Vermont’s auditor says some businesses got more pandemic relief $$ than they were entitled to.
Water Cooler: Some businesses got too much pandemic relief / why are grocery, fuel prices rising? / Burlington may restrict short-term rentals
Coolidge historian Shlaes to speak Oct. 2 at Coolidge home
Bestselling author Amity Shlaes will be the keynote speaker at the Ethan Allen Institute Jefferson Day Dinner Oct. 2 at the President Calvin Coolidge Historic Site in Plymouth.
Viral school vandalism hits central VT
Harwood Union High School has been stricken by ‘Devious Licks,’ a viral vandalism challenging sweeping the nation’s high schools.
Insight into Vaccine Hesitancy, Part 3: Personal Struggle
No, Gov. Scott, ‘lack of time’ isn’t why tens of thousands of Vermonters haven’t gotten the jab. It’s more likely their informed instinct for self-preservation.
Donahue: Eugenics, abortion, and who is worthy to live
Apologize for eugenics, push for abortion. Will our Legislature never learn?
Putnam: SLOW Government
As state and national government grow faster and faster, a Cambridge native and selectboard member praises the virtues of Slow Government.
Leftist Vermont union rejects carbon tax, gun control
The VT AFL-CIO voted Sunday to oppose gun control laws and carbon taxation. But don’t think they’ve gone all reactionary.
Water Cooler: celebrating Coolidge / Messner to retire / Keep Fletcher Library Free! / State colleges mull name change
Vermont media today report: noted Calvin Coolidge historian to speak; Fletcher library resists BHS merger; /vt state colleges ponder ‘university’ name
‘Threats’ against Prog Barre politician? Evidence says no
A police investigation belies the claim by a Progressive Barre City Councilor that she was ‘threatened’ after calling her city’s 9/11 American flag ‘intimidating.’ She did get an earful, though.
$7 mil grant to UVM could reduce chemo nerve pain, need for painkillers
A $7 million grant to the UVM School of Medicine could lead to breakthroughs in reducing nerve pain and opioid dependence for people receiving chemotherapy.
Insight into Vaccine Hesitancy, Part Two: Big Pharma
The FDA watches the pharmaceutical industry. The revolving door between government regulators and Big Pharma is troublesome to some vaccine hesitant Vermonters.
BLM flag pushback: and then there were four
Three more Essex-Westford school board members are now on record opposing flying the BLM flag on school property. Two board members supporting the flag are up for election next spring.
South Carolina fugitive stopped just miles from border
Wanted for attempted homicide in South Carolina, Philip Katon was apprehended while fleeing from justice in St. Albans – just a few miles from the Canadian border.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Tue, Sep 21
Which nightclubs require vaccination? What really caused the SBHS lockdown? What happened in the cyberattack on Vermont radio stations? Vermont media report today.
UVMMC nurse says doctors dismiss possibility of vaccine reaction
A woman claiming to be a UVMMC nurse told a national TV audience last night that some doctors at the Burlington hospital won’t consider a Covid-19 vaccine reaction when faced with otherwise inexplicable symptoms.
Insight into Vaccine Hesitancy
Calmly and factually, a clinical nutritionist explains why many Vermonters won’t ‘take the jab.’ Part one of a three-part series.
Pro-CRT school board chair moves, won’t resign
The pro-CRT school board chair in Essex won’t resign even though she no longer lives in town.
UVM Power Prof joins with DOE research center
UVM renewable power systems scientist joins with DOE research center.
Save the spiny softshell turtles!
Volunteers needed to help prepare nesting sites for endangered baby turtles.
Fear elected Trump and Biden
Fear rules in electoral politics. And fear of the virus helped Gavin Newsom defeat the recall.
Barre man victimized 10-year-girl, made child porn
A Barre man coerced a 10-year-old girl to email him intimate photos. He then sold them on the Internet. He’s doing 10 years in federal prison.
Social Security broke by 2034
At the present rate, Social Security will be broke by 2034. And none of the fixes are easy.
Coast Guard sends Cuban refugees back to Cuba
The Biden administration Saturday returned Cuban boat refugees to Cuba.
IT glitch causes Health Dept. dashboard ‘false positive’
Nope, there weren’t 314 new cases of Covid last Thursday. Just an IT glitch.
State $$ to clean up ‘brownfield’ sites
$25 million in state money has been allocated to clean up enviromental disaster sites in Springfield, St. Albans and Burlington.
Water Cooler: Leaf blower ban in Burlington / Vermont ninja / the Giant Pumpkin / when Trump came to Burlington
Burlington’s leaf blower ban. A Democrat lawmaker remembers when Donald Trump campaigned at the Flynn in Vermont January 7, 2016. These and more headlines from Vermont media.
Bernie wants to cut government spending – in the military
Bernie Sanders decries government overspending – at least by the Pentagon.
Small towns want school choice
Parents in Mendon and Chittenden “understood the issues: that school choice is more equitable; that each child is different and has different educational needs– that without school choice, those needs will not be met.”
China AND American politicians threaten our sovreignty
Gordon Chang, a China expert frequently quoted in national publications, indicates that the Chinese Communists Party (CCP) has declared war against Americans. With current policies proposed by President Biden and his party, the CCP objective is on its way to fruition.
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.
Lawmakers from Planned Parenthood protest Prop 5 seminar
Democrat leaders’ caterwauling about a Vermont Right to Life seminar shows they fear health care providers demanding conscience protection. It also shows their fealty to Planned Parenthood.
Vermont to welcome 100 Afghan refugees
100 Afghan refugees – reportedly eager to find jobs – will be resettled in Vermont. Plenty of work here for people who want it.
Water Cooler: No mail in Williston / Hospital spending outpaces economic growth / ‘managing’ homeless camp in Burlington / arrests after school lockdown
Burlington tries to manage a homeless camp that will need to be moved when a new highway goes through it, anyway. If you build it, they will come.
Evslin: 9/11, COVID-19, and Civil Liberties
In the last two years many civil liberties have been curtailed. Where will it end?
Hansen: Masks for kids discouraged overseas – and with good reason
We can all agree that containing this virus must not inflict irreparable damage on the developing minds and bodies of children. Masks optional!
Cops: Newport man busted for coke, other drugs
Marsh was arrested after police found cocaine, other drugs, paraphernalia, and $14 grand in his truck.
The words of the CRT wizards stand on their heads
Who are the REAL purveyors of “a growing narrative coming from outside of our borders”? The parents complaining about CRT, or the Santa Monica High School grad pushing it?
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.
Here’s your chance to tell Legislature how to spend millions in federal money
More than $1 billion is coming to Vermont from the federal government. The Legislature is asking you how to spend it.
Fox News can’t take drone video from the border – now here’s America’s reporter, Sen. Ted Cruz
The Feds can’t control news coverage at the southern border.
Bumblebee an endangered Vermont species?
The Vermont Dept. of Fish & Wildlife wants to add the bumblebee to the endangered species list, and take the bald eagle off it.
Water Cooler: Louis Porter goes electric / Banyai forms Slate Ridge non-profit / Leahy & Simone Biles / why the hospital cleaning staff matters
Almost as much as nurses and doctors, the hospital cleaning staff keep people alive. The much-traveled Louis Porter adds yet another gig to his impressive resume. And will Slate Ridge become a non-profit?
2A supporters encouraged to attend speech by anti-gun professor
An anti-gun professor is giving a speech Sept. 21 in Springfield entitled “Do We Still Need an Armed Citizenry?” Guess what her answer is.
15 GOP caucuses meet today
Participation and enthusiasm at town GOP caucuses has picked up steam.
Ivermectin not available from VT chain drug stores
Due to heightened national demand or government restrictions – or both – ivermectin
Woman dies in car – autopsy planned
State police crime investigators want to know why a woman died in car Wednesday night in Killington.
Prayer vigil kickoff begins this Sunday in Barre
The annual 40 Days for Life prayer vigil outside the Barre Planned Parenthood begins Sunday, September 19. Rutland and Burlington also will see 40DFL events.
CVS no longer filling ivermectin prescriptions
Vermont pharmacy won’t fill ivermectin for Covid-19
Water Cooler: crack/fentanyl bust / school surveillance testing / BHS site choices
The Liberty Union Party does NOT want to be confused with lag-waving patriotic zealots. So it’s changing its name. That story and others in the Vermont media today.
Kaigle behind bars
A Burlington man accused in numerous assaults is now behind bars.
‘Buy Nothing’ group has 300 Winooski/Colchester members
“Buy Nothing” groups — places where members can ask and give goods and services for free — are growing daily, including in Winooski.
AG Donovan sues fossil fuel energy companies
Vermont is suing Big Oil for saying it’s to solve climate change.
Climate Council: Zero carbon emissions in VT won’t stop ‘extreme’ weather
A member of the Vermont Climate Council spilled the beans: even if Vermont gets to zero emissions, it won’t improve the environment at all.
UVM freezes tuition 4th straight year
UVM’s president wants to freeze tution for the fourth straight year and raise $$ to help low-income students.
Donovan stumbles to explain why abortion privacy right doesn’t apply to vax
Constitutional scholar and Vermont AG TJ Donovan eloquently defends abortion rights. Vax freedom rights? Eeuuh….not so much.
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.
Woman dies in fire
An elderly Highgate woman died in a house fire Sunday night. An overloaded power strip started it.
Masks on at State House
A strict masking policy is now in effect in the Vermont State House.
No known Ivermectin illnesses in VT, Levine says
Health Commissioner Mark Levine – no fan of ivermectin – said today he’s unaware of any reported illnesses related to consumption of the anti-viral drug in Vermont.
Anti-Israel vote withdrawn by Burlington City Council
In an abrupt retreat reminiscent of the Arab attack during the 1973 war, the Burlington City Council withdrew its anti-Israel B/D/S resolution Monday night.
Water Cooler: Libertarians oppose vax mandates / senior citizen crosses Willoughby three times / the Pandemic School Cafeteria / Sanders introduces first “out” gay judge
Vermont’s libertarians say no to vaccine mandates. And more headlines from Vermont media.
Finding common ground on single-seat districts
Ethan Allen Institute President Rob Roper, liberal VPIRG, and Vermont’s racial equity director agree: single-member legislative districts are preferable to multi-seat districts.
Hartford CT man jailed after homicide bust
A Connecticut man is being held for lack of bail on homicide, kidnapping, assault and other charges following two Sept. 7 assaults. Two Vermont men also face charges.
McClaughry: electric cars must increase 1,150% in three years to meet carbon goal
To meet just an interim carbon reduction goal, the number of EVs on Vermont roads will need to increase almost 12-fold. Heat pump use will need to increase 71%. Sure hope the power doesn’t go out….
‘Officer Clemmons’ to read from memoir 9/22
Francois Clemmons will read from his memoirs about performing with Fred Rogers on Mister Rogers Neighborhood.
If Bernie gets his way, nonprofits will spend trillions of tax $$
Much of Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion will bypass the voters and go directly to nonprofits.
Shelburne youth sings “God Bless the USA” Sept. 10 in Montpelier
Two young people ‘proudly stand up’ for America.
Water Cooler: Young pot smokers 2X as likely to suffer heart attack / Hospital wants $204 million more / Unions split of Biden vax push /
9/11, vaccines, a huge ‘ask’ by the biggest hospital network in Vermont, and racial ‘equity’ were in the news this weekend. And Beansie’s drove off for the last time in 2021. Vermont […]
GOP town committees seek grassroots involvement
Vermonters concerned about the spread of ‘Progressive’ policies in Vermont state and local government have an opportunity this week and next to work with their neighbors to reorganize the state’s most conservative political party and effect political change.
Burlington to consider Israel boycott/divest/sanction tonight
Tonight, the City of Burlington will decide whether to support the boycott, divestment and sanction of the State of Israel.
VT woman architect pioneered solar home in 1947
Ruth Reynolds Freeman of Burlington, a pioneer woman architect, also pioneered the design of the passive solar home.
Defying Progressive City Hall, volunteers raise giant flag to honor victims of 9/11
American flag raised over Barre for 9/11
“Be heroic against evil,” Metaxas urges Vermonters
Photos from Celebrate America events this weekend
20 years ago, horror
Remembering 9/11
Water Cooler: School finance reform, hospitals short of workers, No 9/11 flag for Barre
The Barre City Council won’t let the big US flag fly over Main Street on Saturday, 9/11.
Scott supports Biden vax crackdown
Gov. Scott last night praised President Joe Biden’s new vaccination mandates and policies. But a social media critic wonders why, citing 18 ‘breakthrough’ Covid deaths among vaccinated Vermonters so far this year.
Vermonter in NYC recalls ash, horror of 9/11
Vermonter Louise McCarren remembers New York City, September 11 2001.
Facing “the insanity,” Vermonters fight back
The insanity you see on all fronts simply proves that you are still sane, Eric Metaxas said recently. Here’s what Vermonters see happening – and what they’re doing about it.
Bi-national wedding held at Derby Line border
Another wedding at US/Canada boundary has taken place in Derby Line. The Biden administration has yet to “open up” the U.S. entry points to visitors from Canada.
Two die in Berkshire crash
Two young people are dead and a third person is in critical condition following an early morning crash in Berkshire.
Miro says ACLU “badly out of touch” about policing & violence
The ACLU of Vermont is so focused on crime stats that it’s missing the real life impact of violent crime, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger said today.
Scammer burns Tesla on frozen Lake Champlain
When Michael Gonzalez couldn’t sell a stolen Tesla, police say he set it afire on frozen Lake Champlain and filed an insurance claim. Denied!
Taliban murder 8-month-pregnant cop
The Taliban murdered an Afghan police officer who was eight months pregnant, according to BBC reports.
Fake vax cards prompt call for national ID
States know who’s been vaccinated – and therefore, who hasn’t been, the Pew Trust reports. They’re not spilling the beans to the feds – yet.
Rutland cop killed man holding cell phone
The shot by a Rutland cop in McDonald’s August 25 was holding a cellphone. The cop thought it was a weapon.
Chang: what China knows about pathogen attacks on rival economies
The Chinese government has learned just how destructive a pathogen can be on its rivals’ economies, Gordon Chang says.
Water Cooler: will Rutland welcome Afghans? / Vets’ mental health resources / ‘homeless hotel’ conversion moves forward
The Mountain Times covers Rutland’s willingness to accept Rutland refugees. WCAX reports on the conversion of a quaint motel to homeless housing. And NBC5 provides resources for veterans struggling with mental health challenges. All this and more in Vermont media coverage. Sick goats, too.
Secret government meeting raises ire in Grand Isle
Press, public, the county sheriff, and the county prosecutor all were excluded from a government meeting about the future of the Grand Isle Court House, Mike Donoghue of the Islander reports.
Guv offers students $$ for vax cheerleading
Transcript of Chronicle’s Q&A yesterday with Gov. Phil Scott, Health Commissioner Mark Levine.
Orleck: ‘Approved’ vax still EUA
If the three state troopers accused of making fake Covid vax cards feel ‘vaccination or else’ is a threat to their health and even their lives, they could argue self-defense, a former prosecutor and pharmacist says.
SunCommon sold for $40 million
SunCommon, the solar company founded and still operated by VPIRG leaders James Moore and Duane Peterson, has been sold for a cool $40 million.
Krauss: Legislative redistricting a brewing storm
Call it fate, call it karma, but redistricting doesn’t always work out so well for the gerrymandering Party in Power.
Newport store owner: Mask-free daughter kept alone in room with no windows or teacher
A mask-free girl is being kept in guidance counselor’s room with no peers, teacher or window.
News Analysis: Day after fake vax card scandal breaks, Scott requires vax for state workers
Gov. Phil Scott today announced all state employees must attest to vaccination, or take weekly testing. Will his mandate prompt more Covid card faking?
‘Food stamp’ increase to continue through October
Federal enhancements to monthly ‘food stamp’ benefits will continue through October.
Vernon standoff ends with arrest
A two-day standoff ended peacefully last night with the arrest of a Vernon man at his home.
“Run for school board,” Eric Metaxas tells Vermont radio audience
Commentator and author Eric Metaxas today encouraged his Vermont radio audience to get involved in local government.
Fraudulent Covid-19 cards lead to resignation of three state troopers
Three Vermont State Troopers are suspected of creating fraudulent Covid-19 vaccination cards, State Police announced at 5:25 today.
Water Cooler: Student flips off anti-maskers / as unemployment ends, food shelf demand expected
When a CVU student gave the single-digit salute to some anti-mask protesters, it went viral. This headline and others from VT media today.
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