With a heavy emphasis on housing low-income and homeless Vermonters, a state housing board has allocated $32 million in government funds.
Guy Page
Guy Page is the editor and publisher of the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
Watercooler: Whoops! That ‘armed man’ at UMall was just a customer
Concerned about a young man carrying swords at the mall, local police discovered he’s just a customer who bought samurai swords and a BB gun.
Springfield, MA man lead suspect in NEK drug ring bust
An alleged cocaine and fentanyl distribution ring has been interrupted by a federal grand jury indictment.
55 bee species in VT need protection
The team created a watchlist of 55 of the state’s most imperiled species based on their restricted ranges, changes in abundance, and the threats they face.
MA father banned from kids’ school after speaking up at meeting
The Massachusetts school district insists it supports the right of free speech BUT……
Independent Congress candidate ‘moved the needle’
The #4 finisher in the race for Congress offers grateful reflections.
Watercooler: State reopens wintertime Homeless Hotel program
Beginning December 15, Vermont’s homeless will (as during the pandemic) have a warm bed in a ‘homeless hotel.’
RSV surge, result of pandemic masking and social distancing, seen in Vermont
Young children who as infants weren’t exposed to RSV due to social distancing and masking are more vulnerable to it now.
Rural power utilities seek rate hikes
Ukraine’s to blame for big rate hike request, one rural Vermont co-op says.
The Purple Crowberry lives!
Not since Teddy Roosevelt was president of the United States has the purple crowberry been seen in Vermont. Until now.
FTX linked to WEF, Ukraine cryptocurrency site
Collapsed cryptocurrency empire and Becca Balint major donor FTX set up a crypto donation site for the Ukrainian government, the Blaze reports.
Man pleads innocent to butane torch attack on girl: press report
An Albany man has been released on conditions after pleading innocent to burning a girl with a butane torch.
History Corner: A Salem “witch’s” ties to Plainfield
The Martin family left Massachusetts because of the Salem witch trials and relocated to New Hampshire and then to Vermont.
Rep. John Palasik dead at 68
Milton legislator and longtime public servant John Palasik announced this May he would not seek re-election, wishing instead to spend more time with his family – and especially his grandson.
Meyers: Balint team falsely called Molly Gray ‘homophobic’
VTDigger’s coverage of the 2022 race for Congress was not a Watergate moment.
Watercooler: deputy fired for assault elected sheriff
Plenty of election, health, and economic news in Vermont media headlines today.
Burlington mayor wants homelessness ‘rare and brief’
The mayor of Burlington wants to make homelessness rare and brief. It’s neither now.
Balint’s crypto campaign donor collapses. Questions about her future, and the world’s
The collapse of a $32 billion crypto empire raises big questions for campaign contribution recipient Becca Balint – and the rest of the world.
Source Correction: ‘Hate-free forum’ in St. Albans next week; masks REQUESTED
Community members – with or without masks – are encouraged to join a conversation on understanding and addressing bias, discrimination, and hate crimes in Vermont.
Connecticut women busted for intent to sell drugs
A police dog sniffed out the drugs in the erratically-driven car, then two-legged cops found ‘materials consistent with distribution,’ state police say.
Thankful for Vermont wild turkeys
Native wild turkeys disappeared with Vermont forest in the late 1800’s. The birds we see everywhere today are descended from 31 wild turkeys restocked 52 years ago.
Google pays $4 million for misleading Vermonters about location tracking
One byte of information Google would prefer you don’t know: they’re tracking the locations of Vermont’s Android phone users.
McClaughry: Three useful election law improvements
Multi-member districts make for appallingly issue-free elections.
Keelan: for local soccer coach, uncommon service was a common virtue
State trooper, school board member, selectman, soccer coach, husband, dad. Uncommon service indeed.
Phil Scott: Vermonters want us to work together
Hyper-partisan political parties are driving Americans further and further apart – and seem to get the most attention from the media.
Octogenarian cited in fatal crash
An 81-year-old Newport Center man has been charged with negligent operation in a fatal October 3 accident.
In Berlin, Dominion voting machine results audited by hand
Editor’s first person account of his town’s hand-count audit of a statewide race counted by a Dominion vote tabulator.
Roving, would-be child kidnapper in Barre?
Barre cops say there have been sightings of a mid-forties white man driving a blue Ford pickup truck stalking groups of children.
Evslin: Phil Scott wins huge victory – and now has an even huger job ahead of him
Democrats are already discussing huge unfunded mandates, “environmental” legislation which will drive up energy costs and hurt the environment, and schemes which will make housing more expensive and less available.
J.T. Dodge stands his ground
As a candidate and citizen who has irritated a powerful school and a municipal government, I wanted to tread carefully and deliberately.
Bananas Academy presents: Putting the You in G.U.R.U
How to reel in the millions by reeling in the minions.
VT Democratic House gains make ranked choice voting less likely
Ranked Choice Voting, darling of the Progressives, is far less popular with most Democrats – who now control the Vermont State House more than ever.
Feds worked to prevent New England from getting more natural gas for winter
New England could run out of natural gas during a cold snap. A federal agency and the U.S. shipbuilding industry are partly to blame.
Koch: Democracy at stake when ballots are counted
Joe Stalin said what matters isn’t who votes, but who counts the votes.
Lindberg: Feel good about banning slavery? Not so fast
African children are forced to dig up cobalt, essential for EV batteries, with their bare hands.
Fireovid: Republicans, let’s talk about abortion
The Vermont Republican Party has now put many other important rights – parental rights (including school choice), gun ownership rights, religious freedom, freedom of speech, medical choice – in grave peril.
‘Hate-free forum’ in St. Albans next week; masks required
Community members are encouraged to join a conversation on understanding and addressing bias, discrimination, and hate crimes in Vermont.
$100,000 Powerball winning ticket unclaimed
Okay, so it’s not $2.04 billion – but still, $100K Powerball ticket is worth driving to the Vermont Lottery office in Berlin. So far, no-one has.
Richmond criticized for not opening Town Forest to recreation
“What they [Richmond selectboard] seem to be for is an absolute position of making a ton of forest a protected wilderness designation and not allow townspeople recreational opportunities,” a resident says.
Maine’s property tax freeze on seniors – could it happen here?
Permanent Maine residents 65 or older who have owned a home for at least 10 years may apply through their towns to have their property taxes frozen at their current level.
Traffic stop neck grab gets Springfield cop permanent ban
For the second time in less than two months, the Vermont Criminal Justice Council has banned a cop from ever working again for a Vermont law enforcement agency.
St. Albans man recalls Battle of Bastogne
A.St. Albans man recalls when he parachuted into the occupied Netherlands with the 101st Airborne and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
State seeks public input on new trapping regs
The rules are being written to enforce a trapping restriction law passed this year. Two other hunting/trapping restriction laws passed this year are already in effect.
Fireovid: Support parallel media
We absolutely need news outlets through which we can communicate and unwrap the truth like free men and women.
Tucker: The economic disaster of the pandemic response
It seemed to be widely believed in 2020 that the best approach to pandemics was to institute massive human coercion.
Watercooler: Ranked choice voting to get another look in Legislature
Ranked choice voting, a favorite of the Progressives, will be considered by the 2023 Vermont Legislature.
Oregon voters pass gun purchase restrictions
Another deep-blue state now requires new gun owners to undergo training and pass stringent background checks. What will Vermont do?
Green groups eye 2023 Legislature, want all energy from renewable power
Renewable Energy Vermont, a renewable energy industry trade organization, wants all of Vermont’s energy produced by renewable power.
Input sought on eating disorder treatment
Eating disorders among youth were already on the rise before the pandemic. Then (like so much else), it got worse.
Without veto threat, Clean Heat Standard, hard drug legalization, just cause eviction, and minor voting get second chance
Bills vetoed by Gov. Scott this year won’t face the same threat next year.
McClaughry: More reserve power needed to keep grid reliable
Customers should pray for a string of warm winters and more nuclear power, starting now.
Road rage shooting bust in April, sex assault this week
A Burlington man was cited for sexual assault Wednesday.
Tagliavia: So many great people
I met so many great people on the campaign trail. The joy this brings me far outweighs any sadness.
Beerworth: Planned Parenthood spent big on misleading Article 22 advertising
Passage of the Article 22 amendment now permanently shields Planned Parenthood’s abortion business from any oversight or state limitations at any time throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
Wheeler: Successful candidates
They weren’t elected, but they were still successful.
Police investigate assault, shooting of Springfield MA teen
A 19-year-old from Massachusetts is being treated for non-life-threatening gunshot and assault injuries.
Leon: thanks to those with “the courage to stand up and lead”
Life is full of disappointments and the result of this election is one of them. But the journey continues….
Asteroid Article 22 hit the Republicans
News analysis of what happened to Vermont Republican candidates yesterday.
Brooklyn man slain in ‘targeted’ shooting in Rutland
A targeted shooting killed a New York man in Rutland Monday.
Troubles reported with voting machines in Maricopa County, AZ
Arizona elections once again are in the national eye.
Tarrant: Article 22 more about Handmaid’s Tale than women’s rights
A candidate who finished third in a two-seat district offers thoughts about renewable power, Article 22, and good government.
Vermont Election Results for federal, statewide, legislative races
Yesterday’s election left the number of 2023 House Republicans at below 40, and senators at 7. Those numbers make it almost impossible to sustain a gubernatorial veto of progressive legislation.
Article 22, Phil Scott win big on Election Day
Constitutional amendments and Gov. Phil Scott won big in Vermont’s November 8 general election.
Water Cooler: Warmest Nov. 7 ever / Voting hot as 170,000 ballots cast before polls open
A stiff, cold wind blew from the north as Election Day 2022 dawned this morning.
Where will the asteroid hit?
The asteroid might just nail the Democratic/Progressive supermajority in the Vermont House of Representatives.
Land owners push back against lot size restrictions
To preserve forests, proposed town zoning regs would increase minimum building lot size from three to five acres.
Outlaw Outlaw arrested
Police say Outlaw is behind bars.
Follow Vermont election results tonight
The Vermont Secretary of State’s live Election Night Results website page is the best way to follow election returns statewide.
Klar: school tramples parental, student rights
What does it mean when parents tell school officials they can’t question their child about possibly criminal activities? In Randolph, not much
McClaughry: Biden’s idea of our fiscal future
The on-paper deficit reduction in the Inflation Reduction Act is totally wiped out by the administration’s decision to cancel vast swaths of student loan debt.
Shooting, dead man in Rutland
After reports of a crash and gunfire, police found a dead man in a crashed car in Rutland. More info to follow, police say.
Fire destroys camper in Lowell
Woodstoves and their ashes can be fire hazards.
Ellis: Democratic Dilemma
Democrats have lost control of the narrative, a Democrat and former lobbyist and newspaper reporter says.
Water Cooler: Veterans share stories in Colchester
There’s more than just political campaigning happening in Vermont.
Proposal 2 advocate calls incarceration “the new slavery”
A leading advocate for the anti-slavery Constitutional amendment compares modern-day imprisonment with slavery.
Madden to conservatives: Debate didn’t affect the primary voting outcome
Liam Madden responds to Ericka Redic’s call that he quit the race.
Child hospitalized for cocaine exposure at Rutland drug den
Police raided a Rutland home after a child living there was treated at a local hospital for exposure to cocaine.
Passport info of 145 million Americans given to law enforcement agencies
A letter from a U.S. senator to the Biden administration reveals that the State Department is providing passport data on 145 million Americans to police agencies.
Thayer: Help the Red Wave roll across the Green Mountain State
In these closing days of the 2022 mid-term elections, the Red Wave must hit as a tsunami throughout the Green Mountain State.
Pharmacist with drug theft history reinstated by licensing board, steals again
Badgley’s license was fully reinstated in 2020, and then suspended on September 24, 2021 when the Board became aware of the new allegations of tampering.
Vote Benning for Lt. Gov., former challenger Greg Thayer asks supporters
Greg Thayer is grateful to his supporters but asks them to vote for fellow Republican Joe Benning.
Newark gang busted for stealing 7 catalytic converters from bus depot
The thefts were the latest in a growing statewide and national trend. Catalytic converters have a $1000 street value and lack tracing information.
Bananas: Investigation drops the hammer on Pelosi MAGA assailant
The man is a practicing nudist, which any fully clothed person knows is the goal of all Christian Nationalists – to return to the Garden of Eden completely naked.
Klar: Randolph school officials lied to student in pursuit of Blake Allen, another mom says
Charges of deception by school officials in the Randolph high school volleyball locker room story.
2000 Mules producers jailed after outing election data on Chinese servers
True the Vote told the FBI the personal information of nearly two million American election workers was stored on a server in China. Now its founders are in jail for contempt of court.
Water Cooler: Looking back to the Flood of 1927
The Great Flood of 1927 killed a lieutenant governor and destroyed huge swathes of property, especially along the Connecticut and Winooski rivers.
Sign-stealing illegal, discouraging, expensive
A campaign sign for Republican House candidate is tossed to the ground while those of Democrats are left standing.
Rather than write essay to ‘agree with their transgender dogma,’ Randolph volleyball player filed suit
Her school gave Blake Allen a chance to recant with a mea culpa essay about her complaint to a transgender student watching her undress in the girls’ locker room. Failure meant suspension.
Ellis: Assassination Nation
The first assassination attempt on Nancy Pelosi’s life was on January 6, blogger Kevin Ellis says. The second happened last week.
Bananas: Extra-large seats at Planet Fatness
Visit the Ben & Jerry’s kiosk to grab a pint or two of your favorite flavors for that mid-workout snack.
Hildebrand: day of my abortion was the saddest day of my life
Some want Vermont to be known as an abortion sanctuary state. This would make them proud.
Letters: VT elections a mess, thanks Jim / Scott vetos ignore will of the people / Dem/Progs screwing up childcare, energy costs
Vermonters say – Jim Condos knows about a Progressive manipulating the unlawful opening of ballot bags – Phil Scott ignores the will of the people – Dem/Progs should be voted out for botching affordable childcare and energy
Evslin: Most of us will be disappointed by the election outcome
Are we going to blame fraud, lies, media bias, advertising, the Russians, or someone else?
Angry momma bear attacked dog owner
Dietl’s partner reported that he heard Dietl yell for help and intervened. He was able to separate Dietl from the bear and bring her inside the condominium.
Water Cooler: Teen cited for high school overdose deaths / school safety gathering / Church vandal misspells ‘Satan’
Who can resist a story about a one-eared dog named Van Gogh who paints with his tongue?
Kudos to Chronicle, former Rutland mayor says
With meager resources, The Vermont Daily Chronicle is accomplishing the impossible, a former Rutland mayor and state official says.
Second bear attack since August 20 sends human to hospital
Vermont bears are getting less and less shy. Of the five bear attacks of humans on record, two took place within the last 80 days.
Regional planning commissioner resigns, citing censorship, harsh pandemic policies, denying human access to nature
Current planning policies “restrict our access to the natural world and the resources that we need to survive, such as the roads we travel on, the wood we use to build and heat our homes, the farms where we grow our food, and now, the very air we breathe,” says a planning commissioner in her letter of resignation.
Medical and vax freedom candidate survey offers insight before Nov. 8 election
The thumbs up – thumbs down doesn’t follow the party line. Neither is it limited to well-known candidates.
State trooper gripes about frustrating software glitches – sound familiar?
We’ve all been there. Unless you’re Amish.
