D.o.E. has selected the Power Up New England proposal to receive up to $389 million from the federal agency’s competitive Grid Innovation Program.
Vermont, other New England states share $400M in clean energy funds
Timothy Page
Primary: one Dem guv candidate embraces climate policy, other a former DEI worker
Duval’s campaign draws inspiration from climate activist Greta Thunberg, reflecting a shared urgency and determination to address the climate crisis head-on.
Primary: Two seats, three Republicans running in Caledonia-3
The only incumbent was appointed and has never been elected. Another previously held the office until 2022.
VT Headlines: Judge allows excessive force lawsuit against city of Burlington to move forward
Treatment Associates avoids closure as substance abuse recovery services dwindle in Washington County/ VT Olympian Elle St. Pierre advances to semifinals
Primary: GOP, Dem contests in hills of Addison County
Republican voters in the Addison-4 House district for Bristol, Lincoln, Monkton and Starksboro will have three candidates to choose from in the state Primary.
Roper: EV fees should go to road maintenance and repair
Not to “non-public” charging stations.
Beck: How the supermajority operates
It isn’t moderate to impose $17B in carbon fees or increase electric rates by $1B, the super majority voted for these over the Governor’s veto too.
Greenland fossil discovery reveals increased risk of sea-level catastrophe
Seeds, twigs and insect parts in ice core stun scientists and confirm that center of ice sheet was melted in recent past.
SHORTS: Jenna’s Promise profiled by CNN/ Summer EBT apps open
Also, UVM secures first SEPA grant to support immigrant girls getting into health care, and bulrush recovery endeavors in VT and NH.
Box turtle smuggler indicted by Feds
Last week, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Ng for attempted smuggling. She faces 10 years in prison.
Oxbow HS to limit public use of fields
“OHS has recently experienced multiple instances of field vandalism that require significant attention.”
Keelan: Truth & Reconciliation Commission joins growing line of groups paid to Study
What exactly is going on in Vermont with all of these studies? The State is paying big bucks to fund “studies” on how to spend even more tax dollars.
Police highlight tough new child restraint standards
A revised child passenger safety law took effect in Vermont on July 1st, 2024, specifying the minimum Child Restraint requirements for children under 13.
CLG: Taliban gets $239 million in aid after failure of State Dept. vetting
First country warns tourists ‘do not travel to UK’ after riots sweep Britain/ Blinken told G7 Iran and Hezbollah could attack Israel in next 24 hours
Career criminal denies murder of intimate partner
“Teddy did not like the constant advances of Cote and the constant ask for more. Teddy’s frustration with Cote is clear,” police said.
Beck: It isn’t Moderate to crush Vermonters
Clean Heat Standard was designed for the benefit of special interest groups and climate legislators with no understanding of economics, science, or Vermonters.
Thayer: To every Vermonter, this is your State…
The House and Senate leadership coupled with their Special Interest friends have a spending problem and do not care that you cannot afford it.
FBI warns of election cyberattacks – but not to worry
CISA and FBI jointly released “Just So You Know: DDoS Attacks Could Hinder Access to Election Information, Would Not Prevent Voting.”
Pro-Palestinian group plans protest at Vermont Harris fundraiser
Protest at upcoming Harris event not the first.
Letters: Censorship at WGDR and division in VTGOP
Once people are not free to try on different angles of the same events, and explore critical thinking skills, we are not a democracy.
Senate committee confirms Lanthier for federal judge
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-7 on Thursday to advance the name of Attorney Mary Kay Lanthier of Orwell to serve as the next federal judge for Vermont.
American Revolution Experience traveling exhibit at Chimney Point
The Vermont State Society Daughters of the American Revolution and Vermont Division for Historic Preservation host the American Revolution Experience.
Vermont one of states excepted from Title IX gender court order
Federal courts’ orders complicate the Department of Education’s enforcement deadline.
VT urges Feds to declare hot days a ‘major disaster’
The letter said that such events will likely happen more in the future, making adequate FEMA response even more vital.
Flood mitigation solutions sought by Cabot task force
The public will get a chance to learn more about the project at an August public meeting.
Klar: Fox News vindicated in lawsuit for telling the truth
The defamation suit that Nina Jankowicz, former dir. of Homeland Sec.’s disinformation board, filed against Fox News was dismissed in DE, July 22.
VT Headlines: Vermonters warned of surprise storms amidst flood cleanup
Welch urges Congress to pass disaster aid package/ New border policy for dogs goes into effect on Thursday/ Route 100 reopens, road work continues
Softball team heads to regionals
After winning the Vermont state championship on July 19, the Connecticut Valley Little League travel today to Staten Island for the regional championships.
18-month-old child left in car in Milton is declared dead; few details released
The name of the dead child, the hometown, and other public details under the law surrounding the death were still being withheld by police one week after the death.
House Republicans file impeachment articles against Harris for border, lying about Biden to public
The resolution was referred to House committees on Homeland Security and the Judiciary.
Vermonters planting native gardens to help pollinators prosper
The mission is to reduce the distance pollinators like bees and butterflies must go to get nectar and pollen. The gardens, in effect, form a highway.
How do turkeys fare in extreme weather? Fish & Wildlife wants your help!
Every summer the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department puts out a call for citizen scientists to count young turkeys, or “poults,” between the start of July and the end of August.
Malloy: Seize the day, Vermont
Vermont does not have to struggle continuously. There’s an opportunity right in front of all Vermonters for themselves and the 14th star to shine bright. Seize the day.
Tomorrow in front of Statehouse: “The People’s Demands for a Just Flood Recovery”
Tomorrow morning on the Statehouse steps the event is aimed at reshaping public policy to mitigate future flood impacts throughout the Green Mountain State.
Warner: Big Brother about to be your daddy in Massachusetts
Mass. Bill H4750 To eliminate Fathers and Mothers from birth certificates passes 40-0.
SHORTS: State offers flood recovery resources / Internet equity $$
Flood cleanup, reporting, resilience, insurance and repair info. Want some federal ‘digital equity’ money?
BLOTTER: Drug bust, motorcycle chase, folks abusing second chances, adult steals kid’s bike
Increased crime and release-conditions violations fuel increasing concerns that prosecutors are not holding criminals responsible for their actions.
Roper: Speaker Krowinski feeling the (“Clean”) Heat
Spews misinformation about her Party’s misleadingly named “Affordable Heat Act” fiasco.
Ellis: The Prosecutor vs. the Felon
The 2024 election has completely changed with a single letter. It happened so swiftly and so absolutely that no one can be blamed for being a bit confused.
Klar: AOC wants to impeach two Supreme Court justices
Why? You have to read it to believe it.
Green Mountain Care Board: “State health care system in crisis” with 20%+ insurance premium rate bump looming
It states, “Unless immediate decisive action is taken to transform Vermont’s health care system, it will be financially unsustainable by 2030.”
BLOTTER: Gun waving in Burlington/ Fatal crash in Newbury/ MA man busted for drug crime
Also, a Springfield, MA fentanyl, cocaine dealer, supplying Washington County was caught in Waterbury.
Burlington Police Chief: “A person involved in multiple gunfire incidents is getting a suspended sentence”
Chief Jon Murad also thanked all those from state and local entities who have collaborated to curb what was an alarming rise in gun incidents.
Warner: Dear Democrat neighbors, we need to talk about your mental health crisis
Pew Research indicates more than one in two (55%) “white women” who identify as liberal in their political ideology suffer from some form of serious depression or anxiety.
NY convicted killer, drug criminal caught with AK, AR weapons
Shane “SB” Hardy, 45, of Brooklyn pleaded not guilty to the felony gun charge when he appeared in U.S. District Court in Burlington late Monday afternoon.
Vermont tops in nation for female entrepreneurs, but nearly half of businesses fail
Despite the equality, the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development considers Vermont the second worst state in the nation to start a business.
Kevin Hoyt of Bennington (I) running for VT Gov
Kevin Hoyt, an 8th generation native Vermonter from Bennington announced he is running as an Independent candidate for Governor in 2024.
Violent assault on police officer in Burlington
Michael Gbenusola, 41, approached and forcefully punched a BPD officer in the head. The unprovoked attack on Church Street resulted in possible TBI.
Biden announces “bold plan” to change Supreme Court
Biden seeks to change US Constitution to overturn Supreme Court decisions, restore Democrat legal victories, “restor[ing] trust and accountability” in the government.
BLOTTER: Fatal collision, and threatening calls
Also: Child porn sentencing, and stolen Lyndonville dump truck found in ME, and a suspected repeat offender arrested in St. J.
Walch: The reality of the Clean Heat Standard
Two maxims that used to be part of investigative journalism have now fallen to the public: (1) do your own research and (2) follow the money.
Dame demands AG defend Vermont against climate change lawsuit
“It’s hard for Vermonters to know if we have an Attorney General who is willing to fight to protect our taxpayers from what could be an expensive lawsuit.”-Dame
BTV’s Riverside Avenue faces ongoing landslide risk: UVM study
After 20 landslides in 70 years, Riverside Avenue is again teetering on the edge of a potential disaster, UVM researchers say.
VT Headlines: Flying rocks from water main break smash windows in Burlington
Donations from around the world pour into Peacham for flood repairs/ Pedestrian hit by car in Essex Junction/ Farmers seek out new flood mitigation strategies
CLG: Kamala Harris hit with articles of impeachment over border crisis, ‘misleading’ people on Biden
Israel and Lebanon at brink of war after Hezbollah attack/ Biden seeks to change Constitution to undo Trump immunity/ CO bird flu outbreak largest in US history
Video: Ethan Allen: His life and times
Ethan Allen (January 21, 1738 [O.S. January 10, 1737] – February 12, 1789) was an American farmer, writer, military officer and politician.
BLOTTER: Multiple arrests of out-of-staters for drugs/ Suspicious death in Morristown/ Missing St. J. woman
CT and MA residents arrested separately for parts in the drug trade in Vermont/ Richard Cote, 76, found dead/ Meagan Tellier, 39, missing
Warner: What the assassination attempt on Trump reveals about our government
We have witnessed an unprecedented amount of convoluted government activity shedding light on its current state.
Not your average summer camp: Civil Air Patrol cadets bunk in Waterbury
The federally-funded Air Force auxiliary undertakes search and rescue missions, helps after disasters and collects landscape data from the skies.
Lake Champlain researchers pin murky plumes on flood-induced runoff
Researchers also announced the Lake Champlain Sea Grant was awarded just under $300,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Fish and Wildlife needs volunteers for wild goose chase, banding
Volunteers needed to help in rounding up, placing id. bands on the legs of Canada geese at the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area in Addison.
VT Headlines: $17M UVM Medical Center purchase of Fanny Allen campus approved
Wanted man turns himself in after hiding from police in S. Burlington/ Vermont athletes prepare for Paris Summer Olympics
Klar: America’s shrinking farmland threatens food security
Solar panel fields have been reclassified as farms.
Roper: Clean Heat Standard comes with $17 BILLION price tag!
Would require $3.20 per gallon carbon tax on home heating fuel.
Waterbury residents left high and dry by FEMA’s unfulfilled promises
As of mid-July, none of the property owners nor local officials had heard back from FEMA. A year after floods ripped through Vermont, they have been left in the lurch.
As $17B cost of Clean Heat Standard becomes news, House Speaker blames Koch Brothers PAC
Vermont emissions are in steady decline. The Legislature’s carbon reductions will cost $17 billion. House Speaker blame the Koch Brothers.
Blotter: Assault/ Harassment of dispatchers
Also: Inmate with cocaine, and arrest made in Enosburg robberies.
UVM taps Tim Rademacher to lead research at Proctor Maple Research Center
New Science Director brings research excellence, tech savvy, and a love of maple syrup
Wennberg: Fund each student’s education, not the System
Before Act 60, regardless of the funding formula then in place, every time the property tax reached about 70% of the cost of education, a tax revolt ignited..
Letters: Verdon on snub of Netanyahu/ Casey on Barre drug misery/ Page on flood recovery kudos
Snubbing Netanyahu is refusing to represent the Vermonters who feel differently, and Barre needs to stand up to the drug dealers poisoning our most vulnerable.
VT Headlines: Draft report: clean heat upgrades could cost State over $17B
Mistrial declared in assault case against Vt. sheriff/ Morristown police investigating suspicious death/ Boil-water order issued in Burlington’s South End
Klar: No, solar panels are not farmland
Government counts solar panel arrays as agricultural lands.
In Groton, volunteers fight back against Japanese knotweed
In stifling, almost oppressive heat and humidity, a small troop of aged, sweaty volunteers waged war against an invasive pest proliferating across the landscape.
Roper: Conservation Law Foundation cashes in on GWSA “Please, Sue Us!” Clause
Vermont taxpayers will foot the massive bill for legal costs
VTGOP Chair calls VT Democrats “disgraceful” skipping address from PM Netanyahu
“If we want American hostages to come back we have to be working with Israel. That’s the only nation in the area that’s going to help us…”
Snowmobilers look to rehab flood-battered bridge over the Winooski
Barely a month after workers cut a tree off a bridge from last year’s floods, two more logs are jammed into the structure.
NEK homeowners and recovery groups struggle to rebuild amid relentless rain
The NEK org’s $1 million fundraising goal from last summer has gone up to $2.5 million.
Man jailed after rampage at State Police, AOT building
His lawyer says frustration at being repeatedly robbed may have motivated Hale.
BLOTTER: Arrest warrant for Wright murder/ Lyndonville robbery
Also: BPD find dead man floating of Oakledge Park/ NH resident sentenced for conspiracy to sell heroin in VT/ Newport ambulance involved in collision
93% of Chittenden County violators of conditions of release are let go again, Burlington chief reports
Incidents in 2024 are up 3% compared to 2023. BPD is addressing more incidents than at any point in half a decade, with fewer patrol officers than in 2019—50%.
SHORTS: Gov. Scott requests USDA disaster designation/ Dam safety activities
Vermont continues to cope with the aftermath of this year’s flooding.
Vermont has 4th lowest rate of financial distress of any State, study says
New Hampshire has the lowest, although Red states seem to have greater rates of personal financial distress.
O’Neil: How Kamala Harris silenced dissent, demonized conservatives
Harris has many disadvantages and questionable decisions to account for.
Nurses ratify contract with 23% pay
Hopes are that the higher pay negotiated may also lead to attract increased staffing.
McCormick: Democrat helping Republican defeat Sen. Chris Bray
Republican Chairs must use this opportunity to mobilize all voters to see the necessity to shift the Senate with 11 or more Republican Senators.
Cargill: The legal cases that prove education choice is constitutional
The overarching question is whether education choice is constitutional. In most states, the answer is yes, as we highlight in a new study.
CVU students open farmstand with sustainability in mind
“We’re trying to start small and tackle this issue,” said a junior involved in the effort. “It’s hard to see the world destructing and not take action.”
Living with wildlife: bats in your house?
Homeowners should follow the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s recommendations on when and how to protect the living space and do a bat eviction.
Letters: Lindberg on Vermont elites/ Mazur on Naval dilemma
Today, our elected representatives willfully obscure the distinction between a constitutional republic, which we are, and direct democracy, which we are not.
Shorts: Lamoille GOP BBQ/ John Rogers at Northfield Town GOP
The Lamoille County GOP Committee will hold a meet-and-greet for local candidates July 23 in Jeffersonville/ John Rodgers in Northfield on Thursday, August 8th
NASA-funded studies explain how climate is changing Earth’s rotation
Researchers used over 120 years of data to find how melting ice, dwindling groundwater, and rising seas are nudging the planet’s spin axis and lengthening days.
Roper: No way. Shocker. Who’da seen this coming?
The real scandal here is that the Democrats are choosing a nominee for president in a manner like the Soviets in their day chose a General Secretary.
CLG: Biden drops out of Presidential race
MODERNA Gets $176 Million From Feds to Rush mRNA Injections for Bird Flu; Trump tells Zelensky he’ll end war; 3 Separate Weapons Were Fired in Assassination Attempt
‘Nowhere to go’: Migrant advocates say deported Honduran family was denied asylum rights
Mejia was working with her legal team to file for asylum and apply for a visa for human trafficking victims, said Migrant Justice.
Vermont’s healthcare overhaul: Does an ‘All-Payer’ outcome defy locals’ concerns?
Green Mountain Board’s Community Engagement Series may have predetermined ‘All-Payer’ outcome.
VT Headlines: Global Microsoft outage effects businesses and hospitals
Rotarians step up to clean up and organizer volunteers/ 1 woman dead after rollover car crash in Highgate/ Police searching for missing St. Johnsbury woman
Frustration and exhaustion shared at public meeting with Burlington Police
BPD and the public met at City Hall on Thursday afternoon to share information and solutions regarding how to curb increased crimes in The Queen City.
Roper: Education “reform” committee overtly stacked with special interests
Meet the ‘Blob’: Vermont’s new Commission on Public Education or just another tax-and-spend scheme?
Packed house for pre-primary Waterbury candidate forum
The community forum featured four candidates – incumbents Tom Stevens (D) and Theresa Wood (D), and challengers John Griffin (R) and Elizabeth Brown (D).
Because It’s Friday: J. D. Vance on America’s forgotten working class
J. D. Vance delivers his 2016 TED talk on helping kids from America’s forgotten places break free from hopelessness and live better lives.
