Boston Bruins partner to get Vermont girls on the ice; Burlington Irish Heritage Festival returns for its 30th year; Shamrocks & Headlocks returns to Barre
VT Headlines: Catamounts get opponent for 2025 March Madness tournament
Timothy Page
House school reform bill would set $13,200 block grant per student
A key component is a $13,200 block grant-per-student proposal that could require big adjustments for high spending schools.
Notorious Grand Isle drug dealer due in court for reportedly blowing off community service
Grand Isle Cty.’s most notorious drug dealer is due back in court this month after failing to start volunteer service ordered in 2023 in lieu of life sentence.
Harrison: At Crossover – State House half full or half empty
Depending on one’s perspective we might look at various issues as making progress or going in the wrong direction.
CLG: Trump declares Biden’s pardons ‘void, vacant’, and moves to investigate Fauci and Cheney
NATO ‘peacekeepers’ in Ukraine mean war – Medvedev; NYC health officials missed early COVID spread by following CDC bureaucrats; Houthis vow retaliation
KVS: Accused troublemaker in Derby arrested
Starksboro man charged with cocaine possession; Missing Sheldon man arrested in New York after manhunt; Royalton man arrested for meth
North: Paying for gold, getting dirt?
I can say with first-hand knowledge that the Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader both control which bills are allowed to be discussed in Committee.
Beck: New funding plan more transparent, accountable than Act 60
Vermont will likely continue to move toward an education system composed of local elementary schools, central middle schools, and regional high schools and career & technical education centers.
Lindberg: When Harry Truman did DOGE
There is no worse policy for the taxpayer and consumer than to have politicians and bureaucrats choosing winners and losers in the economy.
Roper: A bill so absurd in every respect I can’t find words for a headline
Lawmakers’ arrogance, stubbornness, and fiscal irresponsibility on full display with H.125
VT Headlines: Vermont man’s heroic dog rescue from icy river sparks viral sensation
Warm weather may bring sugaring season to a close; Vermont towns continue to grapple with allowing ATVs on local roads
Fireovid: VT Dems are guilty of violating citizens’ right to free speech and assembly
The Sergeant-at-Arms aided-and-abetted protestors to violate Vermont Statute and possibly Federal Civil Rights Law.
McGuinness: House and Senate Democrats mischaracterize detransitioning event
Transgender Activists intended to cause public inconvenience and annoyance by disturbing a lawful meeting of persons with loud noises and the potential implied threat of confiscation or damage to our materials and equipment due to their actions, in violation of Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure Chapter 019: Breach of the Peace; Disturbances.
Priestley, Arsenault: Big Tech’s privacy gamble
Public servants’ lives are the stakes
Warner: Mary, Mary quite contrary
She clearly rejects our long-established unity in favor of the tools of division.
SHORTS: Maland warming hut draws cross-border crowd/ Court rules against civil suit redactions
The ceremony brought together American snowmobilers and members of Club Montoneiges Les Trois Village from Canada. Local businesses funded the project.
VT Headlines: GE Aerospace to invest $32 million into Rutland site
Older Vermonters and caregivers rely on adult day programs. Medicaid cuts could jeopardize them; Canada cancels order for Vermont liquor amid trade war
Governor Phil Scott appoints 102 to boards and commissions
Governor Phil Scott’s office today announced a range of appointments made in the last two quarters of 2024. Beginning April 1, appointments will be announced on a quarterly basis.
Perrino: No, a heckler’s veto is not ‘more speech’
“To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.”
VT Headlines: Norwich University faces another lawsuit alleging employment discrimination
Berlin police respond to road rage incident involving a gun; Leahy BTV Airport reopens after emergency with gas line
Roper: The Clean Heat Standard is a mess Democrats need to clean up
EVENT TODAY! There is a rally at the State House 12-1 pm calling on the legislature to REPEAL ACT 18.
Stake on Mt. Mansfield logs near-record snow levels
It was the third-highest snowpack reading for that date since 1954, when the stake was installed, making this winter one of the snowiest on record.
Letters: Measles sins of omission, Balint’s hypocrisy, and Biblical taxation
Why isn’t anyone asking if the current MMR vaccine actually protects against anything?//There would be no IRS, income tax, property tax or governmental welfare.
CLG: U.S. resumes intelligence, military aid to Ukraine after Kiev agrees to 30-day ceasefire with Russia
Russian defenses down 337 Ukrainian drones – MOD; Elon Musk says Ukraine is behind ‘massive’ cyberattack on X; Ukraine will have to give up territory – Rubio
Soulia: Unfunded budget pressures clash with Governor’s FY2025 spending plan
Governor Phil Scott’s proposed $8.6 billion budget prioritizes housing, public safety, and education, but leaves some critical obligations underfunded.
Keelan: How the $36M grant to EVT has been spent to date
What is missing is how much follow-up the Legislature and Administration are doing to see how the funds are being applied. So little is publicized.
VT Headlines: Rocking out for Solaar
Stowe Arts Festival canceled again after last year’s windstorm; Ripton Elementary to send incoming K-1 students to different school
Copeland-Hanzas: Celebrate Civic Learning Week, March 10-14
if we don’t know where to start when we want to fix something that is broken in our communities then we become easy to divide, and the problems persist.
Citizens rally for repeal of the Clean Heat Standard (Act 18)
Rally and Press Conference on Wednesday, March 12, 12-1pm
Cedar Creek Room, Vermont Statehouse
Fish and Wildlife Board seeks public comment on doe season, expanded archery season
Deer is Vermont’s most popular game species with about 60,000 resident hunters and 7,500 out-of-state hunters heading into the autumn woods.
McClaughry: Nuclear power revival
Originally published Tuesday May 3, 2022. In 1960-61 McClaughry was a reactor physicist in GE’s Atomic Power Equipment Division.
Letters: Smith on Biblical Justice, Lanese on elected officials ignoring constituents
Under Biblical law, the tax-funded prison system would be eliminated and swift justice reinstated//Who does Congress represent, what do they stand for? Their silence speaks volumes.
Non-patient spending, unwarranted performance bonuses drive Burlington hospital costs, Coalition says
The stats include 71% of UVM Medical Center’s total operational costs going to administrative work.
Friday at Four: Why is AG Charity Clark more interested in suing Trump than prosecuting Vermont criminals?/ Tariffs open door to nuclear power in Vermont/ Who is anti-Vance Indivisible?
What exactly IS Charity Clark’s job?
Thayer: Vermont’s path to tax simplicity
Funding government with a Unified Consumption Tax
CLG: Air Force F-16 fighters intercept aircraft invading Mar-a-Lago airspace
Secret Service shoots man in ‘armed confrontation’ overnight near White House, agency says; Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians.
Police: Death threats made by man accused of crack cocaine sales in Bennington County
Anthony “Ace” Alonso-Alomar, 19, appeared in Fed. Court this week on charges that he aided and abetted the sale of crack cocaine as well, as selling it himself.
Soulia: Residents consider recount and revote after school budget passes by one vote
Otter Valley Unified Union School District residents are weighing their options after the district’s proposed $28 million budget was approved by just one vote.
DHS ends collective bargaining for TSA’s Transportation Security Officers
Enhancing safety, efficiency and organizational agility
Watson: Thetford vote ignores ‘death to Israel’ pledge
If Hamas stopped fighting, there would be no war. If Israel stopped fighting, there would be no Israel.
Mush!
Admiral Byrd’s Dog Team Model: now on display at the Vermont History Museum
Roper: Attorney General fiddles while Vermont burns
State’s Attorneys trying to push back the rising tide of crime with a broom.
Plainfield greenlights reserve fund for future housing
Residents voted 130-30 to pass Article 13, which proposed a reserve fund dedicated to expanding the community.
Beck: The canaries are getting loud
The work is very difficult and at times overwhelming, but it is what every elected official signed up for when they asked Vermonters for their vote.
Vermonters still at risk due to America’s largest SSN exposure
Understanding the ongoing challenge facing Americans, including Green Mountain State residents, due to the National Public Data Breach.
Klar: Fixing public schools by returning to core learning
The ideological brainwashing is over!
Thayer: Pro-Vance rally organizer ‘disgusted’ by tactics of the left
It’s time for the Left to stop the nasty behavior and work together with all Vermonters. Stop taking your orders from the Bernies of our great little state.
VT Headlines: Four Vermont communities reject cannabis retail proposals
National Weather Service issues flood warning for Mad River at Moretown; Trump Administration looks to sell off 4 federal properties in Vermont
Lawmakers look for more time on broadband bills
Two House bills would bar service providers from deceptive business practices and require them to offer cheap broadband plans.
MacDonald: VT wants to put more women in harms way
Lawmakers claim that they are making prostitution “not illegal” while pretending they are also protecting sex workers from human trafficking.
CLG: CIA confirms suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine
22nd Indiana farm hit with avian influenza in 2025; over 6.9M birds dead so far; Rubio signs declaration to expedite delivery of $4B in military aid to Israel
Klar: Morristown student punished for “there are only two genders” shirt
Even though the school had relented, the student was threatened with discipline yet again by a teacher when M.P. next wore the shirt to school the next week.
State takes abuse survivor, ‘protected’ address substitution online
Participants can vote, obtain a driver’s license, get married, register births, and receive their mail without fear that those publicly available records will put them at risk.
Sponsored: Repeal the Clean Heat Standard
Rally at the State House, Wed., March 12, Noon-1PM in the Cedar Creek Room
Letter: An English take on Trump, Vance
Briton: Trump, Vance ignorant of history
Trump speaks and Bernie answers
Sanders: “Notwithstanding some of their rhetoric, this is a government that could care less about the working families of this country.”
Welch, 22 Dem senators rebuke Trump in profane, copy-pasted speeches
The speech, part of the so-called “S–t That Ain’t True” campaign, primarily attacked the president on economic policy, citing the rising cost of eggs.
Federal indictment in Vermont charges 25 Canadians with $21 million Grandparent Scam
“In total, the Grandparent Scam defrauded hundreds of elderly victims across the United States out of millions of dollars per year,” the indictment said.
Five undiscovered adventures in New England
Whether you’re looking for a peaceful retreat in nature or an exceptional adventure, these off-the-beaten path destinations offer truly something special.
Surviving head-on collision offers business owner second chance at life
In June of 2022, Seymour was driving along route 116 in Hinesburg, when a large pickup truck with a fully loaded trailer came around a blind corner in her lane.
VT Headlines: Gov. Phil Scott kicks off maple sugaring season
Vermont voters weigh in on important water infrastructure bonds; Alcohol and guns do not mix’: Burlington to vote on gun ban charter change
Scott: Getting to quality, affordable education for all
Vermonters made it clear that we need to make major changes to a system that no longer meets the needs of our students, educators or taxpayers.
Roper: Senate Democrats block vote to repeal Clean Heat Standard
Vermonters expected quick action in 2025 to wipe Act 18 (the Clean Heat Standard law) from the books. That has not happened.
KVS: Newport man arrested for selling and possessing cocaine
Brandon Cote, 34, of Newport, was arrested for two counts of selling cocaine, possession of cocaine, and possession of a regulated drug.
Bananas: Vance treated to Vermont-style welcome
Vermonters came out to protest the Vice President after he took Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over his knee and spanked him on live television.
Soulia: VT lawmakers target farmers instead of pushing back against the Feds
If lawmakers truly want to stand up for Vermont’s future, they need to stop caving to EPA pressure and start holding Washington accountable.
Bossange: The real goal of DOGE
The President, Musk and their MAGA advisors need to realize the rest of us are on to their game. It’s time they feel the sledgehammer of our resistance.
Sheriff dies from rare cancer
Hemond had been with the department for more than 19 years. He earlier served as a patrol officer with both St. Johnsbury and Lyndonville Police Departments.
VT Headlines: Mount Mansfield reports highest summit snow depth in nearly six years
Kids Code’ bill advances in Vermont Senate as lawmakers again look to rein in big tech; Voters pass resolution to resist ‘federal overreach’ in Vermont
CLG: More governments pledge to join UK and France in sending troops to Ukraine
Zelensky not ready for peace – Trump; Vance family moved to ‘undisclosed location’ after hundreds of pro-Ukraine protesters swarm ski resort ahead of vacation
GOP Senate, House leaders tell Town Meeting voters they’re working on Clean Heat repeal, lower taxes
Senate, House GOP leaders pledge tax reform, Clean Heat repeal
Principal tells Senators 15-18 students the “magic number” for class size
Rutland’s Sarah Tetzlaff touched on some of the disadvantages of going too small.
Bipartisan bill would allow purchase of medical debts with public funds
Similar efforts to buy out student loans at the national level have gotten stalled in federal courts.
Charlotte keeps traditional Town Meeting, but more towns adopt secret ballot
Rejected proposals would have put budget, town issues to voters by secret ballot
Governor’s office puts out education “transformation proposal” to mixed response
The governor’s office has put forth a comprehensive education overhaul plan that would uproot both the economics and governance of public schools.
Fatal head-on collision in Waterbury under investigation
At approximately 1:32 p.m. on February 28, 2025, troopers from the Berlin Barracks responded to reports of a crash in front of Billings Mobile.
McClaughry: Where Gov. Scott’s education transformation leads
When it came to education financing, however, the governor proposed what he called “incredibly strong measures” that vaulted him well into high-risk territory.
Posley: A plea on behalf of marginalized and underrepresented people
Posley: ‘With each bill I beg you to ask yourself, “How will this impact the lives of underrepresented people?”’
Klar: Rural Vermont attacks Trump policies for federal workers
Helping farmers, or federal bureaucrats?
In one day, Healthcare Committee sees 18 bills on healthcare rights, vaccines, more
Each bill was given about 5-10 minutes per presenter in the marathon committee session. To see all 18 bills, look at their Feb. 21 (Friday) agenda.
CLG: FBI withheld ‘thousands’ of Epstein docs – U.S. Attorney General
USAID spent millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded grants were funneled into Ukrainian confectionery, fashion and pet companies
Roper: Destroying school choice in Vermont
Governor’s education plan “fixes” too many things that don’t need fixing
Soulia: Lawmakers propose 32-hour workweek
The bill does not require businesses to maintain a 40-hour pay structure for a 32-hour schedule, leaving the door open for less hours rather than increased pay.
VT Headlines: Neurodivergent VTers launch fund to assist as Medicaid cuts loom
Vermont’s Fed-qualified health centers are struggling; Long View project’s funding request struck down, will not be moving forward
Middlebury makes noise protesting campus debate on gender-affirming care
Protesters described the event as anti-trans and the speakers as unqualified.
Page: Booker T. Washington’s shining example
Booker T. Washington believed in the ability of blacks to succeed by their own merits, despite the obstacles they faced.
West Rutland to vote on $2.3M wastewater treatment facility upgrades
Officials say that the facility requires replacing control systems, mechanical and electrical components, and making structural repairs and improvements.
Soulia: H.298: Bad-faith bill that shields illegal aliens while pretending to follow the law
H.298 will classify Vermont as a full-fledged sanctuary state, potentially costing it millions in federal law enforcement funding.
ANR: “No significant change” in fuel consumption despite “hundreds of millions” invested in green tech
Sales of gasoline and diesel fuel for transportation may have actually increased, a state report says.
VT Headlines: Fairfax to decide whether to nix town manager position
Vermont Congressional Delegation holds virtual statewide town hall; Vermont lawmakers look to eliminate military pension tax
Waterbury woman accused of fraudulently obtaining $40,000 from local aid organizations
Police say the suspect sought help for overdue rent payments from the Mad River Valley Community Fund, the Mad River Valley Interfaith Council, and the Community Action Service Team.
Iadarola: On the FY26 Slate Valley Unified Union school district budget vote
The current model of education funding is inefficient and unsustainable. There are clear areas for significant saving that will make VT more affordable for all.
VT Headlines: Plane crash in Manchester
No injuries after train hits car in Milton; Green Mountain Transit says ridership increased after fares returned, service reductions still coming
Montpelier’s Post Office is struggling — and residents are feeling it
Montpelier’s post office has been unreliable, and the problem isn’t going away. Postal employees aren’t talking, but frustrated residents missing mail are.
BLOTTER: Two arrested after firearm discharged in domestic dispute in Lyndonville
Driver crashes into pole on Scott Highway in Groton
UVM Libraries announce the availability of the first part of Senator Leahy’s papers
The senator’s travel and campaign materials are the first wave of his vast collection to be available for public research
How ‘Gucci Flip Flops’ and good vibes brought back Harwood Union girls hockey
Staying positive helped this team break a losing streak lasting more than two years.
Roper: GWSA transportation mandates will cost more than $177M per year
Tax on gas & diesel could start at 26 cents per gallon.
Keelan: Let’s stop talking and start building
To develop housing in Vermont, the hurdles have increased and are much higher, making the housing crisis all the more dire.
Klar: HHS cuts CDC ‘disease detectives’
Where were they during the COVID-19 pandemic?
