The Woodstock Foundation Board of Directors have agreed to a proposed out-of-court settlement with the former longtime chair and vice chair of the board in their lawsuit over claims they were improperly removed and that the Woodstock Inn & Resort and the Billings Farm & Museum had been mismanaged.
In an effort to provide a perspective from people who are not part of the choir and are not engaging with you, I endeavor to channel what you might hear, if you could find a way.
Special interests have issued their marching orders, and the Democrats are obeying.
Judge orders state to give motel voucher recipients more notice before evicting them; CDC: Animal sedative medetomidine showing up in US illegal drug supply
Zelensky openly threatening Victory Day terrorist attack – Moscow; UK scientists are about to attempt to dim the Sun; H5N1 outbreak the next pandemic?
The U.S. Border Patrol named Mykhailo Ivanchyn, 21, and Ihor Zelskyi, 27, in a criminal complaint with illegally entering the United States at Richford early Monday.
The program allows urbanites to redirect a portion of their income taxes to rural municipalities of their choosing while receiving specialty local products as thank-you gifts.
A vote to repeal the Clean Heat Standard will be held in the Vermont Senate this afternoon. The vote will be close and Lt. Gov. John Rodgers has said he will cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of repeal.
Amazon warehouse plan sparks debate in Essex ahead of board meeting; Thousands rally across the country for May Day in support of workers’ rights and public investment
For the first time, self-employed individuals and workers without employer-provided coverage can voluntarily enroll in the paid leave program, which offers partial income replacement during qualifying family or medical events.
Vermont Employment Growth Incentive program quietly extended without a vote
A supporter says the timber industry feels encouraged by order; a critic says it’s just red meat for Trump’s base.
Over the last two years, “persistently rainy conditions made many forested areas too wet to harvest,” a logging industry rep told legislators.
The incident took place two weeks ago at Off Piste Farm, where a neighbor’s game camera recorded two individuals approaching the property. Vermont State Police recovered the stolen 15 pounds of marijuana in Northfield last week.
Vermont’s 2025 open enrollment sees record numbers for health insurance; Proposed infrastructure financing program would allow even small Vermont towns to incentivize housing
Misch first came into the public eye for leaving critical and racist comments on social media to and about Rep. Kiah Morris (D-Bennington), a black woman married to a white man.
The recent removal and detention of nine Franklin County migrant farmworkers exposes the hypocrisy and failed policy embedded in the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown.
Assessing the future of American cattle herds.
Scott also reiterated that he appreciates immigrant labor when the law isn’t broken.
It’s not the governor’s fault your ridiculous plans are collapsing.
They also claim that the Administration is misinterpreting Title VI, which is U.S. law stating that no one should ever be judged or treated differently in any way for a job or service based on factors such as skin color, race, and so forth.
Maple Fest parade marches on despite the weather; Federal appeals court temporarily halts Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont; Affordable apartments open in Colchester as housing leaders fear federal cuts
Administration wants lawmakers to decrease spending and timeline for implementation before signing education reform bill
Vermont grocery spending ranked; Olympic surgeon named UVM Commencement speaker; Rutland downtown project gets thumbs-up
The unique tests, launched late last year, allow people with an interest in becoming a state trooper to just show up without an appointment, application or taking any prior steps.
On the hook for the bill will be either Hartford taxpayers or Monsanto. The State of Vermont, which requires testing for PCBs in buildings built before 1980, has already stated it will not be giving any financial assistance.
There are actually multiple coal burning electricity plants in the USA that individually produce up to 5X Vermont’s annual emissions! One single plant!
Nasir Hussain, 31, has been in continual federal custody since his arrest in May of 2023 on a wire fraud conspiracy charge.
“This is our THANK YOU to the President and his Teams.”
It looks like a mobile home park. The state says it isn’t. The folks in this Williston neighborhood are frustrated they can’t access the help that classification would afford them.
As an apparent ‘hoax’ crime incident, this case may be an exception to the norm in that most crime hoaxes are often politically motivated.
On Thursday at about 3:00 PM, the Department’s Emergency Response Unit executed a search warrant at 64 Hyde St., concluding an investigation that included “several controlled purchases of narcotics.”
The only way to end this long train of abuses and usurpations is for more voters to become aware of the fact that their state legislators’ policies harm, not help them; and to recruit and elect new leadership that respects the sacred family institution and supports legislation that fortifies parental rights.
Law forbids payout, Life insurance company asks court to hold onto it.
We are seeing the beginning of some strong legislative winds, and not necessarily in the same direction.
The collection amounted to 18 guns. Both accused were prohibited from having firearms due to prior legal troubles.
As reported by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis, hundreds of Airmen of the 158th Fighter Wing, are back after spending months deployed at Kadena Air Base in Japan. There will be more airmen, equipment, and F-35 Lightning II planes to return in the coming weeks.
Burlington police try to ID man accused of ‘inappropriate conduct’; Northfield residents turn out to support police chief who has allegedly faced racism, harassment; Sen. Anne Watson: A response to Sec. Moore’s commentary on the Global Warming Solutions Act
The average age of a Vermont tradesman and woman is 56 years old. Our workforce shortage isn’t a distant threat; it’s a present-day reality.
It’s enough to drive you to drink.
The EPA says 600 nanograms is safe. Vermont closes classrooms at 100. What do they know that the rest of the country doesn’t?
Stolen pickup truck with ladders on roof found in Lyndon after high-speed drive
Vermont and 11 other states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
Rep. Libby’s censure removed her ability to vote or speak on the floor of the Maine House of Representatives. All for pointing out a transgender student athlete.
Mesick also has an earlier arrest in Burlington for aggravated assault for cutting open a man, organs hanging out, in 2013
In the past few weeks, a conversation kicked my ass. It’s about commitment, hard work, focus, and sacrifice.
Klaus Schwab, architect of WEF’s dystopian ‘Great Reset,’ abruptly resigns following allegations of financial and ethical misconduct; Trump accuses Zelensky of harming peace talks
According to Food Connects, 11.3% of farm work in Vermont is performed by H-2A seasonal workers.
Should SNAP food benefits be used to buy restaurant meals?
Vermont School Board Asso. supports H.454 ed plan; Rural Schools Alliance wants voice in education reform; Rutland affordable housing project earns state award for energy excellence
The report, by the free-enterprise Common Sense Institute, also called into question most of the state’s “housing first” approach, saying it “may not be the best approach to addressing this challenge.”
The effort has been greatly helped be targeting sea lamprey which were attacking the trout.
At about 3:25 in the afternoon, State Police were contacted by the property management of the Prospect Mountain Ski Area in Woodford. Police say that the resort crew “reported finding a suspected hand grenade in a container while conducting cleanup near the parking lot.”
Vermont grows programs without data or limits
Most witnesses have supported the bill, but a few concerns have come up about free speech and news media’s liabilities.
Tate is a former Republican two-term representative from Killington in the Vermont House from 2015 to 2017. During his second term, he resigned his seat to serve overseas in the Navy.
Or will the policy expand to cover school board elections and more?
Environmental advocates rally outside of Montpelier State House lawn for Earth Day; Underhill Central School wins battery recycling contest
An internationally known scientist based in Los Angeles was found guilty Friday in federal court in Burlington on all 3 counts in a “Murder for Hire” and wire fraud case that showed he was the mastermind in the killing seven years ago in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.
“Attaining R1 status will extend UVM’s ability to attract the best talent, secure groundbreaking grants, and contribute to solving global challenges.”
Farmers say it helps secure their bottom line, and officials in and outside the Legislature say it’s vital to curbing hunger.
Lawmakers and officials agree it isn’t ideal to imprison Vermonters out of state, but they say bringing them back would put in-state prisons dangerously over capacity.
The 80th anniversary of two significant events, this Spring.
Dead body found floating in Lake Champlain, police say; Marijuana hospital visits linked to dementia diagnosis within 5 years, study finds
“So we’re looking at nearly 50% with mental health [needs]… Large numbers, one in five with a developmental disability, nearly one in three with a physical disability. And so that is the type of people that this legislation would impact.”
Kelly on the Red Cross prying into gender; Smith on blind obedience to the State
Alissa Butkovich of Colchester was among about 80 people across 8 northern Vermont counties directed to report March 14 for possible jury selection in a criminal case.
How modern pedestrian policy forgot common sense and made walking more dangerous
Numerous stolen vehicles statewide, and an international speeder.
With a President seemingly above the law, what’s next?
Outright Vermont is betraying its own principles as it champions Palestine over Israel
Santos, if convicted, faces up to 15 years of imprisonment and deportation. He is detained at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans.
Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, NY Rep. Paul Tonko to hold joint rally in Plattsburgh; Vermonters set to rally in support of Palestinian student detained by ICE
And it’s not even working to reduce fossil fuel use.
An open letter to Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary Stendig said in his 40-minute rebuttal the criminal case came down to three M words: “Money, manipulation, murder.”
The 45-minute video follows the Bills brothers and their co-owner niece, Debbie (Bills) Bauer, during the last days of their sawmill, founded in 1936 by their intrepid father, Melbourne Bills.
Prosecution claims he lies and defrauds people
“Ethan Allen in Castleton” is a 250th anniversary event that is set to begin with a 6 PM patriotic parade in the village of Castleton on Friday, May 9.
Here are four groups across the state that are fighting for a safer, more just Vermont.
Blue Horizon made herstory this past week by having an all-female crew pierce the atmosphere to become only the third such gynocentric space mission.
The state board that makes and enforces policing policies today emphasized and clarified when Vermont police may and may not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
The Statement is not a lawyerly support of the rule of law; it is a political manifesto.
Killington’s $3 billion expansion aims for world-class appeal and economic impact; New England man, US citizen, says VT border agents detained him for hours
Now, she makes their wishes come true
Steelhead can be spotted moving up the falls during warmer days in mid-to-late April and sometimes into early May.
We deserve a representative who works for all of us — not just those who agree with her.
America isn’t broken because the law was enforced. It’s broken because the people who write the laws won’t do their jobs.
Hinesburg’s Graham Walker is closing in on his NFL dream; Montpelier Singer-Songwriter Mark LeGrand dies; Inside ReSource, where thrifting is a booming business
CON laws limit the supply of healthcare services in roughly two-thirds of the states, limiting patients’ healthcare options and preventing innovation in the industry.
Impacts on low-income Vermonters “will be ignored.”
Executive power respected above patchwork of liberal lower court judges.
Senate leaders call for governor to stop allowing feds to house detainees in VT prisons
“In 2024, claims were up more than 15% from the previous year as part of an unprecedented and sustained three-year cost surge,” the report states. The report does not speculate as to why there was a sudden uptick starting three years ago.
Also: Health committee is in violation of the US, Vermont Constitutions, wherein the people have an unbridgeable right to petition the government.
The hitman, Jerry Banks, 37, of Garland, CO, and two others involved in the case, have each testified against Gumrukcu.
Colchester Police have arrested one of two masked men wanted for a near-fatal shooting in old Fort Ethan Allen over the weekend.
Hungary suggests ‘biological attack’ could be source of foot-and-mouth outbreak; U.S. blocks G7 condemnation of Russia over Sumy strike
Also, the Senate on Friday, April 11 approved a resolution congratulating Kathleen Lynch of Burlington as the 2025 Mother of the Year.
In recent weeks, multiple Vermont schools have received various threats, none of them followed by physical attacks.
