Declared dead and prepped for organ harvesting surgery, he woke up screaming.
Headlines: The good news is, I’m not dead
Guy Page
Guy Page is the editor and publisher of the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
‘Future of Public Education’ commission can’t meet cost-saving deadline
An influential House chair has reprimanded the Legislature for its too-quick deadline to report on short-term school spending solutions.
Enosburg homicide defendant is suspect for serious attack on prison guard
During the altercation, Lawyer, who was handcuffed, managed to kick the guard in the head while they were both on the floor, VSP spokesman Adam Silverman said.
Vermont eugenics targeted poor women but not Abenakis, historians find
Two UVM grad students are disputing the widely held notion that Vermont during the early 20th century targeted native Americans with a eugenics-related sterilization policy.
Distressed swimmer swims away from rescuer
The rescue swimmer was able to secure the patient and place a water rescue harness around her as the shore support team rapidly pulled them to the dock where EMS companies began evaluating the patient.
VT Headlines: Another horse has mosquito virus
Pestilence, fire,legal drug-dealing, and getting stuck on I-89. On the plus side, SoBu and Vermont ranked high for safety.
Friday At Four: Democrats run from their roll calls votes
Tune in to VDC-TV’s Friday at Four today at 4 PM – Guy Page, Paul Bean, and Orleans County Senate candidate Sam Douglass discuss Dem candidates’ Clean Heat Standard double speak and attempts to climb on to Gov. Scott’s coat tails.
Woodstock police chief on leave after fracas involving his husband
The highly decorated police chief, a Woodstock native, is on leave after an automotive incident involving his husband, a local lawyer.
State House supermajority voted themselves a pay raise – but veto killed it
A rare successful veto stopped the Supermajority from doubling their pay AND givng themselves some generous new perks.
UVMMC conserving IV fluids due to national shortage caused by Helene
Helene knocked out 60% of IV fluid production in the U.S. The plant is weeks away from resuming production.
Alarm bells ringing over SOS warning to ‘make sure you get your ballot in the mail today’
VDC asked the Sec State office if there’s a particular, potential problem voters don’t know about that would warrant a sense of urgency.
VT Headlines: Truth & Reconciliation Commission works with ‘pretend Indians’
“Vermont’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (VTRC) practices neither truth nor reconciliation when it works with these pretend Indians,” leaders of recognized tribes say.
CLG: Bibi backs bombing
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly signed off on a list of targets that could be struck in response to Tehran’s missile strikes earlier this month.
Mom slams Kamala for putting her in prison for protesting abortion
The administration’s charges against Williams stemmed from an incident when she was preaching outside of an abortion facility in Manhattan, New York, and allegedly blocked the entrance and injured the hand of one of the abortion workers.
Gassett: What our Constitution says about choosing legislators
Most letters to the editor report how ‘nice’ the candidates are. But that’s not the main qualification?
Randolph woman dead in I-89 crash
The victim was not wearing a seat belt.
Across the river, Supreme Court Justice indicted
It was a banner day in New Hampshire yesterday for public figures facing criminal charges.
Jiron denies aiding triggerman in drug murders
Jiron is believed to have unlawfully helped Bland avoid capture after the fatal shootings at a trailer in Lowell on Oct. 12, 2023, records show.
Coester says Balint “directly benefited from millions in dark money and fraudulent donations”
The Balint campaign took $1 million from a PAC set up by disgraced crypto financier Sam Bankman-Fried.
VT Headlines: State to open family homeless shelters
Bus service cuts to begin in December. Health care fraud in state prisons, suit claims. New big discount to store open.
Supermajority trying to defend veto votes
Roll call – how did YOUR legislator vote in the veto session on statewide property tax, etc.?
Couple arrested after waking up in stolen car
Four months after they were arrested for assault, a Hinesburg couple were arrested on firearms violations.
Abenaki carve canoe with fire for first time in Missisquoi delta in 300 years
The event marked the first Abenaki log burn in the delta in over 300 years, said Dan Shears, a member of the Nulhegan Abenaki tribe and an expert on the tradition.
For the Record: Rodgers strong on Second Amendment, opposes AR-15 ban
“They asked if we would ban assault weapons,” Rodgers said. “In my mind an AR-15 semi automatic is not an assault weapon. I own several of them and would not support a ban on their sale.”
Gervais: Vermont DOES tax unrealized gains
Is this Vermont’s goal, to force Vermonters out of the state?
‘Joy’ of destroying society required reading for Milton teachers
Joy is the joy of destruction of the current system.The next time someone says that CRT isn’t being used in Vermont schools, point them to this book.
State police ID dead man in Waterbury trailer park shooting
The victim of the fatal shooting was a 34-year-old New Hampshire man. Also, corrections, clarifications and updates on the citation of an animal rescue worker for making abusive phone calls.
Newport rallies en masse behind struggling hospital
NCH has over 220 days of cash on hand and is financially stable despite challenges, the hospital animal administrator said.
Vermont leaders make Agenda 21 goals legally binding
In Vermont, we see a clear pattern of policies and laws that mirror the goals of Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030.
13% of mail-in ballots returned by Oct. 14
Middlebury had the highest proportion of returned ballots as of Oct. 10 at 20%, according to the data. South Hero and Guildhall followed with 19% and 18%.
VT Headlines: BED wants to buy out wood-chip plant co-owner
Snow arrives on Green Mountains – but warm weather is expected next week! Pro basketball back at the Aud in Barre.
Franklin County Braver Angels ‘Stand Together for Democracy’
“As Americans, it is our duty to protect our democracy and our constitutional republic by ensuring a peaceful and fair election and a peaceful transition of power regardless of who wins.”
Town Meeting petition to ban geoengineering
The Town Meeting resolution would prohibit the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight.”
Becca Balint’s name appears on photo-op check
Most ceremonial photo-op checks do not portray the name of the elected official in the upper left hand corner, where the name of the account owner typically appears.
Drivers, leave four feet to pass non-drivers – it’s the law now
A new state law requires drivers to give most non-drivers a wide, four-foot berth. Critics suggest rules for bicyclists.
Animal rescuer cited for lewd phone calls to animal control officer
State police were notified by Washington Animal Control Officer Robert Lowe that Graves, had called him about 23 times on his home phone, asking him to perform lewd acts.
Federal warrant issued For Judge Jiron’s nephew in connection with NEK double murder
It was unclear why Jiron, the nephew of State Judge Justin Jiron, was never arrested when the grand jury indicted him on Sept. 12.
VT Headlines: Williston tables F-35 motion
Faster, deadlier, and noisier than its predecessors, Vermont’s F-35’s are being asked to move by three cities near their SoBu air base.
Burlington infant drowning victim identified
The drowning happened at 278 Main Street, a family shelter for COTS (The Committee on Temporary Shelter).
Trump dodges another assassination attempt – suspect denies it all on Rumble
“Donald Trump is one of the only individuals to have the courage to stand up against the tyranny,” suspect Vem Miller says.
Bananas: Hartford proposes authentic Colombo-Indigenous Peoples Day
One lucky girl will be chosen by lottery to authenticate the Pawnee Morning Star Ceremony intended to bring good luck in the year ahead. The town has asked for the daughter of a Democrat to ensure the election will result in a Kamala Harris victory.
Video: Burlington native’s ‘They Ruined My Hometown’ passes million views in two days
Vermonters, especially those who live in Burlington or visit the fallen Queen City often, are dismayed but no longer surprised. Peter Santenello has seen squalor the world over. But he was shocked.
Sex trafficking ‘one of fastest-growing criminal enterprises in America,’ feds say
“The sex trafficking of minors, and human trafficking as a whole, is one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises in the U.S.,” said HSI Houston Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson.
Newport heads to State House to protest hospital downsizing
DMV commissioner moves sideways. Emergency coms listening tour. Election deepfakes.
Man shot dead in trailer park
Police received a call about a domestic shooting at 12:45 AM.
VT studies auto body repair and insurance
Vermont a ‘climate haven’? Yeah, about that….
Anthropologist says Christopher Columbus critics have their history wrong
“First of all, people know nothing about Columbus, and they are blaming him for things that he did not do,” an eminent anthropologist and historian told True North.
VT Headlines: Small towns close roads to leaf-peepers
Leaf-peepers, come to Vermont! But stay off these roads….
Montpelier gets grant to elevate flood-stricken buildings
A homeowner living in her kitchen with unfinished walls since the devastating 2023 flood is first in line to get local/state funding to elevate her home.
Unbe-leaf-able!
Peak foliage – enjoy it while it lasts!
Stone-cold sober driver claims no memory of wrongway I-91 crash
Man looking under women’s bathroom stall doors at Mall. Charlotte ID theft: Who’s in YOUR wallet? Electric concrete trowel stolen.
House candidate Coester witnessed “rape tents” at southern border
“The southern border, I went there to see it myself, back in ’22. It was horrific, absolutely horrific. You could look across and see the rape tents.”
Stunning Northern Lights harmless to Helene rescue and recovery
So far – thankfully – there have been no reports of the aurora borealis hindering Hurricanes Helen and Milton rescue and recovery operations – a possibility predicted yesterday by federal authorities.
VT Headlines: Northern Lights appear, again
Fair at Wildlife Refuge in Swanton. Norwich lets Guidon fall to the ground. Lead pipe troubles. Guv candidates point fingers.
VT Headlines: Ferrisburgh plane crash info
Man charged with murdering wife in ’93 gets bail.
Chittenden County man dies of mosquito-borne virus
The victim was a man in his 70’s who had been hospitalized since August and died in September.
Both lieutenant governor candidates favor “assault weapons” ban
“I don’t think anybody needs automatic weapons,” Rodgers said.
‘I live in the Adirondacks,’ incumbent senator said. What’s the full story?
It’s expensive to live in Vermont,” Sen. Alison Clarkson said. “It is not expensive to live in the Adirondacks. I live in the Adirondacks. I know. I pay property taxes in the Adirondacks. I pay people in the Adirondacks. It’s much cheaper. The cost of living is substantially lower.”
Busted for transporting smuggled Irish
In federal court, an indictment for transporting illegal immigrants from Ireland, and a five year sentence for an assault-related gun violation.
Blowtorch, broom used in Burlington domestic assault
Dow, armed with a broom and a blowtorch, had restrained then harmed a person, police say.
Scott endorses Democrat in contested House race
Hooper has been critical of Supermajority leadership and voted to sustain some of Scott’s vetos and override others.
Deficit nears $2 trillion
Accumulated national debt totals $36 trillion – even though federal revenues were up.
Son denies baseball bat murder of father, assault on mother
State’s Attorney Kranichfeld said Robin Lawyer made an excited utterance to a neighbor that her son was responsible.
Members of controversial 2022 ‘equity’ board founded local ‘Hate Watch’ website
The organization sees police as inherently corrupt and seeks to remove police from schools.
VT Headlines: ‘modest’ homes unaffordable in Rutland
Women’s prison in Essex? Stuckage solved!
High school stores cellphones in sealed, magnetic pouches
The pouches and the magnetic base stations cost $21,000. The purchase was funded with federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funding.
Escapee, car thief with 159 previous police encounters arrested, jailed
The three men arrested in Burlington had 42 convictions and hundreds of police encounters between them.
CLG: 180 MPH Milton could be Category 6
Milton is expected to be even worse than Helene. Landfall Wednesday AM.
VT Headlines: Burlington Jews hold Oct. 7 vigil
Glover native named best anchorman by newspaper readers.
Murray campaign: Liberal columnist won’t touch the third rail
Of course you won’t touch the third rail of questioning why the Vermont political sky is so blue, because it takes courage to push back against the establishment here in the Green Mountain State.
Now it’s OUR turn
Some of these Singing Mennonite Mud Mucking Ladies came from what is now a flood ravaged southern state. So did many other volunteer rescue workers. We’re up, Vermont.
Woodchip-burning power plant gets permit to recycle waste heat
The Ryegate Biomass Power Plant will use a $1 million federal energy grant to install a Waste Heat Recovery module, which will capture organic waste heat from wood biomass to generate new energy.
VT Headlines: Orvis reeling in # of workers
With the holiday season around the corner, a major Vermont retailer is cutting staff.
Accused drug dealer linked to 4 VT homicides
A man with Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA roots used juveniles to do much of his deadly, illegal work, authorities say.
Son to be arraigned today for hammer, baseball bat murder/assault on parents
Lawyer has a long history of mental health issues and was found incompetent to stand trial in Vermont Superior Court for a March 2022 charge of aggravated domestic on his parents, who survived that attack.
Naked man mounts cars on VT-NH bridge
New Hampshire police say Brandon Lackie, 36, was wearing nothing but his socks when he threw himself on top of cars and trucks on the bridge.
Not enuf FEMA $$ for hurricane relief
As Helene death toll tops 200, Homeland Security Secretary says he doesn’t have enough FEMA funding. He’s already spent $1.5 billion on illegal immigrants.
Car chase in Bethel, car crash in Charlotte
Barre man with multiple outstanding warrants caught by deputy sheriffs after car chase and struggle.
Welcome back, FYIVT, to Vermont’s question-asking media
Vermonters abhor a vacuous news media that won’t ask tough questions about Vermont’s ever-growing taxes, failing schools, housing crisis, civil rights infringement, faux environmentalism, and legislative tone-deafness to all of these problems
Infant drowns at Burlington shelter
The mother and first responders performed CPR, to no avail.
Friday at Four gone fishing!
We will see you NEXT week!
After Iran missile attack, Bernie blames Iran – and Israel
“We must not allow extremist leaders in the Middle East to draw the United States into another horrific war in the region,” Sanders says.
BREAKING: Dad dead, mom beaten, son detained
Lawyer was apprehended after a car chase that began when the suspect’s vehicle was first spotted on Vermont 105 near the Abbey Restaurant.
VT Headlines: No closing local schools
Supervisory union voters won’t be asked to close tiny Calais and Worcester elementary schools.
Parents upset with proposed Pledge of Allegiance ban
Until the reported announcement of the ban, the school had an ‘opt out’ policy for students and staff. The proposed ban would stop school-sponsored recitation of the Pledge. One parent said her daughters were marked ‘tardy’ for saying the Pledge before school started.
In North Carolina, Vermont continues to rescue
The team, with 14 personnel, four boats and five support vehicles, was initially deployed to Florida. On Sunday, they were reassigned to Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Lynx sightings continue
Reports indicate that the lynx has moved about 60 miles north of where it was first sighted in Rutland County into Addison County, traveling around a dozen miles at a time and then staying in the same general area for several days before moving on.
Wilcox: the tax disaster is real, now
I do not expect that my neighbors called Senator Westman or Representative Boyden and advised them of their support for these very large Education Tax increases. Democracy lost this time.
Homicide-suicide leads to lawsuit in Woodstock
In an effort to calm Jay Wilson, his mother offered him $50,000. The two of them went to the People’s United Bank, where “Jay behaved in a way that was threatening and frightening.”
Tally of US wind and solar rejections hits 735
These rejections don’t fit the narrative that’s promoted by climate activists, academics at elite universities, and their myriad allies in the media about “clean,” “green,” and “renewable” energy.
Alleged child predator arrested in Richford
The specific charges include 2 counts of Luring a Child, and 2 counts of Lewd or Lascivious Conduct with a Child.
State foresees fraud in carbon credit scheme
The Legislature may need to return to the bitter political pill of a straight-up carbon tax on home heating fuel.
Diocese files for bankruptcy
“The diocese has spent tens of millions of dollars in settlement and legal fees to meet the obligations to survivors of this past abuse,” Bishop John McDermott said in a video statement.
VT Headlines: Volunteers clean up Lamoille
Non-profit wants to sell Norwich farm. Housing in Manchester, election vibe in Rutland.
Swanton Border Patrol agent won’t cease and desist from criticizing fed immigration failures
“Imagine being a Border Patrol Agent, dedicated to serving the nation. But as Hurricane Helene strikes, your family back in NC/TN is left stranded,” Apotheker said on X Thursday morning. “Meanwhile DHS/FEMA claims insufficient funds for natural disaster relief, post a hefty $1 billion spend on illegal migrant aid.”
State expands weatherization
Up to $15,000 is available to repair roofs, foundations, ventilation, mold remediation, and plumbing if the work is required before weatherization can begin.
Auditor: State of Vermont took Covid grantees’ word they needed the money
When the State of Vermont handed out federal Covid-19 recovery money, it “largely relied on awardees’ assertions about need for the grants”
Future of Public Education reviews school revenue sources, mulls spending cuts
Non-homestead (second home, business/commercial, apartment house) property taxpayers pay more than homestead taxpayers.
Burlington’s first racial equity director seeks $7.5 million in damages
The City of Burlington is open to a ‘restorative process’ but won’t give its first racial equity director any cash.
VT Headlines: Too many pot shops
A few days after some Burlington elementary school kids are sickened by eating gummies from a colorful package, a local pot shop says there are just too many stores to make a buck.
