Guy Page is the editor and publisher of the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
Balint’s office had described the event as a celebration of funding “she secured” for the town and planned to make the congresswoman available for questions from reporters following the presentation. The event was closed to the public and open only to credentialed media.
When asked if a Walpole Police officer had made false statements about the incidents, Lake said he was losing cell phone service. He promised to call back, but Vermont News First still had not heard from him more than 4 hours later.
The rejection comes one day after Vermont News FIrst broke the story about the only licensed lawyer left in the Addison County office is departing next Friday.
In response to an inquiry from the Vermont Daily Chronicle, Wesley Dunn of the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office said the issue was limited to the sample ballot posted online and did not affect the official absentee ballots sent to voters.
Police said a total of $18,002.46 was transferred into an account controlled by Smith.
Whale researchers on the St. Lawrence River in Canada spotted something unusual: hundreds of barrels floating downstream.
Zucker saw the unleashed pit bull run towards him and called to the owners to leash their dog.
A man with multiple violations of the state’s sex offender registry was caught after pursuit by five law enforcement agencies.
Without certified inverters, fully built solar farms will sit dark and unable to feed electricity to the grid.
At the Essex Fairgrounds, summit celebrates and informs people in recovery. Flash mob singers needed!
Journal Opinion Editor Alex Nuti De Biasi will discuss these stories and changes in the Vermont community newspaper industry on today’s edition of Chronicle Conversations at 12:30 PM on WVMT AM 620, FM 101.3, and livestreaming/podcast at Wvmtradio.com.
The additional patrols are expected to begin today and continue to cover the city’s hosting next month of the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG/ECP) – and perhaps beyond.
“Many incidents now follow a pattern: the suspect arrives with a shopping list, sometimes written, sometimes on a phone, of specific household items, food or groceries requested by a local ‘plug’ (drug dealer). The person takes those items in exchange for drugs or to resell for cash,” Berlin Police say.
Brown has sustained 27 years of drug trafficking involvements, a federal prosecutor said in court papers.
Investigators determined that John-Henry and Kristin Hubert had enabled Piersiak to consume alcohol before the crash.
The July 25 event, sponsored by the Vermont Society Sons of the American Revolution, included visits to the Ethan Allen Tower, the Ethan Allen Homestead, and Allen’s burial monument in Greenmount Cemetery.
Four people were in a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek headed northbound on Park Street when it crashed into another vehicle after the driver was apparently wounded and may have lost consciousness.
Miles and Sears lured the victim onto St. Paul Street from College Street with the intent to rob him, police say.
To obtain the two loans, Staley submitted fraudulent tax returns to TD Bank, the indictment said.
Possible unapproved transfer of taxpayer funds from the Town of Woodstock to the Village of Woodstock to help pay for legal fees surrounding the demotion of former Police Chief Joe Swanson.
Ellie loved Jesus, life, learning, meeting new people and sharing those things with others.
Court papers note that while she has strong support from a U.S. Congressman in Georgia, Ghasemi has provided false information, including a bogus date of birth, to both the U.S. Border Patrol and the U.S. Probation Office.
“The parishes had no authority over the pastors and priests who were assigned by the Dioceses to the parishes,” the lawsuit trying to fend off more lawsuits related to sexual abuse by Vermont Roman Catholic Church priests a half-century ago argues.
Supervisor took cash from vault, a few grand at a time, police say.
The Nature Conservancy’s biodiversity fund is its response to the State of Vermont goals for protecting 30% of the state by 2030 and 50% by 2050.
Held without bail.
The video depicts police leading away a Main Street, Brattleboro resident on July 18, with Predator Poachers president Alex Rosen describing how the group posed as an 11-year-old open to a sexual encounter.
During the struggle, Healy reached toward an officer’s duty belt, grabbed the officer’s holstered firearm and attempted to remove it from the holster, police say.
Benjamin and Simon make no bones about their anti-Israel viewpoint in their article, accusing the Jewish state of “genocide in Gaza.”
According to the commission, tissues collected during its public and private truth-telling sessions — symbolizing the tears shed as Vermonters shared their experiences — will be offered in a ceremonial fire as a gesture of healing.
Prior arrests for the man with ‘kill rats’ tattooed on his face include domestic assault with a deadline weapon, arson, fleeing scene of a crash.
Education. Government. Health care. Prop 3 would clear obstacles to a general strike freezing activity in all three sectors.
When the ranking firefighter confronted him assaulting the woman, Butchino allegedly threatened him with a large hunting-style knife.
The Vermont Bear Hound Association announced it is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or people responsible for illegally shooting and dumping the bear.
20 year old New Jersey woman charged.
Two years ago the suspect pleaded guilty to 53 charges, mostly stemming from alcohol-induced behavior.
Police identified the victim as Shiloh Skalka, 16, of Burlington. Authorities said Skalka died Thursday evening from injuries suffered in the collision.
The first deputy to arrive located the man in the water, swam out to reach him, and brought him back to shore.
“July 20th was my mother and her mother’s birthday,” VDC reader recalls.
According to the FBI, he is accused of being a member of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Organized Crime Group, a transnational criminal organization that originated in India’s Punjab state.
GOP justice of the peace nominating meeting July 20.
Police say Mississippi woman rolled down her window and pointed a gun at Shelburne man.
The largest contributor to Vermont’s hazy, smoky plume remains the dozens of active wildfires in Canada, where 34 fires are burning across nearly 24,812 acres.
Kaiden McCarthy of Chester was drafted by the Atlanta Braves.
It remains unclear what triggered the automated emergency alert.
The report, which includes extensive video also captured on YouTube, says that a sport utility vehicle crashed into a swimming pool, sending guests scrambling but causing no serious injuries
Heat index values to top 100 degrees.
According to an X post by Orange County High Bailiff Christopher Helali, he’s been in Iran since at least July 7 to “honor, salute, and pray for” Iranian leader Ayotollah Khameini slain by U.S. military forces at the outset of the 2026 Iran – US war.
Report concludes that while “most sheriffs do not engage in behavior that warrants removal,” Vermont’s current system leaves few options for dealing with problem sheriffs.
One 49-second video posted on social media by Poitras apparently got under the skin of U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt.
Warning: this news story contains profanity and language of religious bigotry.
19-year-old charged with stalking.
Do you know anything about this dog found tied to a street sign?
Couture pleaded guilty in 2024 to negligent homicide in the deaths of his daughters, Kyriana Couture, 10, and Kelsey Couture, 7.
Elected official in Iran poses in front of Kill Trump sign.
Feerick was operating an aerial lift to remove a section of fencing when the lift tipped over down a small embankment.
“People are not willing to take promotions because they can’t take the increase in pay because they will increase their health care,” a Colchester business owner said.
Payment diversion scams remain among the most common cyber threats facing organizations.
Imagine what we could have showcased: the Green Mountain Boys, the independent Vermont Republic, maple syrup, dairy farms, our ski resorts, fall foliage, covered bridges, Lake Champlain, and the story of the first state admitted after the original thirteen colonies. The first state to ban slavery.
Their professional experience spans across multiple fields, including healthcare, education, family services, nonprofit service, and military affairs.
Bhakta, the founder of Vermont-based WhistlePig Whiskey, purchased the property at auction in 2020 with the goal of eventually turning it back into a school.
George has declined again to hold the demonstrators accountable.
Extreme terrain calls for extreme vehicles
The big brother jumped in to rescue his little sister. Neither resurfaced.
The scammers allegedly used fake government letterhead, emails and threats to convince the woman to withdraw a large sum of money, purchase gold and turn it over to a purported government “agent” for safekeeping.
Officers located the shooting suspect, who was running north on Church Street with a firearm in his hand.
During the struggle, Gardner suffered a minor graze wound to his leg from a small-caliber firearm that police said was used in self-defense by the occupants.
Rutherford swerved to avoid a pickup truck he apparently thought might enter his lane.
We were a newborn republic, barely six months removed from declaring itself independent, not only from Great Britain, but also from New York’s claim over the New Hampshire Grants.
The more a country embraces capitalism, even a little bit (see China here), the better it does, and when a country falls back into the trap of socialism it doesn’t take long for things to turn to a steaming crap.
Ages of two victims disclosed by state police.
Just how independent are millions of Americans whose daily lives are enslaved by addiction and debt?
The rider suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving efforts by emergency personnel.
Two of the cases include illegal crossings at the bi-national Haskell Free Library in Derby Line.
Too hot to go outside today? Here’s a pretty cool fish story. Apex predators like Muskies help keep the lake healthy and in-balance.
On the left of the Federal line on the ridge, Brig. Gen. George Jerrison Stannard – the first Vermonter to enlist to fight in the Civil War – and three weary regiments of his inexperienced 2nd Vermont Brigade anxiously awaited the Confederate assault.
Another drowning in Northwestern Vermont.
He reportedly was found unresponsive at his Thetford home by a family member Thursday morning and taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The victim, Devin Pierro, 30, of West Rutland, was struck while walking west along Main Street. The driver fled the scene without stopping.
In my opinion, one of the greatest threats we face as a country isn’t from outside our borders, it’s right here from within,” Scott said. “The ‘us’ versus ‘them’ mentality, the idea that consensus and compromise are somehow unacceptable or unattainable.”
About seven out of every ten Vermont households own a pet. That’s one of the highest rates in the country.
A reading of the Declaration of Independence by Vermont Supreme Court Justices in conjunction with historical context is scheduled for Wednesday, July 1 at 1:00 pm in the Vermont Supreme Court courtroom.
“This is Politics Unusual,” Seymour said. “Too many Vermonters feel ignored by a political system that seems more interested in party agendas than the people it serves.”
This morning, 51-year-old Tamara Stone of Brandon returned to the home on Triangle Court where the incident occurred.
He would be quick to remind folks that politics like anything else took long hours and hard work – though he never denied that growing up in Boston in the 1940s made it come a bit easier.
The appeal challenges Act 73, a law enacted by the Vermont Legislature that the school says effectively bars religious schools from participating in the state’s Town Tuition Program, Dual Enrollment Program and Early College Program.
Pierro had been walking west on Main Street when he was struck by a passing vehicle.
Police credit a large public response that helped identify Palmer as the person that seriously injured the state trooper.
Officers were unable to contact anyone inside and obtained access to the apartment, where they discovered six bodies.
The young woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The underlying incident involved an attack on two of Stone’s adult relatives.
Anyone who sees a person fitting Stone’s description should not approach her and instead call 911 or the Vermont State Police barracks in Rutland at 802-773-9101.
They are learning to defend themselves and their loved ones from some bigger, stronger threat just yards away and moving towards them with violent intent.
EcoHealth Alliance was shut down by founder Peter Daszak in April 2025. He then started Nature.Health.Global.org, another research organization. There is no record of Baum’s involvement in Daszak’s new venture.
“So this one hits pretty close to home, because I am the victim of this assault,” Poitras says in the video.
At 5 AM on June 22, state police – acting on child abuse reports from state officials – raided the church community in Island Pond and removed children. Judge Frank Mahady ordered the children released, citing a lack of evidence.
A potentially deadly tussle between the angry rugby playing college student, armed with a knife, and the 43-year-old retired Marine and martial artist ensued.
Lincoln, located in Addison County on the western slope of the Green Mountains, was struck by a 105 MPH tornado about .3 miles long and 200 yards wide.
The funding, approved in the annual budget by the Vermont Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Phil Scott, will help the organization continue providing statewide housing navigation, case management, service coordination, technical assistance, appeals assistance and permanent housing support for individuals with disabilities and complex needs, Siegel said.
“What absolutely is not the right approach is actively pursuing ways to lessen the value of rural property, an approach that is all too often on display,” farmer Becky Castle said.
