Green Mountain Power warns of potential scam calls; Judge throws out lawsuit brought against state, health care provider over prison suicide; Burlington restaurant owner Ahmed Omar dies unexpectedly
There was a time when public schools were locally funded and locally controlled. The focus was teaching students the tools for discovering and living life-not social experiments.
Hunter Biden’s appointed special counsel called a ‘clear violation,’ ‘illegal’; NIH royalty payments raise questions about Fauci testimony, show Wuhan lab ties
In addition to a hunting license, a bear hunter using a bow or crossbow must have a prior or current bow license or a certificate proving completion of a bow hunter education course.
Burlington City Council discusses audit report involving former REIB director Tyeastia Green; Supporters of former Burlington REIB director slam investigation as ‘witch hunt’ at packed council meeting
Capitalizing on the smashing success of another month of pride, the crypto-fascists at Black Rock have excitedly announced they will be sponsoring Greed Month this coming December.
For a lot of folks involved, coming out to the park each week is as simple as getting to be with each other, having fun and keeping the tradition alive.
Two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a lethal dose. One pound, equivalent to 453,592.4 milligrams, is enough to kill 226,796 people. Twenty-two thousand pounds is enough to kill nearly 5 billion.
The $100 million ‘Catamount Woods’ will house 540 undergrads near the DoubleTree hotel near I-89.
This intergenerational sapping of rural culture is evident in Vermont, where agriculture, especially cow dairying, has generally declined for a century.
Klar doesn’t challenge the arguments for addressing climate issues, but he is scathingly critical of the Democrats’ solution of choice, the multi-trillion dollar Green New Deal.
If you are a parent, grandparent or a concerned citizen, please help Vermonters for Vermont Initiative introduce this resolution at your local schoolboard meeting.
Vermont biologists work to shape forests to mitigate climate change effects; Rafters rescued out of river in Richmond; Vermont armed service retirees honored and taught about benefits
The recent exposé on Tyeastia Green, once at the helm of the Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Office, lays bare a troubling tale of accountability gone entirely wrong.
Sen. Ron Johnson claims COVID was ‘pre-planned by elite group’; Florida Republican introduces impeachment articles against Joe Biden; Biden Has Handed Taliban Over $2 Billion in 2 Years, SIGAR finds
Hard as it is to say, both Biden and Trump are entitled to presumptions of innocence even though neither deserve them. If one or the other of them should be exonerated, it doesn’t make the other one any less guilty.
What we’ve been doing is prioritizing greenhouse gas reduction over adaptation and preparation as a policy for dealing with extreme weather events. Let’s stop doing this. Today.
Middlebury police station remains closed from flooding; Washington County gets a new FEMA recovery center; Hundreds gather in Montpelier to discuss city’s future
Modifying the weather locally and “making it rain” is just a piece to the puzzle. Here’s another one: transhumanism.
Heat pumps require a backup (fossil) fuel source for operation below freezing temperatures and in the event of power loss. You need two systems in parallel. You cannot simply swap one system for the other.
Just as our institutions were shaped for decades beyond JFK’s death by the myth built around him, so our modern institutions will be shaped for decades to come by the myth of Barack Obama.
H.191 will actually cause more trapping in Vermont; by creating an industry for the commercial killing of critters like beavers with expensive rates. It will absolutely create Wanton Waste.
“While we were able to reduce these rate requests, we know that Vermonters will still struggle to pay for their health care,” Board chairman Owen Foster said in a statement.
As the global captive insurance industry meets this week in South Burlington, Vermont can rightly claim: We’re #1!
As San Francisco progressives are learning, government can build more shelter, but that doesn’t mean the homeless will use them.
Our biology does not distinguish between the challenge of a bear or the challenge of an idea.
Vermont Flooding: List of FEMA disaster recovery centers; Co-op GM to Resign Amid Sex Charges Against Former Employee; Norwich hires former Capitol police chief to be new interim chief
Bat colonies are starting to disperse now that young bats can fly. Fall is a good time of year to think about safely evicting bats from structures following the Fish and Wildlife recommendations.
Doctors’ Coalition Sues CA Medical Board for Insisting ‘White Individuals Are Naturally Racist’; FBI Agent Lied Under Oath About of Hunter Biden Laptop; Trump leads Biden by 4 points after indictments
If the book were wrong, Seven Days and VTDigger would jump on me like the flies to manure they both are.
All in all, it’s a good thing that our Senator is focusing on helping small farmers and ranchers prosper in a world of anticompetitive agribusiness mergers.
Federal judge dismisses Slate Ridge owner’s lawsuit against town of Pawlet, state judge; Gary Sadowsky celebrates his last day on the Channel 3 News This Morning
A person must pass the basic hunter education course before they can purchase their first hunting license.
Vermont State Police looking for driver who hit man and drove away; 20 bank branches were affected by the July floods,; Recent storms prompt federal funding for re-enforcing Vt. power grid
Since 2014 and the passage of the so-called “Affordable Care Act,” healthcare premiums have nearly doubled in cost. Don’t blame the insurance companies, blame the politicians.
Vermont, once the first colony in the union to abolish slavery, has been rumored to be yet another state ready to see it’s nearly 3% Christian population fleeing to safer spaces like Florida.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has confirmed that all the young falcons have learned to fly and should not be disturbed by human presence on the cliffs.
Nirsevimab, owned and distributed by AstroZeneca, is a passive immunization that allows the immune system to develop its own protective responses to RSV.
A bill in the Vermont House would allow families to more affordably consider a homeschool path for their child.
FEMA hires Vermonters to help in flood response; Hyde Park homeless shelter zoning appeal resolved; Schools prepare for new safety protocols in effect this school year
In 2023, as I look on my youth and remember, I now see how liberals have worked against our Constitution to divide a nation and our states.
RFK, Jr., files lawsuit against Youtube, Google over ‘Censorship Campaign’; Ukraine shells Donetsk with cluster munitions; Green Hypocrisy: 16 million trees axed for wind farms in Scotland
Ukrainian corruption isn’t new. In fact, it has a long-seeded reputation for being heavily corrupt.
You can attend the “Newsies” premiere this weekend on Friday, Aug. 4 at the Barnard Town Hall at 7 p.m. Other showtimes can be found on the BarnArts website.
When the nation soon faces a much greater trial than a natural disaster, the rural men and women will separate from the urban boys and girls, like oil from water.
In this time of alienation, division, and political rhetoric, let’s give a gold star to these homegrown efforts to rebuild community and shared purpose.
Vt. unemployment insurance system to improve accessibility; Jon Murad sworn-in as Burlington police chief, along with new police recruits; Burlington, Rutland experiencing spike in overdoses
Over the past ten years, from 2012 to 2022, the annual average rainfall has declined nearly 1.25 inches to 44.23.
The transcript is 141 pages and covers much of his answers previously reported about what Archer said of the “brand” that then-Vice President Joe Biden lent to son Hunter’s various business ventures.
The letter sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants a stronger plan to dramatically reduce the production of plastic materials.
There is one that describes what has taken place in Montpelier. Vermont State government has swept the EB-5 Ponzi-like scheme under the rug.
Homeland Security raided the home of John J. Grandizio to arrest him for attempting to receive firearms illegally from parties in China.
N.Y., Vt., and N.H. congressmembers speak on January 6th riot, Trump indictment; Murad to be honored at B.P.D. promotion ceremony; Loss of grocery store leaves Johnson-area residents in limbo
Farnham has served as the deputy secretary of the Agency of Administration since December 2021, where he has overseen the State’s management of pandemic recovery and infrastructure investments.
US efforts to fight climate change with tree planting at risk from lack of stock and species diversity, new UVM research shows
Breaking: Michigan Democratic AG indicts her former GOP foe Matthew DePerno; Democrats ask Biden to declare emergency as illegal immigrants flood NYC and request administration allow migrants to work
VTrans to host public feedback meetings for greenhouse gas emissions; Vermont State Colleges get retroactive approval to give up 2 radio licenses, consider selling a 3rd
With widespread community support for affected farms and potential funding on the way, farmers are holding out hope for themselves and others that they can recover from their losses.
The Legislature’s response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision restricts admissions policies, adds reporting requirements on all Vermont independent schools (secular and religious), restricts out of state options for students in choice districts, and places a moratorium on the approval of new independent schools.
The true economic and environmental costs of government-subsidized renewable energy programs.
Burlington police investigate sixth gunfire incident in 2023; Burlington police investigate sixth gunfire incident in 2023; Montpelier businesses given flood assistance checks
CDC detects coronavirus, HIV, hepatitis at unlicensed California lab: U.S. rejects Australian plea to drop Assange case; Trump says criminal charges ‘wouldn’t stop me’ from 2024 White House bid
Sorry Vermont Climate Council, New York is not going to ride to your rescue and hand you a solution to your transportation quandary.
“When we as individuals lend a helping hand, we help others up. But if all our government does is provide subsidies to those who have fallen, it is letting them down and too often keeping them down.”
Vt. schools prepare for potential threats during upcoming school year; UVM Upskill program aims to keep Vermonters in the state; Swanton Car Show returns for 13th year
Trout populations can drop by around 50% after extreme events like we saw this month, and can take two or three years to recover.
Pentagon approves hazard pay for U.S. troops in Ukraine; Ukraine targeted Russian city Taganrog with missile; Trump faces additional charges in classified documents case
If the masks people have been wearing for the past three years are unable to keep out mold and dust particles, then clearly their gaps are too large to keep out Covid-carrying aerosolized droplets.
Recent flooding has altered Vermont’s landscape and property owners understandably have questions. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has prepared answers to common questions.
Homeschooling in Vermont has trended steadily upward since the 80’s. It is the only form of education that has not lost numbers over the years as parents look at issues in the institutional settings.
When the program opens, businesses will be eligible for a grant of 20% of the net documented uncovered damage to their physical property up to a maximum of $20,000.
Sen. Welch introduces bill to support small farms; Winooski manufacturer to pay $150K settlement after untested parts sold to U.S. military; Vt. Senator says military promotions should resume
Especially in the wake of the storms, the Clean Heat Standard and its huge price tag should be repealed, and its resources redirected toward recovery.
VSP investigates inmate death at Northwest State Correctional Facility; 4 arrested for using stolen checks in Berlin; Sister alleges stroke patient held at Springfield jail denied proper medical care
Deer populations in eight wildlife management units, primarily in the Champlain Valley, remain above their respective population objectives. The goal is to reduce deer numbers in those areas.
How many times can a federal regulating agency claim “safe and effective” and be wrong yet still hold faith with followers?
The HBCD Study’s commitment to publicly sharing data revolutionizes the research landscape, enabling researchers to access vital information without financial barriers.
One-day October conference refused ad space on Front Porch Forum, a public platform that claims to “help neighbors connect.”
Burlington DPW crews stem 2-week sewage leak; Slate Ridge owner appeals arrest order to Vermont Supreme Court; St. Johnsbury hospital celebrates expansion of mental health wing
Security Footage Undermines Key Claims in Police Report in Death of Rosanne Boyland on Jan. 6; Democratic law firm argues mail boxes ‘unsecure’ for voting, in suit pushing for ballot drop boxes
If we think transitioning to renewable heating and transportation is inconvenient or possibly a little more expensive, just look around at what we will be facing if we don’t. Can we afford not to?
There is no worldly Utopia on offer by the WHO, only more degradation of individual liberties and national sovereignties. And if the WHO wants to be jabbed with my sharpened stick, then “Molon Labe”.
Demolition delays on Burlington High School project; Non-binary attorney at Vermont Human Rights Commission named the agency’s new executive director; Vermont man killed in Colchester crash
As we have shown up at our friends’ houses and favorite businesses, trying to dig out, pump out, and fill in, people have flocked to the local churches to do what they can to help.
After fears of a “she-cession” during the pandemic, women have returned to the workforce at unprecedented rates.
At what point do people stop listening to “experts” who have never been right about anything, but are costing us trillions of dollars implementing policies based on their long history of incorrect conclusions?
Once a politician is found to have sold his integrity for a price, he cannot be further trusted to retain higher office.
A stunned online community was awash with concern over what this means for religion, spirituality and the price of yoga classes in the near future.
Where Cancelled is good and Banned is bad!
No Labels is an organization which is working to get on the ballot in every state so that they can run an alternative, non-extremist slate.
Marshfield water service returns, sewage issues persist; After historic rainfall, Lake Champlain setting new record water levels; Flooding leaves 6 post offices out of commission
Vermont is 39th among states in percentage of veterans, and dead last in enlistments since 9/11.
The deeper issue is that global corporations and industry have been poisoning people and the earth for centuries.
It’s no secret that disaster responses have a knack for favoring the economically privileged, resulting in a hierarchy of suffering.
Some VTrans projects on hold due to flooding recovery; No swimming allowed at some Burlington beaches due to bacteria; Flooding brings water hazards to boaters on Lake Champlain
IRS whistleblower Ziegler confirms Biden Family received approximately $17 million in payments from various countries; Senate votes down measure to rein in NATO war-making authority
For Trump-supporters, “the enemy of my enemy is Kennedy”…unless he wins the Dem primary or runs as an independent, in which case all bets are off.
Sununu not running for reelection; Vt. environmental officials deny Lake Bomoseen milfoil treatment plan; 2018 World Series champion Rick Porcello hosts baseball camp for Boys and Girls Club
Vermont is among 24 states with lagging employment in the “prime working age” of the labor market.
A son of East Calais moved to Georgia, where he enthusiastically published a pro-slavery, pro-secession newspaper.
