Residents in at least two German states have been threatened with criminal prosecution if they use the letter “Z” as a sign.
Fauci mocked six-foot rule, military doctor sees post-vax cancer spike
The feds didn’t have data on students’ learning loss when the CDC issued its COVID-19 school reopening guidance, internal emails show.
Hunter Biden linked to Ukrainian biolabs
An investment firm connected to Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has been involved in the financing of the Pentagon’s military biological program in Ukraine.
Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with flu symptoms
Justice Thomas was diagnosed with an infection. He is recovering and is expected to be released in a day or two.
7.3 earthquake, blackout hit Japan coast
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness.
Water Cooler: Attack sub Vermont crew tours state / another Congress candidate / Spelling bee winner
Crew members of the latest USS Vermont naval vessel – an attack sub – toured Vermont and the State House today.
Election Stolen? Don’t believe Fauci? You’re the new DHS target
DHS Secretary Mayorkas has released new rules on “extremism.” The new guidelines on extremist behavior include those who question the fraud in the 2020 election and people who question the regime’s talking points on COVID and its treatments, including the mandates.
Spaulding and Montpelier square off at the Aud!
Being in “the Aud” for the big Montpelier-Spaulding semi-final last week brings it all back for a 1972 Northfield High cager.
Obama tests positive for Covid
“Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted,” the former President said. “It’s a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down.”
Barre married couple busted for drug, gun crimes
David Tom, 37, and Tiffany Fisk, 32, who are married and both of Barre, were charged with drug and gun crimes.
Russia: Ukraine destroying evidence of U.S. bioweapons program
Trucker convoy in DC area – that’s a fact. US bioweapons program in Ukraine – that’s a Russian claim.
St J fatal shooting update: Jeep driver struck woman in the head
The driver of a Jeep connected to a fatal shooting in St. Johnsbury is being held by NY cops for hitting a woman at the scene while the homicide investigation continues.
Ukraine asks ICANN to delete all Russian internet domains
Deleting all Russian internet domains would significantly affect Russia’s ability to communicate online.
Preview of tomorrow’s edition….
Sneak peak video of tomorrow’s Vermont Daily Chronicle – 40 seconds well spent!
Parolee who cut off tracking bracelet dies in prison
A 73-year-old man imprisoned after fleeing home detention has died at Southern State Correction Center in Springfield.
Russia’s “special military operation” begins in Ukraine
Putin declares a “special military operation” in Ukraine, saying it is intended to protect civilians.
Two minors rescued after ATV plunges through ‘Magog ice / airborne snowmobiler injured
Firefighters rescued two minor when their ATV fell through the ice of Lake Memphremagog.
House of Commons OKs Emergencies Act
Biden extends the US National emergency over Covid, while our friends up North approve Canada’s Emergencies Act.
NEK driver charged for two deaths / Grand Isle ‘rent to own’ forgery / Hosting out-of-state drug dealers
Police Roundup: charges follow crash that killed two teens. Forgery leads to Grand Isle County man’s arrest. And Johnny, Rachel and “Danger” busted for (among other things) providing a base of operations for out-of-state drug dealers.
Double tractor-trailer crash
After a tractor-trailer scattered a load of lumber on icy roads in Landgrove, a second tractor carrying logs collided with a power line.
Truckers defy Emergencies Act
Canadian truckers defy Trudeau’s Emergencies Act.
‘Criminal threatening’ bill advances to full Senate
by Guy Page The Vermont Senate today is scheduled to consider S265, the ‘criminal threatening’ bill that would impose prison sentences of up to two years for threatening public officials and others. […]
Water Cooler: Excessive force in Burlington / dogs saved from becoming dog meat / skiing parents leave child alone in car
Dogs rescued from becoming dog meat are alive and well and living in Vermont.
Trudeau invokes Emergency Powers over truckers
Government overreach in Canada and in U.S. Pushback, too.
American truck convoy coming?
The Department of Homeland Security, ever-vigilant for domestic ‘threats,’ is tracking reports of a Canada-style truck convoy through these not-so-United States.
Smuggs ski patrol member dies in car crash
Two men died in separate highway accidents this week. And a starving dog has been rescued from her owner, who is charged with animal cruelty.
GoFundMe caves on convoy threat after DeSantis threatens fraud investigation
GoFundMe decided to not follow through on its threat to redirect millions donated to help the Ottawa truckers after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to investigate for fraud.
12 countries roll back all Covid restrictions/ Army to kick out those who refuse Covid shot/ Phil sees his shadow
All over Europe, the lights of health care freedom are coming back on.
Trudeau hides from truckers, cites Covid / Illegal immigrants flown into NYC under cover of darkness / “I will die free”
Double vaccinated and boosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid. goes into hiding after massive trucker convoy and protestors arrived in Ottawa.
Quebec bans unvaxxed from major retailers
Quebec has officially banned unvaccinated individuals over 12 from shopping at big box stores unless they are accompanied by a “health warden.”
Some Vermont fire and rescue budgets, for your reading pleasure
Town spending on fire departments varies widely.
Watercooler National: US embassy families ordered to evacuate/ CIA-Wuihan link / NYPD cop gunned down
A New York City cop was gunned down Friday night.
Watercooler National: Federal agencies tracking religious exemptions/ England ends all COVID restrictions
At least 25 federal agencies have implemented a system to track religious exemption requests for mandated vaccines, according to a review of Federal Register notices.
National Guard helps keep hospital clean
The Vermont National Guard is pitching in during the Omicron-related staffing shortage at Vermont’s largest hospital.
Watercooler National: Midwest hospital chain stops using race-based plan amid backlash/ Canadian truckers protest mandate/ Pelosi’s son has criminal encounters
After receiving a legal threat, a Catholic hospital chain in the Midwest stops using race as a determining factor for Covid treatment.
Hardwick woman dies in 3-car crash
A Hardwick woman died after her car turned left into the path of another car on slick, icy Rte. 15 in Walden.
Watercooler National: Supreme Court halts vaccine rule for businesses/ US sending $308 million in aid to Taliban/ Pelosi’s stock trading in question
The Supreme Court ruled on January 13 to stop the Biden administration from enforcing its vaccine mandate on private businesses.
How the Vermont Legislature killed the Barre flag ordinance
Barre voters thought they’d decided which flags could be flown in City Hall Park. But the Legislature had other ideas.
A 30% tax attack in Charlotte
Charlotte town residents could see a 30% increase in taxes.
Watercooler National: Canadian provinces could make vaccination mandatory/ Judge gives FDA 8 months to produce Pfizer data
Canadian provinces are likely to introduce mandatory vaccination policies in the coming months.
Merrill Lynch to pay $4.5 mil in Jay Peak settlement
Merrill Lynch will pay $4 million to settle claims brought on behalf of the receivership estate for Jay Peak, and $500,000 in lieu of penalty.
Watercooler National: Biden and China are partners in new Wuhan Lab/ YouTube removes viral Joe Rogan interview with Dr. Robert Malone
The Chinese government and Joe Biden’s US Agency for International Development are funders and supporters of new research on coronaviruses.
Inmate dies after returning from medical appointment – autopsy planned
An inmate at a state prison in Newport died of unknown causes Jan. 1. Police say the cause of death was apparently not suspicious, but autopsy and toxicology tests are pending.
Watercooler National: Deaths up 40% among people ages 18-64; Twitter bans Dr. Robert Malone, Marjorie Taylor-Greene
Indiana life insurance CEO says deaths are up 40% among people ages 18-64, and most of the claims for deaths being filed are not classified as Covid-19 deaths.
Watercooler: ICE flies minors into PA airport
A 49-year-old New York Times editor dies of heart attack a day after getting booster and writing, “Okay Omicron, hit me with your wet snot.”
Watercooler National: Canada secretly tracked phones during lockdown/ Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal workers/ Harvard chemist found guilty of all charges related to Chinese research funding
Canada’s federal government admitted to secretly surveilling its population’s movement during Covid lockdown.
Christmas Day tragedy
A 19-month-old boy died after the car he was riding in, operated by Meagan Staples, left the road and overturned in a brook in Sheldon, Vermont.
Fire destroys Charlotte snowplows
Charlotte Road Commissioner Junior Lewis used his own excavating equipment to plow the town’s roads. A fire in his building destroyed them all.
Watercooler National: Boosters severe side effects / Effort to stop Biden mandate reaches Supreme Court / Boeing halts vaccine mandates
Canadian province halts giving boosters to elders after reports of severe side effects.
Water Cooler: Preschooler saves family from fire / another hotel for homeless / the flu is back
The flu is back.
Water Cooler: who’s running for Lite Guv?
Speculation about candidates for Lt. Governor, fatal accidents, and the huge growth in expensive ‘traveler’ nurses at Vermont hospitals and home health networks lead the news in Vermont media today.
Barre’s twin tiny homes win architects’ award
Two tiny homes designed and built by Norwich University in Barre won a state architects’ award.
Watercooler National: Kids forced to state vaccination status in front of class/ Ivermectin cuts mortality in half/ DeSantis proposes to relocate illegal immigrants
Kids are forced to the front of the classroom in Germany to say vaccination status.
Helping kids handle a parent’s arrest
Cops learn how to limit the trauma suffered by children when their parents are arrested.
Youth dies in ATV crash
An ATV crash on a dirt road in Franklin killed a young person Tuesday.
Vermont State Police starts recruiting drive
The short-staffed Vermont State Police is launching an intensive recruiting effort for the month of December.
Watercooler National: Austria threatens prison for unvaccinated/ Report shows over 300 athletes suffer cardiac arrest after jab
Austrian vax refuseniks will be “forcibly brought” to prison.
Climate plan will hurt poor, rural VTers, DCF commish says
Let them eat kale! The state welfare office commissioner says the Climate Action plan will hurt poor, rural Vermonters. The Climate Council passed it anyway.
Caddy-driving shoplifters hit Enosburg
Two men driving a silver Cadillac entered the Enosburgh Ace Hardware on December 1 and stole several hundred dollars of merchandise.
Water Cooler: Montpelier homeless dying / Warren enacts mask mandate
Overdoses have taken the lives of Montpelier homeless people recently.
Elmore murder-suicide were separating
During the 911 call, dispatchers heard a gunshot.
Watercooler National: CNBC host suggests nationwide vaccine mandate/ Biden vaccine mandates blocked/ FAA discloses over 2,000 Epstein flight records
CNN”s Chris Cuomo suspended indefinitely; Biden’s vaccine mandates suffer more roadblocks.
Help sought for family of Newport prison guard
Baby Isla is suffering severe heart problems. A GoFundMe page has been started.
Watercooler National: Australian Army begins forcible transfer to quarantine camps/ Waukesha Christmas parade horror/ University segregates spaces for Rittenhouse verdict
Australia has begun the forced removal of residents of a small, aboriginal town to a Covid-19 quarantine camp.
Road rage: Honked-at woman points gun at adults and baby, police say
First she cut off a car on Burlington traffic. When the annoyed driver honked, Grace Ross of Williston pointed a handgun at the car and its occupants.
Newport girl missing – have you seen her?
Lillian Wright of Newport, age 16, has been missing since November 10.
Watercooler National: Car plows into crowd at Wisconsin Christmas parade/ 37% of truck drivers say no to vaccines/ Biden ships 1.6 million US reserve crude barrels to China
Biden admin ships 1.6M barrels of crude from US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China.
Driver crashes into Coventry home
Man faces charges after crashing into Coventry residence.
Afghan refugees seek housing in tight VT market
Most of the 100 Afghan refugees will be coming to Vermont through the federal asylum process, which provides only a onetime sum of $1,250 – not much to get them started in Vermont’s tighter-than ever housing market.
Watercooler National: FBI, CDC investigate vials labeled “smallpox”/ Most vaccinated place on earth cancels Christmas / Counter-terrorism tools used against parents
FBI, CDC investigate vials labeled “smallpox” found in Philadelphia, after Bill Gates warned of smallpox bio-terror attacks. Gibraltar, the most vaccinated place one earth cancels Christmas celebrations amid a rise in COVID cases.
Missing hunter stayed with buck carcass overnight
A hunter stayed with the deer he shot when nightfall prevented him from dragging it out of the woods.
Two youths busted for Putney arson, nearby fires still under investigation
Police say two youths set one of the recent string of fires plaguing Putney and Marlboro in Windham County.
Watercooler National: Austria orders lockdown of the unvaccinated/ Jan. 6 defendants taken out on stretchers/ Judge dismisses Rittenhouse firearm possession charge
Vaccine mandates continue to hamper life as National Guard stands by for Rittenhouse trial end.
Watercooler National: Appeals court reaffirms stay on Biden workplace vaccine mandate / Ten states sue Biden over COVID-19 vaccine mandate / Oklahoma representative files bill to ban vaccine mandates in state
Our Commander in Chief refers to Satchel Paige as “the great negro.”
Bus crash in Waterbury
Sideswiped by a jeep, a bus crashed and spilled gasoline on the ground.
Body of missing man found in Charlotte
The body of a missing Shelburne man was found on Thompson’s Point in Charlotte.
Watercooler National: Workplace informers needed to enforce mandate / U.S. Treasury buying consumer digital info / FBI raids Project Veritas founder’s home / Nationwide strike over vax mandates
The Biden administration wants workplace snitches to help identify workers ignoring the vax mandates.
Three state troopers cleared during internal investigations
The Vermont State Police held 11 internal investigations on complaints against state troopers. Three were cleared.
Youngkin defeats McAuliffe in race for Virginia governor
Election Day National Headlines from CLG – Youngkin wins and so does the Virginia lite-guv candidate.
Biden admin to ‘educate’ cops who refuse vax
CLG collects interesting headlines and links from national and world media. Learn about the two-tiered society in New Zealand – the “haves” with vaccine passports and the “have nots” without.
The Jeffries Cartoon: You Have to Be Taught How To Hate
Fauci best paid fed ($432,000)
NEW FEATURE – National News Updates you won’t read anywhere else, from CLG.
Bloody side-view mirror leads to arrest in fatal hit-and-run
The side-view mirror that broke off when a pickup truck killed Mendon pedestrian Henry Miles was traced back to its owner, Dylan Gunnip of Rutland, police say.
Fatal collision with tractor-trailer
A Fairfax man is dead after his Volvo struck a tractor-trailer head-on in Sheldon.
Tesla hits telephone pole, driver airlifted
When the Tesla hit the telephone pole in Alburg Tuesday morning, it took out the power locally and injured the driver severely enough to need airlifting to the hospital.
“Containergeddon” blamed on California emissions rules
Beginning October 1, the Port of Los Angeles refused entry to tractor-trailors more than seven years old. This climate change measure is contributing to the current supply chain bottleneck at West Coast ports.
Krauss: Is Legislature cheating citizens?
One-member House districts allow candidates to meet voters, and vice-versa.
National crisis draws conservative to Windsor GOP meeting
Conservatives are showing up at county GOP meetings again. “What’s gotten everyone excited is what’s going on in the country,” Joe Trottier of Hartford said.
Fatal ejection in Newbury
A Newbury man is dead after being thrown from his pickup truck.
Water Cooler: Prof writes book on mass murder / Burlington homeless camp gets second look / school cancelled for lack of bus drivers
A southern Vermont school district cancelled school because it doesn’t have enough bus drivers.
Girls’ volleyball game stopped after racial, transphobic slurs
The following statement was published by the Burlington School District. On Wednesday October 6, an incident occurred during a girl’s volleyball game between South Burlington (SBHS) and Burlington High Schools (BHS) in […]
Dead body identified
The body of a dead woman found in Weathersfield has been identified. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death.
Water Cooler: Some businesses got too much pandemic relief / why are grocery, fuel prices rising? / Burlington may restrict short-term rentals
Vermont’s auditor says some businesses got more pandemic relief $$ than they were entitled to.
Helmetless Harley-riding teen dies
A 19-year-old teen, possibly under the influence and not wearing a helmet, died when his motorcycle struck a utility pole in the NEK.
Fatal in Sheldon
An Enosburg man died in a head-on crash in Sheldon yesterday.
Woman in car died by gunshot to head
Her boyfriend says she was despondent and shot herself. Police are investigating.
Woman dies in car – autopsy planned
State police crime investigators want to know why a woman died in car Wednesday night in Killington.
Harley driver dies on Rte. 7
A Harley rider died on Rte. 7 in New Haven yesterday when his bike crashed into the side of a min-van turning left into his lane.
As heroin dealer prosecutions drop, VT overdoses rise at highest rate in U.S.
State leaders blame Vermont’s highest-in-the-nation increased drug overdose rate on pandemic isolation. However, prosecution for both heroin dealing and possession are on the decline.
Fatal crash in Middlesex
A Moretown man died September 4 in a single car crash.











