A success story for collaborations between municipalities and businesses coming together to spur economic development in Vermont’s small towns.
Cabot Creamery outlet in Hardwick set for August opening
Timothy Page
Gravel roads tell Vermont’s story top to bottom on VTXL cycling route
Its 301 miles are peppered with 30,300 feet in total climb — all on public dirt roads between a dozen rocky sections.
Haines: Iran influencing Gaza campus protests
Statement from Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on recent Iranian influence efforts.
Homicide suspect appears in federal court for drug case
Danny “Miami” Daniels, 32, had been on the run from the law for 18 months when he was arrested by authorities in New Orleans last month.
50 years after joining NCAA, Vermont colleges reap athletic awards
This year sees the 50th anniversary of Vermont colleges participating in NCAA Division III sports where since 1973 they have competed successfully for national titles.
Ellis: Biden’s conflict of interest
Many stalwart Democrats consider Biden a liability: The good of the country is at stake, and Biden’s age is endangering us all.
Vermont, NH top the nation with most expensive in-state tuitions
As in Illinois (3rd place), this may lead to further emigration of young adults from those states,.
Training course offered Aug. 1 for new hunter ed. instructors
VT Fish and Wildlife Department is offering a New Instructor Training Course for people interested in volunteering to teach hunter, trapper or bow hunter education.
Farmer, foster mom runs for Windsor County senate seat
Andrea Murray of Weathersfield (R),,July 9 officially launched her campaign for the Vermont State Senate representing Windsor County.
Empowering change
The Father’s House Board donates to Teen Challenge Vermont
VT Headlines: Vermont fire captain dies in the line of duty
Vermont Olympian Ilona Maher featured in latest ad for Secret Deodorant; Amidst a housing crisis, Greensboro proposes putting apartments in its town hall
Illegal alien charged with rape in Massachusetts let go due to Vermont-like sanctuary policies
An illegal alien who has been charged with the rape of a 15-year-old disabled teen girl has been let go on a modest $500 bail.
Shorts: VSP asks for help IDing trespasser/ Washington-Chittenden District taxpayers invited to meetings
Burlington fire displaces residents, cause identified as electrical/ Ethan Allen Homestead: Dealing with health challenges in the 1800s
Dame: Smaller paychecks start this week
One estimate indicates we are garnishing the wages of Vermonters to the order of nearly $120 million per year.
Bananas: Handicapping the debate
Following the debate members of the media were stunned to discover what the rest of America had been talking about since 2020: Biden has the acuity of a Roomba.
DMV official is put back to work after FBI investigates
There was no basis for any charges or actions against Wade Cochran of Waterford, Agency of Transportation Secretary Joe Flynn said.
Roper: What “Paying Just a Little More” really means
An analysis of the new payroll tax that hit this month.
Vermont joins federal pilot promoting health care ‘equity’
In the past, the State of Vermont set a precedent to allow prioritized healthcare by race. It remains to be seen if this may be the case again.
CLG: Trump attorneys accuse Jack Smith of concealing FBI emails related to Mar-a-Lago Raid
Top Democratic donors creating political fund for possible Biden replacement – report; Joe Biden describes himself as a black woman during radio interview.
Fernandez: Pondering Pascal’s Wager in secular Vermont
“Old time religion” practitioners are now the odd souls in the Green Mountain State’s nouveau humanist-pagan zeitgeist. Social vengeance replaced divine mercy.
Lee: The ATF has resumed openly murdering Americans
It seems the ATF intends to confuse the public and exercise increasingly arbitrary power to terrorize and prosecute American gun owners. Abolish the ATF.
Ellis: Turmoil in the West Wing
In a nationally televised debate seen by 50 million-plus people, we saw an 81-year-old president struggle to string words together for 90 minutes.
Ehlers: Beware blue-green algae – check before you swim
Blue-green algae produces neurotoxins and liver toxins. The problem is growing rapidly as politicians accelerate development and fail to regulate polluters.
Shorts: Child passenger safety/ Motorboat decals/ Late-night Burke crash
Barton hosts annual 4-H Horse Clinic for northeast Vermont youth/ Vermont Master Angler Program 2023 annual report released
BLOTTER: Lyndonville raid/ Alleged serial burglar caught/ 2 Sutton women apprehended
Lyndonville raid yields guns, drugs in multi-agency operation/ Alleged serial burglar nabbed in St. Albans/ Sutton pair arrested on outstanding warrants
Gov. Scott announces $2.7M for rehab and reuse of brownfields
“Cleaning up contaminated properties and turning them into sites for housing and economic opportunity is key to community revitalization,” said Governor Phil Scott
Dame: VTGOP calls DNC plans to circumvent convention a true “threat to democracy”
After last week’s unsettling performance at the Presidential Debate, Democrats have been in full panic mode.
Video: The USA in a word…
Paul Bean asks people in Boston, MA to give their hot take on America in a single word.
Dawson: How to stop politics from dividing families in Vermont
With the arrival of summer, one in which families tend to spend more time together, experts are recommending avoiding political chats to keep the peace.
Klar: The First Amendment odyssey of Julian Assange
An icon of whistleblower journalism tastes freedom.
Finger-licking fugitive nabbed by sheriffs at SB Supermarket
A wanted New Jersey fugitive has learned it is never a good idea to try to chow down on food from the hot bar at a supermarket when police officers are nearby.
Criminals released in Arizona by Border Patrol later arrested in New England
In three recent cases, Border Patrol agents in Arizona released violent criminals who were later arrested nearly 3,000 miles away in New England.
MacDonald: Fossil-fuel companies won’t pay for “climate change” – Vermonters will
Fuel companies should stop doing business in Vermont. The State is, after all, in a huge hurry to get to its all-electric, no-fossil-fuel paradise.
St. Albans clears out homeless camp after raft of complaints
Tent City, as the encampment was known, sat tucked in a patch of woods behind the downtown train station and Food City grocery store.
Roper: The Property Tax gaslighting has begun!
No, a 14% property tax increase is not a decrease.
Burlington cops cope with 301 incidents over weekend
Despite limited staff, BPD deals with massive surge in incidents this weekend.
Shorts: Flood damage assessment requested/ Disease threatens Vermont woods
Vermont is 211 back up and running
Klar: Industry fraud brings down Boeing planes
Senate subcommittee grants whistleblowers a platform.
Cabot School’s future contemplated in forum
Most attendees said the school’s small size and project-based learning style gives students an edge over those from other schools.
Angwin: Stasi come home
The rise of the Informer State.
BLOTTER: Police video shows near head-on collision/ Another collision, this one fatal
Reckless driver on the run after fleeing from EMS/ Line worker electrocuted
CLG: Trump has immunity from prosecution for official acts
Supreme Court says obstruction charges for January 6 rioters could be thrown out; Alert level of several US military bases in Europe raised
Gun suppressors are now legal in Vermont for hunting/recreation
Suppressors have been illegal for about 100 years. Until now.
Shorts: Wild truck chase in Burlington/ Payroll tax takes effect
Stolen F-150 leads police on dangerous chase in the Queen City/ The Vermont Child Care Contribution tax goes into effect beginning today.
Reported Turtle smuggler bagged
Chinese woman arrested in the Northeast Kingdom after authorities said she attempted to smuggle, from Vermont into Canada, 29 endangered Eastern Box Turtles
Banzhaf: Obama for Vice President?
Constitutionally OK, some legal experts say
Keelan: “Extend and pretend”
Has the Vermont Legislature lost its compass?
Jablow: Vermont’s bear hunt exposed
The data that F&W published in their report was incomplete, likely because the public would be unhappy to know hunters killed cubs, yearlings, and many females.
Freak occurrences cause two accidents, seatbelt may have saved life
There was also more gun violence in Vermont, a drug bust just across the New York border, and more.
Evslin: Equal educational opportunity in Vermont requires school choice
The current educational funding formula is not constitutional, effective, or equitable.
Roper: This massive Property Tax increase may be unconstitutional
How’s that for adding insult to injury!
Officials: Vermonters should prepare to protect their lungs with Quebec fires expected again
“We’re not on the level of having gigantic fires in Vermont yet,” Dillner said. But officials believe Vermonters should prepare to protect their homes, health.
Bean: Biden and Trump golf match?
All in all, the real winner of the debate was not Trump or Biden, but it was CNN.
Government, non-profit $$ promised to struggling Vermont media
Help is on the way to Vermont’s financially strapped local news media. Whether the shekels come with shackles remains to be seen.
Local media funds tied to partisan and non-local interests
VCF has ties to out-of-state interests, and both historically and currently favors far-Left media.
Shorts: VTGOP approves Trump as candidate/ Mobile Mexican Consulate/ VNG’s AFFF cleanup continues
VTGOP exempts Donald J. Trump from Rule 16-1/ June 22nd Mexican Mobile Consulate event at Christ Episcopal Church in Montpelier/ Cleaning sewers of AFFF
CLG: Supreme allows government to pressure Big Tech to suppress free speech
‘Spies Who Lie’ leader, cosigners were CIA contractors when they falsely implied Hunter Biden laptop was Russian fake; Julian Assange returns home after ple.
Klar: Fake meats for US troops
Corporations to use American soldiers as guinea pigs for cell-grown meats.
Vermont in top 5 most “independent” states, says WalletHub
The study measured each state based on 39 stats that determined scores in five categories. The most independent state was UT, followed by CO, FL, WI, and VT.
What’s good for the goose…
Here’s a great opportunity to go on a wild goose chase that can make a difference: Fish & Wildlife seeks volunteers for goose banding.
Northern Border Regional Commission grants announced
The NBRC is a Federal-State partnership designed to stimulate economic growth and collaboration to improve rural economies across the four-state NBRC region.
EXCLUSIVE: Police solve cold case and continue investigating police-shooting of civilian
A human skull discovered four years ago may have helped at least partially solve a decade-plus old mystery.
Former Essex County man sentenced to 14 months for fentanyl, crack distribution
Jeremy “O.G.” Allin, 54, now of Lancaster, N.H., will also be on federal supervised release for 3 years once he is discharged from prison.
Bossange: Montpelier needs transparency
When lawmakers are trusted with their own ethical oversight, corruption and self-interest take over.
Fried chicken comment to black co-worker smells like harassment to Supreme Court
State Supreme Court says harassment – even without racial undertones – occurred with “fried chicken” comments.
Bread and Puppet Theater kicks off 2024 summer season
The Bread and Puppet Theater hosted its traditional museum opening on Sunday, marking the start of the theater’s 2024 summer season.
United Way of Northwest Vermont announces $748,000 in partner funding
The funds will assist 30 local organizations meeting an array of interconnected needs in our community.
Vermont pays $175,000 to alleged police harassment victim
Gregory Bombard flipped off a State Trooper in 2018, was arrested, and claims to have suffered from retaliation since. VSP declines to confirm or deny.
Revolutionary weekend at Hubbardton Battlefield
Scores of reenactors from around the northeast will set up camps and participate in the largest Revolutionary War living history weekend in northern New England.
Blue city slapped with lawsuit over non-citizens voting in elections
The lawsuit alleges that in doing so, the city violated “voter’s qualifications” enshrined in the Vermont State Constitution.
SHORTS: VNG cleaning up spill/ Fish with a warden/ Boating safety
VNG involved in cleanup of AFFF incident. Meanwhile, Vermont authorities engage with the public, and urge caution during the summer, holidays.
Letters: Ehlers on waste in rivers/ Broughton on faith
Effluent is being released into VT rivers, but there are rays of hope.
VT HEADLINES: UVM Med. Center says nurses union has authorized potential strike
Vt. police investigating after person found dead in car; Colchester man accused of murder, assault takes plea deal on minor offenses
Wells: A Vermont we can afford
Urgent reform is needed, and it’s time to get to work.
Vermonters for a Clean Environment Regulatory Affairs Director, John Brabant
John has decades experience working in VT Government, protecting the environment and Vermonters, and then watching it fall into greed and “Green” corruption.
Homeless thief sets up innocent woman, VSP says
Troy woman passed out driving, charged with DUI, cocaine, and fentanyl/ Aggravated and Domestic Assault in Concord
Stolen guns traded for drugs in Orleans County
Jeremy Starr, 46, of Newport is charged with both illegal possession of a firearm while being a felon and for knowingly possessing a firearm while using drugs.
Burlington Telecom continues affordable broadband
As government-funded internet ends, Burlington company fills gap
CLG: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene condemns attack on Crimea
Kremlin issues warning over US involvement in ‘barbaric’ Crimea attack; Senate Democrats put ‘Draft Women’ clause in National Defense Authorization Act
Klar: Trump owns his own name
Supreme Court rules critics cannot trademark others’ names.
PFA spill at National Guard aviation building
Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is a fire suppressant used to put out flammable liquid fires.
Dawson: Volunteer litter pickers clean up local towns
Green Up Day — an annual litter pick-up event held in over 250 towns in Vermont since 1970 — has so far eradicated over 24 million pounds of litter and 450,000 tires from the streets.
Roper: Whither goes the Office of Racial Equity?
According to the Racial Equity Office’s state website, the last public meeting it held took place July 26, 2023. Since then: NOTHING.
Simpson sentenced
A St. J. man, convicted for kidnapping a 23-year-old mother and her son, stealing two cars, and taking them across state lines, has been sentenced to 25 years.
Sturgess: Big Pharma courting Trump?
Susie Wiles is a lobbyist for Big Pharma. She’s also a key advisor to President Trump. That’s a problem.
Higley: A perspective on the session
Talk in Montpelier is about how we don’t have nearly enough time to consider all the bills we should, and how we need a doubling of our pay.
Harrison: Overridden!
Clearly the Democratic supermajority in the legislature and Governor Scott are not on the same page and see such issues as affordability differently.
Depleted oil reserves keeping Vermont’s gas prices steady
VT gas prices are noted in the media as being stable, but some sources are not discussing the causes, like that President Biden may be depleting oil reserves.
Bufka: Why be a Critical Thinker?
What is critical thinking? What are the obstacles to critical thinking? Why be a critical thinker?
From abandoned blades to old airplanes, Vermont Surplus Property has bargains galore
Where can you buy a cheap hardware desk, find an antique embalming machine and pick up the pocket knife you had to give to security officials at the airport?
Klar: Have fake meats exceeded their shelf life?
Faux meats battle market realities.
‘Shocking’: Federal deficit grows by 27 percent in four months
“We are already spending more on interest than we do on all fed. spending for children, and we will see interest grow larger than Medicare spending this year.”
Drive To Right Vermont to parade June 29
A prize will be awarded for the Most Patriotic Vehicle.
Poll: Nearly half of Americans struggling because of higher prices
Monmouth University released a poll Wednesday showing 46% of Americans are “currently struggling to remain where they are financially.”
Judge blocks Biden’s plan to force employers to fund abortions
It is a shame that the Biden Administration is shortchanging the needs of working women in its single-minded drive to undo the Dobbs opinion.” -MS AG Lynn Fitch
With Welch in chair, smooth sailing for appointee for VT federal judge
Welch chaired the whole hearing in the absence of Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, the regular chair, who missed a large part of the session.
Hardwick’s AWARE releases diversity statement and hires social change advocate
AWARE, the Hardwick group helping survivors of domestic and sexual violence, now pivoting, focusing on diversity.
Women’s soccer set to take the field as Vermont Green eyes a future team
The gals in green will face off in a friendly match against Quebec’s FC Laval at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Yellow Barn project to be featured at statewide conference in Hardwick
The event, hosted by the Vermont Community Development Association, will be held June 25 at the Hardwick Town House on Church Street.
Palestinian shooting victim forced to fight City Hall for handicap accessibility
Folks in the community were not impressed that the local and high profile victim had to push through these hurdles.
