forgiveness would reduce Obamacare revenue, Redic says
The federal government applies some of the hefty interest it charges on federal student loans to ObamaCare subsidies, accountant and Libertarian House candidate Ericka Redic notes.
Sole House Dem to oppose Article 22 defeated in primary
The only Vermont House Democrat to oppose Prop 5/Article 22 ‘reproductive liberty’ Constitutional amendment was voted out in last week’s primary.
Water Cooler: high college enrollment in VT bucks national trend
Vermont’s college enrollment is up, but postal service keeps going down.
Correction: Decision to reopen sealed ballot bag not Chesnut-Tangerman’s
House candidate Robin Chesnut-Tangerman didn’t open sealed ballot bags in Middletown Springs in 2020, as incorrectly stated in a Vermont Daily Chronicle news story Tuesday. However, he was there when it happened and his questions led to them being opened, he said.
VSP makes sex crime arrests
A Glover man is being held without bail following his arrest yesterday for three 2021 sexual assaults in Waterville.
DMV, game wardens, liquor control to take stronger law enforcement role
In an effort to relieve the burden on the understaffed Vermont State Police and other ‘front-line’ cops, LEOs in more specialized state agencies will be given a broader role.
13-year-old dies in ATV crash
A Randolph boy died after he lost control of his ATV in Mt. Holly.
Alleged Jan. 6 militiaman busted in Hardwick, arraigned in Rutland
A Florida man the FBI says was part of the ‘B squad’ pushing police in the Capitol building tunnel was arrested yesterday in Hardwick and arraigned in federal court in Rutland.
Green Mountain Boys to hold Open House
The Vermont Air National Guard will host an open house September 11 including military static displays, events, demonstrations, and performances.
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Alburgh
West Nile virus has shown up in Vermont mosquitoes for the first time this year.
Ag agency wants farmers to record surface water use
A new state law requires farmers to report annual surface water withdrawals to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets.
BC/BS of Vermont sues Big Pharma for MS drug price-gouging ($70,000/year)
A Vermont health insurance provider is suing Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals for taking illegal kickbacks on its multiple schlerosis treatment.
Letovsky: Vermont climate plan unaffordable, insecure, hard on environment
If college students can grasp the idea that energy choices should be evaluated using multiple criteria, why can’t legislators do the same?
America last! Another $3 bil going to Ukraine / FBI’s Mir-A-Lago raid chief oversaw Gretchen Whitmer investigation
The FBI agent who had oversight over the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot now runs the D.C. field office that conducted the Mir-A-Lago raid, says Just The News.
Water Cooler: amid 3X jump in gunfire, Burlington police commissioners focus on access to bodycams
You’d think Burlington’s Police Commission would be focused on reducing the huge increase in gunfire violence. Wrong! Instead, members want more access to police bodycams, WCAX reports.
Roper: As Climate Council ponders carbon tax on EVERYTHING, media stays silent
The Climate Council, charged by the Legislature to find funding sources for reducing carbon emissions, is now discussing out loud and on the record an “economy-wide” carbon tax. Media interest? Anyone?
Stevens: little public notice for hearing on toxic chemicals at Coventry landfill, important questions unanswered
The State of Vermont failed to adequately publicize a public hearing on a controversial landfill runoff plan, and then didn’t answer many important questions, a critic of the plan says.
Donahue: proof that Article 22 isn’t same as Roe V. Wade
It’s a false notion that Article 22, the ‘reproductive liberty’ constitutional amendment facing voters in November, resembles Roe V. Wade – and Anne Donahue proves it.
Farm tractor driver charged with DUI-drugs after deadly crash on Rte. 105
By Guy Page An Enosburg farm worker was under the influence of drugs when he pulled his farm tractor onto Rte. 105 in Sheldon, causing a collision fatal to oncoming motoryclist Rodney […]
Cops seek driver who left gas pump with nozzle & hose still attached
‘Fess up, now. Police are seeking a man drove off with fuel hose and nozzle still attached to his car.
Despathy: Balint, with PAC $$, rides destructive tsunami
Becca, is my right to personal reproductive liberty supported in my rejection of the Covid injections?
Vergennes police chief Merkel retires, amid “continuing and unwarranted disrespect”
An outspoken Vermont chief of police has announced his retirement. George Merkel isn’t happy with how he and the Vergennes Police Department have been treated.
Man shot by police still hospitalized
The Ludlow police officer who shot a man on his second month on the job is cooperating fully with investigators.
Another truck blocks Smugglers Notch, AKA ‘Dead Horse Hill’
For at least the third time this summer, a truck got stuck in Smugglers Notch this morning, blocking traffic for hours.
Primary results: voters ‘cure’ defective ballots for first time; Dems outpoll GOP by more than 3-1
Only 600 Progressives cast ballots in the August 9 primary. However, 102,408 cast Democratic ballots, outpolling the GOP by more than 3-1.
Keelan: Me and Rip Van Winkle
Vermont’s Rip Van Winkle fell asleep after 9/11 and just woke up, to discover the waking nightmare gun violence, drug overdoses, a housing crisis, a pandemic and (apparently) rampant racism in the once-bucolic Green Mountain State.
Geriatric emergency medicine accredited at VT hospital
The second-oldest state in the nation now has at least one hospital with an accredited Geriatric Emergency Department.
Water Cooler: Vermont granite to support Lady Liberty / Big fire at SoBu condos / homeless encampment in Burlington park
Barre, Vermont granite will be added to the base of the refurbished Statue of Liberty in New York harbor.
Dame: Progressive Horse Hair Worms
Like a parasitic worm, Vermont Progressives have taken over the body politic of the Vermont Democratic Party.
Former Progressive House leader appointed by Dems to run for House
Vermont’s climate policy could be a major campaign issue in the surprise rematch of two 2020 general election contestants for the Middletown Springs (etc.) House seat.
Burlington waterfront gunfire continues / shot Brookfield man, alleged shooter ID’d
The latest shooting on Burlington’s waterfront moved south about a half mile from Friday night’s episode at the skate park.
Woman walking dogs attacked by bear
Lee stated that she tripped on a stone wall as the bear charged her. She then felt pain on her upper left leg and realized the bear was on top of her and had bitten her.
Daughter of VT criminal judge arrested for DUI, resisting arrest
Both the adult daughter and the elderly parents of a Vermont criminal court judge have run into trouble with the law.
Rockingham burglars caught on video
A man-woman couple of burglars sans the usual hoodies, sunglasses and masks were caught on video breaking into a Rockingham home. If you know them, police would like to hear from you.
Almost a week late, primary vote certification scheduled for this afternoon
The state-level vote certification of the August 9 primary had been delayed due to software problems with the 2022 redistricting of Vermont House and Senate districts.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Mon, Aug 22
A Montpelier man helped kill renowned Massachusetts mobster Whitey Bulger, brother of FBI director.
Blam! Blam! Blam! Weekend shootings in Brattleboro, Brookfield and Burlington
Another weekend of people shooting people, this time in Vermont communities starting with the letter B.
Alleged car thief gouges cop’s eye
A man with a lengthy criminal rap sheet tried to gouge the eyes of the Burlington cop that apprehended him. Both were treated for their injuries.
Constitutional Republican Wilson advises: register to vote, kick out the Progs
In the last legislative session, during a time of recovery, Democratic/Progressives/Socialists forced programs and laws to make big government bigger and more invasive, ignoring our constitution and laws, a House candidate for Northeast Kingdom towns says.
No vax, no ride?
By mid-century, the seven-score-years Era of the Passenger Car may be over. What will happen to civil liberties then?
Senate candidates Ram, Watson endorsed by Labor Council
The increasing influence of Vermont’s political left was on display at the AFL-CIO annual meeting Saturday at the Old Socialist Party Labor Hall in Barre.
Montpelier prostitution repeal gets 2nd reading Wednesday, public opinion welcome
The Montpelier City Council may vote Wednesday night on the proposed repeal of its anti-prostitution ordinance.
Tynio: Dame to blame for Madden fiasco, but it’s time to move on
“Paul Dame failed to inform voters of candidate deception, opting instead to underestimate the consequences of Madden’s bid for office. He has now publicly blamed me and Ericka Redic for his failure, a narrative being perpetuated by media outlets on both the left and right,” Anya Tynio writes.
McClaughry: Ask candidates for Legislature these questions….
Fair, timely questions to ask someone running for the Legislature if/when they knock on your door.
Church embezzlement
Embezzlement strikes rural Vermont church.
At $250 mil, UVM cracks top 100 in research $$
A quarter of a billion dollars. That’s how much research money UVM raked in during the last fiscal year.
Water Cooler: Slave shackles sold at Rutland gun show, NAACP complains
A gruesome reminder of the days of state-sanctioned slavery was on sale at a Rutland gun show – and denounced by local black activists.
Borysenko banned from Twitter for outing educators’ CRT violations
New Hampshire law prevents teaching CRT. When Williamstown native Karlyn Borysenko complained, Twitter banned her.
Veterinary opioid killing Vermonters
As the State of Vermont commits millions more to drug treatment and prevention, a new opioid compound is killing Vermont drug users.
Quebec offers 5th vax shot
The Province of Quebec will make available a fifth shot of the Covid-19 vaccine/therapeutic.
GOP chairs agree with Madden: he’s not a Republican
Mr. Madden openly admits his original intention was to decline the Republican nomination if he won the primary and run as an Independent. In the event, he failed to follow the requirements for nomination as such and now pretends “we have a lot in common.”
Klar: Human Rights Commission racialized landlord-tenant dispute
The stretches made by this shameful “investigation” are truly worth a read by Vermonters, John Klar says. Get a bag of popcorn and settle in.
As drought-plagued western farmers plow under crops and sell livestock, Vermont “abnormally dry”
The severe drought out west is severely reducing food production. And 18% of Vermont is in ‘moderate drought,’ with most of the rest ‘abnormally dry.’
Del Trecco: Understaffed VT hospitals struggling with inflation, patient placement, violence
“I have been working in health care for my entire career and I have never seen a set of circumstances so complex and severe,” the VAHHS Prez said. “This is not normal.”
No vax required for schoolchildren
It’s official – Vermont schools won’t require students to receive a Covid-19 vaccination.
AG nails another opioid settlement
Another big settlement with an opioid maker – but will the money really help fight drug abuse?
Guv unveils plan to address violent crime
A statewide workforce crisis and other factors have resulted in a spike in criminal activity, Gov. Phil Scott said before outlining his response plan.
Man shot by cop in Burlington arrested; gunfire went through pant leg of police officer
Tasing didn’t stop the suspect from charging at police with a knife.











