After The Camry struck the moose, the moose landed on a Toyota Tundra.
Moose lands on truck – Pebbles the dog OK
Guy Page
Guy Page is the editor and publisher of the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
Billado: Shutting down the power play
S79 would have created 6.5 new bureaucratic positions in state government, with an annual appropriation of $850,000 for pay and benefits. That works out to $130,000 per bureaucrat–an insult to every Vermonter.
Speeding 94 MPH in Barre City
July 9 at 6:44 pm, State Police stopped a vehicle for a speeding violation on VT RT 62, near the Berlin Town line in Barre City. The vehicle driven by Caleb Deneef, […]
VT GOP plans suit over non-citizen voting
The Vermont Republican Party will pursue legal action against recently passed non-citizen voting laws.
Biden names Scott to governors’ council
President Biden has appointed Governor Phil Scott to the President’s Council of Governors for a two-year term.
Former state lawmakers, unite!
Former South Burlington lawmaker Frank Mazur reports that what prompted several Florida legislators to initiate a new association of former state lawmakers is the increased centralization and overreach of national government that put state sovereignty at risk.
Vax passport ban proposed for GOP
A resolution banning vaccination passports will be offered to the Vermont Republican Party state committee Saturday.
Alleged heroin dealer busted – then jailed by feds
Getting busted for heroin distribution in the federal system doesn’t mean a written citation saying ‘see you in court in two months.’
Illegals stopped after car races across library lawn into US
Seven people tried to enter the U.S. by racing in a car across the Haskell Free Library Lawn. They were apprehended later and returned to Canada.
Vaccine passport black market grows
Fake vaccine passports are being sold to people who don’t want to get vaccinated but want to show a record that they have been.
Equity/CRT info meeting July 14 in Barre
An informational meeting for Vermonters concerned about Equity/CRT in schools will be held July 14 at the Canadian Club in Barre.
RNC co-chair: Vermont non-citizen voting part of Democrat attack on elections
Democrats across America are trying to tear down our country’s constitutional foundations brick by brick. Nowhere is this more evident than in the assault the far-left has launched on election integrity nationwide.
Woman charged with State House assault referred to court diversion
A Calais woman who police say pepper-sprayed three Vermont Liberty supporters and struck one of them on the State House Lawn May 15 was charged July 2 with three misdemeanors. Today, she was referred for court diversion.
7/8 Water Cooler: Ernie Farrar dead; Danziger and Vietnam; WCAX investigates Burlington ‘policing’ contract; State House tours begin
Longtime WVMT radio show host Ernie Farrar dead; cartoonist Danziger discusses his Vietnam experience; WCAX investigates Burlington ‘policing’ contract; State House tours begin
Winooski, Montpelier non-citizen voting part of national trend
Lawmakers in Washington, DC, Illinois and New York City this year are considering legislation that would offer the vote to noncitizens for local elections, such as for city council or the school board.
Friends of Craig Bensen to gather August 21
Family and friends of Rev. Craig Bensen are invited to celebrate his life, legacy and consider how to continue his work at 2 PM, Saturday, August 21 at Hunger Mountain Christian Assembly on Rte. 100 in Waterbury Center.
Google unfairly drives up app prices, VT AG suit says
The States accuse Google of using its market dominance to unfairly restrict competition with the Google Play Store, harming consumers by limiting choice and driving up app prices.
McClaughry: Hospital to pay single-payer architect $400K
I have a real problem when a wizard comes into Vermont, creates an unworkable $3 billion plan, ignores all criticism, watches it implode, abruptly gets out of town – and then reappears seven years later to pocket $400,000 a year to supply her clear vision that produced a colossal failure last time around.
Another suspected heroin dealer ‘cited to appear’ in court
It’s happened again. Following a long, multi-agency investigation, a suspected heroin dealer has been arrested – and then released with a citation to appear in court more than two months hence.
Felker to hold listening session on homelessness July 14
The Christopher-Aaron Felker For Ward 3 Campaign will hold the first of four scheduled Community Listening Sessions 6-8 pm Wednesday, July 14.
Critical Race Theory will cripple America – if we allow it
The proponents of this teaching will negatively teach our children and grandchildren to hate, be racist, and to judge all people by the color of their skin.
Water Cooler 7/7: IRS sending checks to families; biggest VT cannabis company sold; Peter Welch’s infrastructure plans
Headlines in today’s VT media – Congressman Peter Welch has big plans to spend tax $$ in Vermont. Families with minor children will soon get regular checks from the federal government. Vermont’s biggest cannabis company sold out to Big Marijuana.
Vermont gun sales remain strong in 2021
During the first six months of 2021, federal background checks for Vermont firearms purchases were down – but only slightly – from last year’s record high numbers.
Water Cooler 7/6: sheriff takes over St. Albans policing; masks required in courthouses; State House opens; Loons get oil spill $$; Camel’s Hump rescue
The State House has reopened, and so have most courthouses – but masks are still required in the latter. These headlines and more…..
Keelan: Why the super-rich pay no taxes
Just how DO the super-rich avoid paying taxes? Columnist and retired CPA Don Keelan explains.
Wagner: In the blink of an eye, everything has changed
All of a sudden we see a move to defund the police, move BIPOC to the head of the line, allow 16-year-olds to vote, ensure that mail-in balloting is the way to vote, tax 200 new goods and services and shame all white Vermonters. What’s the hurry?
Middlebury moves towards cannabis store
At Town Meeting this March, Middlebury voters ok’d the operation of cannabis retailers locally. The question remains: where and how will the “weed” be regulated in town?
Family in drifting boat rescued after midnight
An adult and four children were rescued after midnight Monday, July 5, by a State Game Warden who found them adrift in a boat without power on Lake Dunmore in Salisbury.
Levine: vax more effective, better tested than ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine
There are very few true ‘vaccine skeptics’ in Vermont, Commissioner Mark Levine said. He also said vaccines are better tested and more effective than alternative therapies ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.
After month in Capitol, VT Guard practices ‘peacekeeping’ in Europe
Following a month-long mission at the Capitol in Washington DC, 400 Vermont National Guard soldiers are in Europe training for dealing with civilian unrest in Kosovo.
Roper: ‘Global Warming Solutions’ a facade for CRT
Critical Race Theory is the dominant lens through which the Vermont Climate Council is approaching its mission of greenhouse gas reduction.
Fernandez: ‘Adultist’ the trendy new label for indoctrination
Action Civics is the beginning of recruitment efforts to pit children against their parents for not supporting ‘equity’ and ‘inclusion’ – in other words, the neo-racist policies designed for the institution of communism in the U.S.
Evslin: Self-driving car’s ethical dilemma could kill you
The car is on a narrow mountain road with a 3000 foot drop off to the left and a solid cliff on the right. It comes around a turn and there are four children unaccountably in the road. There is not enough space to stop or even slow down substantially. The car knows that.
Historians, re-enactors celebrate “Breakenridge Stand-off”
Six years before the Battle of Bennington, the Green Mountain Boys were born when a handful of Vermonters frustrated the plans of a posse of New Yorkers in the “Breakenridge Stand-off.” Re-enactors and historians will celebrate the 250th anniversary of this little-known but important event Sunday, July 18.
Pedestrian killed on Rte. 7
A pedestrian died while trying to cross Rte. 7 in Rutland Town Sunday night.
Headline corrected!!
NEA rejects mandatory k-12 vax, masking; endorses CRT
At its annual meeting last week, the parent organization of one of Vermont’s most influential unions rejected a school vax and mask mandate, but backed CRT.
FAIR offers pro-human alternative to divisive CRT
All across the nation, Critical Race Theory is in the news. The NEA is for it, the military is trying to decide what to do with it, some governors have said not […]
Electric car owned by Global Warming Solutions Act architect catches fire while charging
An electric car owned by the architect of the Vermont Global Warming Solutions Act caught fire while charging and parked in his driveway. Police say the fire was caused by electrical failure.
July 4 in Vermont history honors freedom, faith
My fellow Vermonters, today as we gather to celebrate the glorious history of the Fourth but we too wonder about our nation’s future. Let us take some consolation that many celebrants of bygone Fourths questioned if their nation would long endure.
Guv vetoes rental registry bill
Gov. Phil Scott today vetoed S79, the rental registry bill passed June 24 during the veto session.
Licata: Storm clouds on the 4th
On our nation’s 245th birthday, it would be nice to set our eyes on the window displaying blue skies. Instead, we see storm clouds.
VT police now test drunk boaters on water, not waiting ’till onshore
Vermont police will be using new techniques to stop impaired boaters this 4th of July weekend.
Page: Supreme Court rules, Leahy moans
Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision allowing electoral freedom to states made Sen. Patrick Leahy go all Elmer Fudd.
UVM athletes can earn $$ for name, autograph, appearances
It is now permissible for UVM student-athletes to earn money from the use of their name, image and likeness.
Vermont gender pay gap lowest in US
Vermont has the smallest gender wage gap in the country.
VT employers must pay more, unemployed workers get raise
Vermont employers will pay higher unemployment insurance (UI) rates, while the maximum weekly benefit for unemployed workers will increase from $531 to $583 per week.
McClaughry: Country votes NO on carbon tax
In what is believed to be the first time a carbon tax has been put to a national vote, upscale urban regions including Geneva, Basel, and Zurich voted in favor of the CO2 law, but 51.6 per cent of voters, and 21 of the country’s 26 cantons, said “get out of here with your carbon tax”.
Opinion: VT celebrates virus victory too soon
It could be that in Vermont a new variant may surface that the vaccine will not protect against. It will take at least three months to know this statistically.
Independence Day Celebration July 3 on State House Lawn
Vermont Liberty will offer an Independence Day Celebration on the Vermont State House Lawn noon – 2 pm Saturday, July 3.
Teachers’ union ponders K-12 vax mandate
The parent organization of the Vermont NEA – the state teachers’ union – is considering mandatory vaccination of all students and staff before face-to-face instruction begins this fall.
Vermont airman wins NAACP award
A sergeant in the Air National Guard has received a prestigious award from the NAACP.
Vermont forests consume 45% of ALL carbon emissions
Vermont’s forests and wood products consume and store 45% of all of Vermont’s carbon emissions – both manmade and natural, VT Forest & Parks Commissioner Michael Snyder said on Common Sense Radio show on WDEV.
Homeless get two more weeks in motels
The State of Vermont will extend for two weeks its free hotel-motel housing of the homeless.
Roper: Let’s grow kids, or let’s grow government?
A new law, crafted and pushed by the special interest group Let’s Grow Kids, could have major negative consequences for children, families, and taxpayers.
Speeder gets $655 ticket
A Manchester woman must pay $655 after driving 99 MPH, Vermont State Police say. At 8 pm Wednesday June 30, police saw a vehicle traveling at 99 MPH in a posted 55 […]
NY cop convicted of VT child rape charged with obstruction of justice
A cop convicted of raping a 12 year old girl in 1988 has been charged with obstruction of justice.
Steyn: Our increasingly unrecognizable civilization
America, and the West in general, have become almost unrecognizable from what they were not that long ago.
Krauss: Will Leahy, Sanders call out Senate men’s club hypocrisy?
Vermonters might remind Senator Leahy that the real White House was partially constructed by black slaves. The private clubs that Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) frequents apparently aren’t eager to admit many of those ancestors as club members.
McClaughry: Put ‘Vermont Proposition’ back on shelf
The Vermont Proposition is a sincere liberal’s dream for somehow ending racism, reducing inequality, defeating poverty, countering the menace of climate change, and replacing grassroots democracy with a hugely expanded and unaccountable administrative state. Put it back on the shelf.
CRT Townhalls planned across Vermont
6:30 pm, the Vermont for Vermonters Initiative will host a public Townhall Informational in Brattleboro on “Critical Race Theory/Equity” with four speakers and a Q&A session.
Not Bing Crosby’s Holiday Inn
Police visits to some of the state’s hotels and motels have been commonplace since the State of Vermont converted them into much-needed housing for the homeless.
Update: Independence celebration planned for State House lawn, hours before West African event
A traditional Independence Day celebration will be held on the State House Lawn Saturday at noon.
Flora Scott: Sheriff protector against bad cops
We don’t need to defund the police. Your sheriff is the highest elected local law enforcement officer and authorized to intervene on your behalf if other police step on your constitutional rights.
Montpelier considers allowing homeless camps
The City of Montpelier is considering taking making an official policy of its laissez-faire approach to homeless encampments.
Spray-painted racial slur in Sheldon
The Vermont State Police is investigating an incident in which yellow spray paint was used to write a racial slur on the driveway of a private residence in Sheldon.
Today’s Watercooler: Montpelier proposes camping policy for homeless, State House to reopen next week
Today’s Vermont media headlines: Montpelier proposes camping policy for homeless. State House to reopen next week. Winooski raises Pride flag. New laws take effect July 1.
Chang/Metaxas tickets available
Information and tickets are now available for the September 10-11 visit of two national media powerhouses: China expert Gordon Chang and author/interviewer Eric Metaxas.
Road rage stopped by I-89 rock ledge
Collision with the rock ledges on I-89 ended a June 25 ‘road rage’ incident involving two men, a Jeep Wrangler, and a Toyota Corolla.
Scott pledges to refuse federal unemployment check extension
The Vermont unemployment rate is down to 2.6% and isn’t expected to climb much until more workers re-enter the workforce. Meanwhile – the federal government is paying $300/week to stay home.
Evslin: World reacts to possible UFOs
How Fox News, CNN, Joe Biden and Donald Trump might react to news of aliens of the extraterrestial kind.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Mon, Jun 28
Vermont Daily Water Cooler is a roundup of important headlines from around the state.
In Williston, Charlie Kirk preaches power to the people
Representing his nine year-old organization Turning Point USA, where he speaks at high school and college campuses around the United States over three hundred times a year, Charlie Kirk launched into explaining the difference between making disciples of Christ as opposed to converts to religious Christianity. The former more about character and societal impact for good with the latter tending to be more insular and less generous toward one’s neighbor.
Elle Purrier, the Richford Rocket, going to Olympics
Runner Elle Purrier is going to Tokyo Olympics with the aim of winning – something she’s been in the habit of doing since her days at Richford High School.
Sexton: evil isn’t hiding. It’s right in front of you
Some Vermonters didn’t throw away their freedoms. They went to church, they didn’t wear the rag on their faces, they went to work, they gathered with families and friends, they refused the jab. And they were attacked, they lost people they thought were friends. Family members attacked and fear them, even still.
Across Lake Champlain, drug abuse surges after bail ‘reform’ – Vermont next?
H 296, a bill in the Vermont Legislature, would eliminate cash bail for drug offenses. A similar New York law has led to more drug abuse, the Essex County (NY) prosecutor said last week.
Gunshot victim in critical condition
A Marlboro man is in critical condition after being shot Sunday evening.
VT gets $1 million grant for more electric buses – despite glitches with two on road now
A $1 million federal grant will help the State of Vermont buy for more electric buses for public transportation.
Opinion: Village of Essex Jct. cancels Constitutional rights
You would think the story about a lifeguard fired for expressing free speech would be all over the news, but did any of Vermont’s state-wide main-stream printed news media report it? Seven Days? – no. VTDigger? – no.
UPDATE: Montpelier passes on Independence Day celebration, offers West African festival instead
nal watching of Independence Day fireworks from the State House lawn won’t happen this year. In its place, several organizations will offer West African dance and music.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Fri, Jun 25
Today’s Top News Headlines from around the state.
Race-based bills, initiatives listed
Vermont’s Legislature has embraced a panoply of race-based bills during the 2021-22 session.
CRT info night coming to St. Albans
“Vermonters for Vermont” Initiative will bring an informational presentation on Critical Race Theory to St. Albans City Hall Friday, July 16 at 6:30 pm.
Leahy: don’t defund Capitol Police
The police we (Congress) need to defend us are overworked, stressed out, and lacking equipment, Sen. Patrick Leahy told his fellow senators. Solution: more, not less, funding.
Vermont general pronounced his own ‘Emancipation Proclamation,’ two years before Lincoln
In 1861 Gen. John Wolcott Phelps of Guilford had no authority to actually free slaves, but his tract became known as the Phelps Emancipation Proclamation.
Judge orders Newport store owner to pay $850 for mask violation
A judge yesterday ordered former UPS Store owner Michael Desautels to pay $850 in penalties for violating mask guidelines, as the Attorney General’s Office had requested.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Thu, Jun 24
Vermont Daily Water Cooler is a roundup of important headlines from around the state.
Men don’t have vaginas, gay GOP candidate says
Felker, Republican candidate for an open Burlington City Council seat, has stirred up opposition by denying a man can have a vagina.
Barre vote tonight on school ‘equity’ policy
The Barre Unified School District plans to take action tonight on a proposed district equity policy at a meeting beginning at 5:30 pm. The public is welcome to attend and comment.
Senate OKS rental, contractor registries, overrides veto of non-citizen voting
The Vermont Senate today agreed with the House on bills to create statewide registries of all rental housing and building trades contractors.
ER Doc pleads guilty to child porn
A hospital employee discovered a camera hidden in a unisex employee bathroom in the Emergency Department. Investigators with the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations (CUSI) recovered the camera and discovered about 1,300 videos on the camera.
Meth user, strangler busted for Burlington bank robbery
A customer conducting business at the bank grabbed McCandless and began pulling McCandless toward the exit of the bank. McCandless was given $10 in cash by a patron, and McCandless left the bank.
Roper: Bad (non) start for pension reform
Politically powerful unions trashed the plan, which would have required them to shoulder some of the financial burden for repairing the system, and threatened any politician who dared indicate support.
Dangerous trespassing on railroad tracks
Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) and Operation Lifesaver of Vermont (OLVT) officials are reporting that trespassing on or near railroad tracks in Vermont has increased since the suspension of Amtrak services in March 2020.
Warner: Komrade Karl and the AfterBern
What a racist scumbag Marx was. Do socialists know this? Does Bernie?
Charlie Kirk speaking this Sunday in Williston
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, will speak at Ignite Church in Williston 10 AM Sunday, June 27.
Colchester continues to fly BLM flag
ted 4-1 Tuesday night to continue to fly the Black Lives Matter flag at town schools. But first it heard Colchester resident and educator Genna Barnaby explain why doing so violates flag protocol and policy. She also recommends a new flag to honor civil rights and the end of slavery.
Man on bus charged with hate crime, jailed
Police found that James Bryant, age 41, of Rutland had engaged in violent, tumultuous behavior, made unreasonable noise, and used obscene language in a public place.
Pollinators in peril
Vermont’s native bees, including over 300 unique species and three that are threatened or endangered, are among our pollinators being impacted the most.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Wed, Jun 23
Vermont Daily Water Cooler is a roundup of important headlines from around the state.
