‘Persistent PCB contamination’ persists despite remediation efforts over the summer.
Persistent PCB contamination delays high school opening
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School van driver continued sex abuse after judge released him, police say
Normandin was released back into the community on conditions by a judge after CUSI arrested him on July 29, 2021, for sexually abusing a 10-year-old male in Milton, and sexually abusing a developmentally disabled 15-year-old male at work while employed by the South Burlington School District.
Live Free or Dial! Also, school cellphone restrictions expand
Hot phone news, fresh off the wire from the Journal-Opinion.
SoBu woman pleads innocent to Church Street slaying
It appears Johnson spilled or threw a drink at Williams and that he struck her and pulled her hair, police said.
Roper: 45 days of early voting is bad, but….
Get out there, get involved, help your candidates do what it takes to succeed in November! Er… actually September and October. The election effectively will be over by around October 15. Them’s the rules!
Zuckerberg admits caving to Biden admin pressure to censure Covid content on Facebook
Senior Biden administration officials “repeatedly pressured” Facebook teams to suppress COVID-19 content that the platform otherwise would not have restricted.
Armed robbers knock over cannabis store
Police say the cannabis store job is connected to two southeastern VT bank robberies. The suspects are on the loose and considered armed and dangerous.
Bennington County searchers eligible for reimbursement, treasurer says
Vermont’s state treasurer has found federal $$ to reimburse Bennington County search and rescue workers.
VT Headlines: Local bank helps first-time homebuyers
Cop, community worker team up to help homeless. SoBu Council to expand? NH youth detention center abuse. Emergency blood shortage.
GOP candidate for Congress woos RFK backers
“RFK Jr. rightly acknowledged what we know to be true: that the Democratic Party establishment has made the DNC the party of deception, censorship, corruption, big pharma, big tech, big ag, and big money,” Coester said.
Encampment dwellers refuse to relocate
A tent encampment has been growing in Montpelier. City officials are asking, not forcing, people to move out following some disturbing incidents.
Bananas: Satan endorses Trump
Bananas Media was able to catch up to the Master of Malevolence for an exclusive interview to find out why he would turn his back on such staunch supporters as the Democrats.
VT Supreme Court denies second look at unauthorized Covid vax by school
After its opinion earlier this summer that shielded schools and vaccines from all state law claims for administering an experimental vaccine to a 6-year-old boy against his parents’ express directives, the Vermont Supreme Court Friday rejected plaintiffs’ motion to re-present their constitutional claims to the Court for reconsideration.
Keelan: Womenfolk, avoid Church Street, Flat Street, and the State House
There are places that women should avoid for their own safety.
Woman charged with first degree murder in Saturday night shooting
Police said Teville Williams, 30, of Stowe was shot several times reportedly by Aaliyah Johnson, who is being held on first-degree murder charges.
“How will you vote on the ‘Clean Heat’ Carbon Tax?”
This week all legislative and gubernatorial candidates will be asked: “How will you vote on the Clean Heat Standard come January?”
VT Headlines: Rainstorms muddy the waters of Lake Champlain water quality goals
Extreme weather is slowing progress towards meeting state and the feds goals for Lake Champlain water quality – not to mention trails and bridges and the viability of where many Vermonters have lived for generations.
Koch: What is a Republican?
In the course of my short campaign for the State Senate to date, I have been the victim of the train of thought that all Republicans are alike.
Burlington cops blame recent violent crimes on ‘large groups’ armed with guns
Burlington Police aren’t using the g-word to identify this month’s acts of group violence – yet.
Blotter: Kayaker’s body found/ school bus gas siphoned/ propane truck struck
Housekeeper, of Bennington, had been missing for 10 days.
Ofc. Glover: More car thefts last year than in previous four
Thefts ranging from businesses, homes, vehicles and theft of vehicles themselves are rising and raising concern across our community, region and state.
D.C. health equity exec named Medicaid, insurance exchange chief
Groves most recently worked as the Special Projects Officer to the Medicaid Director at the Department of Health Care Finance for the District of Columbia, where his work focused on embedding system improvements and health equity into departmental priorities.
Friday at Four: RFK Jr. decision about the children (really)
One of Vermont’s most savvy political observers joins us to talk about what the RFK Jr.
Woman shoots, kills man after bar dispute
They took the fight outside, and one of them died.
Barricaded man with machete gives up after police use flash-bangs
State Police arrested Richard on multiple charges after police say he entered a home armed with a machete and then barricaded himself in a home for more than four hours.
Fletcher man dies in Harley crash
The motorcycle driver missed the curve on a town road in Fairfax.
General election candidate list updated: who’s running in YOUR town and county?
The published list shows August 13 primary winners and candidates added by primary write-in vote and subsequent party nominations.
Solar company stiffs school/ Killington sold
Payroll tax boosts pay at childcare centers. The Beast of the East goes local. Uncommon Jam this Sunday.
VT Headlines: ER overdoses up
Killington/Pico bought. Hospital employees can’t afford health insurance. Catch-and-release investigated.
Magwire: High taxes driving out native Vermonters
Wealthy blue state retirees can afford Vermont’s climbing taxes and housing prices. People born, raised and trying to raise a family here can’t.
Planned Parenthood in red ink, seeks VT taxpayer bailout
Projecting a three-year deficit of $8.6 million, Northern New England’s largest abortion provider wants Vermont taxpayers to bail it out.
Burlington encampment, mobile home fires extinguished
There is concern that homeless individuals may have been using the area as a temporary shelter, raising questions about causes of the blaze.
Vermont court system challenged on online access
Vermont courts need a “public is public” model whereby any record publicly available at a courthouse is available online unless prohibited by law.
Theo Von shows us sides of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders we never see
He spoke about how the Democratic establishment really did make a strong effort to stop him, twice.
VT Headlines: Kipling home gets $$ for climate adaptation
World Soccer Festival. Caledonia fair donates receipts to flood relief. Small-town transportation solutions.
St. J cop faces felony violence charge
A popular St. Johnsbury police officer and National Guard veteran has been charged with using excessive force.
Software goofs state election returns, again
“The report function did not operate correctly this morning, and our built-in checks caught the issue,” Copeland-Hanzas said.
Mishaps, law-breaking on highways and train tracks
With his car stuck on train tracks, a drunk driver resists arrest.
Vermont leads the way in school cellphone crackdown
School cellphone bans are “having a bit of a moment,” the JO reports.
Media notes: Elon Musk, Christian?/ Peter Welch, Democrat convention protester/ Reporter gets tough skinny-dipper
When a South Carolina man skinny-dips in front of two uncomfortable women, a reporter decides to get involved. And Elon Musk and Jesus.
Rare big cat caught on camera
Most VT lynx sightings – although still rare – are in the Northeast Kingdom.
VT Headlines: Not enough school bus drivers, routes cancelled
Flood relief documentary. VT delegates at DNC. Dreaded bus route cancellations.
GOP adds 21 write-in, party nominees, has 96 House candidates for Nov. 5
The GOP needs to win 52% of its House races to give Gov. Phil Scott veto support.
Bill Doyle, longest-serving Vermont legislator, dies at age 98
He taught at Johnson State College beginning in 1958, and was first elected to the Senate in 1968. He uniquely and often combined his work in classroom and Senate in service to his adopted state.
VT Headlines: Concern about gas tankers
What’s up with those exploding gas tanker trucks in Ferrisburgh?
Attempted murder with shovel – and many other charges
The attempted murder rap stems from an incident in which Willey was trying to buy a motorcycle from a 17-year-old teenager on Elm Street in Newport.
Balint: Kamala likes my anti-landlord ‘price-gouging’ bill
As the Democratic National Convention opens, Rep. Becca Balint is tweeting her concern for the high cost of housing.
VT Headlines: Wild smoke chase
Vermonters and visitors react to Smoky air. Olympian Ilona Maher blows back into town. News about bar, Beansies and Battle of Bennington.
Kayakers rescued in Outer Malletts Bay/ Boat hits ‘Magog boulders/ Divers search reservoir
A late night boat outing turned life-threatening in an instant. Rescue teams are searching woods and waters for a missing Bennington man.
Robbing banks to buy cocaine/ fraud/ child luring/ vicious dog ordered destroyed
Loewe entered an M&T Bank branch in Springfield and demanded cash. Later that afternoon, he entered the Claremont Savings Bank in Springfield and demanded $500, stating in a note that it was a robbery. Ditto the next day….
Why Bennington Battle Day matters
Vermont probably wouldn’t exist today if not for the Battle of Bennington.
No Friday at Four this week
Co-hosts Guy Page and Paul Bean are resting up from our exhausting Primary Election coverage. See you next Friday at Four!
Campaign contributions: who contributed $$ and how much?
This old dog finally figured out how to turn the campaign finance report doorknob.
Air quality ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ due to CA, Canadian wildfires
That burning wood smoke you smelled last night and the haze you saw and felt came from forest forest fires, mostly in western North America.
VT Headlines: Guv’s push for moderate Dems falls flat
WCAX Governor’s primary push for ‘moderate’ Democrats falls flat VT Digger 3 years after the fall of Kabul, Afghan refugees in Vermont are still in limbo WCAX Man arrested following BB gun […]
Former National Guard officer named #2 at Agency of Natural Resources
Martin most recently worked in the Flood Recovery Office at the Agency of Administration, supporting policy development, and as the communications and legislative director for the Department of Liquor and Lottery.
Eshelman: the School Choice apple and Vermont’s judiciary
The plaintiffs in the Vitale v. Bellows Falls Union High School case must take another bite of the School Choice judicial apple.
Burlington church under siege from homeless, drug users
“We have to remove people from the lawn when they’re sleeping here. We have to remove needles from the lawn every day. It’s been a terrible situation,” Fenimore said.
Mennonite women removed 45 tons of muck ‘with joy and singing’
The women carried out 2700 buckets of muck from one homeowner’s basement in a single day.
‘Thank you for receiving me,’ Thayer tells supporters
To me the best part of our great State is You, the People,” Thayer said.
VT Headlines: Essex residents oppose women’s prison plans
New food kiosk in Burlington City Hall Park. Addison County dam to be demolished. Home of VT Law School best with increased crime.
15K illegals busted at Swanton Sector border since last October
Nega-props to Canada PM Justin Trudeau: “Trudeau plays a huge part in this mess. He welcomed them all with open arms. As soon as they land in Canada, they head to the US. (Country of free handouts).”
VT Headlines: Bankrupt solar company faces sale
Schools get tough on cellphones. Paying lots more for health care. Recovery underway for drowning victim.
For two hours, VDC-TV provided live election return updates and candidate convos
VDC-TV’s first ever live election night coverage. Looking forward to the General Election November 5.
Victory takes gold in voter turnout
Two farmers, including (at least) one marijuana farmer, will face off for lieutenant governor in November.
And the winners are…..
Chittenden Dems give former TV news anchor poor ratings. In LG race, two farmers come out on top. See all the results from yesterday’s primary.
Baby boy in critical condition, mom arrested for cruelty
The 11-month-old boy suffered ‘non-accidental abusive trauma,’ police say.
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Tiny town takes out $1 million line of credit to pay for flood damage
“We probably haven’t done something on this scale since the 1938 Hurricane. And there was no FEMA,” a town official said.
Rutland businessman, Glover farmer vie of GOP nomination for lieutenant governor
Rodgers was known over the years to break with Democrat Party ranks on issues such as gun control and high spending. Some of Rodgers’ other experiences include running a construction business, a plowing business, property rentals, a hemp company, and a marijuana farm. He’s also a stonemason.
Convicted drug dealer indicted, faces life sentence
A judge in 2022 imposed a suspended sentence after the career criminal reported he was prepared to turn his life around and work with youth to keep them out of trouble. Less than four months later he was charged with a break-in.
VDC passes one million view mark in August, four months ahead of last year
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Party nominations for 12 House districts, 7 Senate districts up for grabs Tuesday
Every candidate running in a contested primary listed below.
Friday at Four: What the tampon hit piece on David Zuckerman really means
More than just another silly State House story. The well-timed attack piece on an incumbent Democrat a week before tomorrow’s primary has ramifications future elections.
First responders, bystanders save golfer’s life
The incident occurred July 3 at the Blush Hill Country Club when 68-year-old Sue Flynn collapsed and became unresponsive while walking to the first hole with her group.
Legislature imposes child-care tax, but removes promised cap on tuition
Capping the cost of childcare by 1.5% annually would provide financial relief for young parents, justifying the new payroll tax, supporters said.
Legislature’s Education Commission has school closure ‘hidden agenda,’ citizen warns
PCBs. Students’ climate anxiety. Phone free schools. UVM scholarship lawsuit. Etc.
Pedestrian killed in Marlboro / Second drowning in VT rivers/ maple thief arrest
In both drownings, divers were forced to suspend recovery operations until the following morning.
Toddler left in car died of overheating
His mother “forgot to drop him off at daycare on her way to work and he was subsequently left inside of a parked vehicle during her workday,” authorities said.
NY teen shot at skate park/ Chronic arrestee disrupts Mass
After repeated catch-and-release episodes, Ibbotson was arrested for disrupting Mass at a Catholic cathedral – and was released again.
One-year-old died of overheating after being left in parked car
he weeks long investigation revealed that the child’s mother forgot to drop him off at daycare on her way to work and he was subsequently left inside of a parked vehicle during her workday.
Bean: Another explanation for warming, flooding
After our most recent three floods, my perspective on geoengineered flooding has changed.
Primary: Douglass, Bellevance square off in Orleans Senate race
Two GOP candidates squaring off in Tuesday’s primary. The winner will face Democrat Katherine Sims.
Primary: LG candidate Thayer reports long list of citizen endorsements
Endorsements for GOP lieutenant governor nomination.
Primary: GOP hopefuls build warchests to flip Senate seats
GOP candidates working hard to raise $$ to flip Senate.
State concerned about ‘IV therapy’ spas
State regulators have recently received reports of inappropriate activities occurring at IV therapy clinics/spas, including out-of-scope practice and unlicensed practice of medicine.
La Niña and Vermont Weather Patterns: An Interview with Meteorologist Roger Hill
“……we have to watch for daily heavy downpours that add up to increased runoff and potential flooding. This is going to be with us for the rest of our lives in Vermont,” Hill said.
Lindberg: why I don’t read the local newspaper anymore
Bought a copy and, reading it, quickly realized why he had stopped.
Primary: Zuckerman, ahead in LG fundraising, attacked in press for tampon handouts
Zuckerman told Digger he was just trying to be a “very inclusive, welcoming lieutenant governor.”
Despite record high health insurance rates, VT hospitals spend more than they take in
Despite highest private insurance rates in U.S., Vermont’s hospitals are losing money.
Rhode Island suspect in gun battle with troopers returned to VT
A Rhode Island man with a lengthy criminal record involving firearms started a shoot-out with Vermont state troopers July 14, police say. He’ll face charges today.
Primary: Vermont can’t afford EV-only rule, candidate in GOP primary contest says
“People who are able to work should be encouraged to earn a living and not just be given housing without working per ” Housing First” policy,” candidate Caulfield says.
Primary: Heritage backer, insurance exec square off in one-seat GOP House primary
“I am not a moderate. I am not going to settle for half measures and will not succumb to special interest groups and out of state pressure and money,” said Hanover.
SHORTS: Another general store closes/ More youth gang members in NH/ Rabies bait drop begins
After 125 years of operation, the general store at a West Fairlee intersection has closed.
Cloud seeding overseen by federal agency led by Vermonter
Interest in cloud seeding and other weather modification programs has grown as similar research by climate change scientists goes mainstream.
As Northeast braces for Debby downpour, St. J copes with flooded trash center, re-repairing washed-out roads
If Vermonters remember anything about last year’s catastrophic flood, it is this: floods create huge amounts of trash and debris. For the last week, the flood-ridden Northeast Kingdom town has been without its transfer station.
Farmer charged with assaulting worker he thought was selling drugs
A confrontation ensued between Hulett and Ulver Perez-Roblero, 30, during which Hulett assaulted Perez-Roblero and a juvenile who had attempted to intervene.
No cops to respond to break-in
Released on citation, Flanders said he wanted to go to jail and that he would commit further crimes until he did, police say.
Flood mitigation option: remove a covered bridge
An historic Vermont covered bridge could be swept away not by flooding, but by flood mitigation efforts.
