A Hartford, CT drug dealer murdered two Woodbury residents, burned down their homes, and killed three dogs, too, police say. He faces a judge today.
Hartford, CT drug dealer to face murder charge today
UVM Health Network limits surgery to “most urgent,” commits to more ICU beds
Vermont’s biggest hospital will boost ICU beds and limit non-urgent surgeries.
Cannabis Control Board takes industry side on 60% THC limit
Vermont doctors say THC concentration above 15% causes mental and physical health emergencies that are burdening Vermont emergency rooms. The industry says diluting below 60% is too expensive. Guess whose side the state’s Cannabis ‘Control’ Board is taking?
Charlotte selectboard to consider mask mandate December 6
Charlotte, like other towns and cities statewide, will decide whether to pass a local mask mandate.
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.
VT hospitals deploy Covid-19 antibody treatment
Monoclonal antibody treatment works and the Vermont Dept. Health is trying to expand its use, Commissioner Mark Levine said today.
Covid kills more vaxxed Vermonters than unvaxxed for third straight month
For the third month in a row, Covid-19 killed more fully vaccinated Vermont residents than unvaccinated.
Broyles: ‘Gender Queer’ is child porn, has no place in Essex school library
By allowing the pornographic ‘Gender Queer’ graphic novel to remain on its middle school/high school library shelves, the Essex/Westford school board is demonstrating tacit approval.
Burlington burglar brags home easy to infiltrate
As the residents hid upstairs, a burglar with a long history of crime caused $10,000 damage.
Water Cooler: VT emergency worker shortage undermines 911
When we call 911, will there be enough emergency workers to respond? This story and others from Vermont media across the state.
Loons thriving in Vermont
There are more loons in Vermont now than any year since 1978. The State of Vermont is keeping track.
Vax more than doubles likelihood of acute heart disease: AHA journal study
Risk of acute heart disease went from 11% to 25% after patients received the Moderna or Pfizer MRNA vaccination.
Update: Deadly Alburgh hunting dispute
Angry deer hunter David Mohamed and two other men drove up in a pickup truck to Larry Cameron’s house. Moments later shots were fired and both men lay dead.
Keelan: The season of giving with fossil fuel fees
The collapse of the TCI is an early Christmas present. But our joy may be short-lived.
Climate warriors hope ‘Clean Heat Standard’ succeeds where carbon tax, TCI failed
The carbon tax struck out. TCI struck out. Next up at the plate: the Clean Heat Standard.
Shots fired in Winooski road rage
Road rage led to gunfire Sunday.
School board chair: New special ed funding formula shorts poor, rural schools. Defer it now
The state’s new special education spending formula is a disaster for poor, rural schools, a Northeast Kingdom school board chair says.
Water Cooler: more liberal pushback on Rittenhouse / Common Core to blame for bad scores? / Shiffrin wins in Killington / Klar on American Taliban
Former Vermont lawmaker on the left of the political spectrum wonders what the Rittenhouse decision will mean for the future of self-defense.
Domestic violence leads to two dead in Elmore
Two adults are dead in Elmore Monday morning following an incident of domestic violence.
Rutland cocaine ring busted
“A significant source of cocaine in Rutland” is being held without bail, police say.
VT National Guard vaccinating young children
National Guard personnel are administering pediatric vaccinations in clinics statewide.
Rutland Town will suffer for mask mandate
The state program to control the pandemic failed. Now it’s passing the buck to municipalities. Retail disaster predicted for Rutland Town.
Dodge: St. J lawmaker hypes climate fear
Citing scientific facts gets you precisely nowhere against the entrenched Vermont media and government-renewable power complex, J.T. Dodge learned. But he’s not giving up.
Charges dropped against helicopter pot smugglers
We want our helicopter back, say Ontario men cleared of marijuana smuggling charges.
Bills in Congress empowers parents to sue over curriculum non-disclosure
If schools won’t disclose curriculum to parents – as already required by federal law – new federal legislation would empower parents to sue.
Alburgh hunting dispute turns deadly
Two men died of gunshot wounds during a dispute over hunting access Saturday.
Supreme Court yet to rule on Texas abortion ban
Abortions are way down in Texas, thanks to its life-saving abortion law. The U.S. Supreme Court offered no ruling on a challenge to the law this week. Maybe next week. Maybe not.
Water Cooler: abortion training at UVM
The state of abortion instruction at UVM’s medical school.
Woman dies in wrong-way I-91 drunk driver accident
A drunk driver was headed north in the southbound lane of I-91 when her car struck another head-on, killing its driver.
December unofficial start of bird feeding season
Bird feeders offer an easy and safe way to interact with wildlife, and installing them after December 1 limits the potential to attract bears.
Support Vermont Adult & Teen Challenge during holiday drive
Starting Dec. 1, Vermont Adult & Teen Challenge will launch a holiday matching fund drive for its addiction recovery and rehabilitation centers for men and women.
Iselin: The snare of the COVID vaccine
Dr. Michael Yeadon former V.P. and chief scientist at Pfizer, says the Covid vaccine agenda is ”evil”. Dr. Robert Malone, the actual discoverer of mRna technology, advises people not to take the vaccines.
McDonald: Let’s be honest about public employee compensation
A public employee pension liability of $4.5 billion and growing can’t be ignored any longer.
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.
Publisher: Readership WAY up! Your help needed!
For months, strong backers of Vermont Daily Chronicle have urged me to ‘say it plain.’ Here goes…..
Hartford, CT drug dealer arrested for murder: police
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Hartford, CT man who police say killed two Woodbury residents over an unpaid drug bill.
Americanism & Marxism symposium Saturday in Brattleboro
A well-received symposium contrasting Americanism and Marxism will be offered Saturday night in Brattleboro.
Thank this New Hampshire woman for Thanksgiving
A New Hampshire woman labored 17 years to have Thanksgiving named a national holiday.
Water Cooler: Brandon police chief, Tom Messner both leaving
Weatherman Tom Messner and the Brandon chief of police are both leaving their jobs.
Burlington, Brattleboro swift to impose municipal mask mandate
Burlington’s proposed mask mandate exempts churches. Brattleboro’s approved ordinance doesn’t.
Confirmed: Brattleboro first-grader vaccinated against parents’ will
School officials admit a Brattleboro first-grader was vaccinated for Covid-19 against his parents’ will.
Vermont Climate Council lone cheerleader for floundering TCI
Vermont stands alone in its support for the carbon-taxxing, ‘regional’ Transportation & Climate Initiative.
Brattleboro first-grader vaccinated against parents’ will: news report
A Brattleboro family is furious that their first grader was vaccinated for Covid-19 without their permission at school, according to New Hampshire news website Granite Grok.
Scott signs municipal mask mandate bill, predicts it won’t work
The municipal mask mandate is now law, after Gov. Phil Scott signed it this morning. But, he predicted hours later, it won’t work.
Fauci and Covid: the greater of two evils
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. writes about Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, and the conveyor belt that perpetually circles back from the CDC, the NIH and the FDA to Big Pharma.
Water Cooler: Lawsuit alleges VT rep voter fraud / pros and cons of hotel homeless voucher / UTV crash victim dies / more Afghans coming to VT
A Vermont lawmaker is accused in a lawsuit of voter fraud.
Krauss: New pool of candidates needed to lead Vermont
Vermont needs new leaders. Vets, moms, and coaches make good natural leaders, a retired legislator and human resources executive says.
Deputy State’s Attorney fired for vax, mask refusal
A naturally-immune deputy prosecutor with the Lamoille County State’s Attorney office was fired earlier this month after he refused to become vaccinated or wear a mask.
McClaughry: a socialist faces reality
A socialist author warns fellow believers to get ready for a long, hard slog.
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.
Legislature passes municipal mask mandate
With approval from the House of Representatives Monday afternoon, the Vermont Legislature passed a municipal mask mandate bill in special session. The bill now goes to Gov. Phil Scott for his consideration.
Newport girl missing – have you seen her?
Lillian Wright of Newport, age 16, has been missing since November 10.
Senate passes Municipal Mask Mandate
Despite challenges from Progressives and Republicans, the Vermont Senate voted 17-10 in favor of a temporary Municipal Mask Mandate.
Water Cooler: left effort to normalize pedophilia
Vermont media headlines
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.
Special Session: Senators stake out positions during SOE resolution vote
Senate passes SOE resolution in preamble to mask mandate bill discussion.
Racial allegations investigated, but no charges for soccer head-butting
No charges to be filed against Winooski High soccer player who head-butted an Enosburg player.
Driver crashes into Coventry home
Man faces charges after crashing into Coventry residence.
OD on fentanyl-laced pot
Someone who thought they were only smoking marijuana overdosed on fentanyl.
Welch to run for Senate, Ram to ‘deeply explore’ run for Congress
Rep. Peter Welch will run for Senate. State Sen. Kesha Ram will run for Congress.
Special Session: Text of draft bill #21-1038, Temporary Municipal Mask Mandate
See the entire text of the draft of the bill to be introduced into the Vermont Senate today gives municipalities the power to “make and enforce rules” to wear masks in indoor public spaces.
Special Session: schedule (so far) for Municipal Mask Mandate Monday
The Vermont Senate will discuss a municipal mask mandate Monday in Special Session. Proposed amendments to Gov. Scott’s draft bill are under discussion.
VT AG Donovan goes after Meta, Instagram
TJ Donovan says Meta’s own info shows Instagram is causing depression, eating disorders, and suicide.
Bananas: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Rioting Safely
For your rioting, safety wear at least one bullet-proof layer so as not to get “Ritten-housed.”
Questions about enforcement, liability surround Municipal Mask Mandate bill
Health Choice Vermont asks questions and provides legislator contact assistance for Monday’s Special Session of the Vermont Legislature, which will consider a municipal mask mandate.
Mayor Weinberger comment on Kyle Rittenhouse shows disdain for facts, law, Constitution
Miro Weinberger’s take on the Kyle Rittenhouse decision disdains the facts, the law, and the Constitution.
Water Cooler: transitional housing to close / PCB bar lowered for schools / TJ goes after Instagram / cow has rare virus
There are now even fewer beds available to help Vermont inmates transition back into society.
Lawmakers push back against Scott Special Session bill
Lawmakers are unhappy with Gov. Phil Scott’s plan to put mask mandates in the hands of municipalities. And one legislator – a doctor – is worried Monday’s Special Session could become a super-spreader event.
NEK Superintendent John Castle to leave job June 30
The controversial NEK school superintendent who accused anti-CRT advocates of “McCarthyism” will leave at the end of the school year.
Postal Service promises better holiday season this year. Can it deliver?
The U.S. Postmaster General is talking big about delivering holiday mail on time this year. Here’s hoping your favorite fruitcake gets here by Christmas.
New England states rejecting TCI – except Vermont
TCI DOA? Every New England state is getting cold feet about a regional transportation carbon tax – except Vermont, where the Climate Council is expected to endorse the TCI.
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.
Border Patrol bags alleged kidnapper
The U.S. Border Patrol bagged suspected kidnapper Ivan Carmona, who has been on the run since September
Her vaccine questions unanswered by pediatricians
Alison Despathy asked two pediatricians 13 questions during a lengthy public information gathering Tuesday night in St. Johnsbury. Not a single question was answered.
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.
Underhill sex offender sentenced for exploitation of children
Ryan Beaulieu, 45, of Underhill, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography and was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison.
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.
Man kills himself with shard of glass
A mentally ill man attacked his stepfather with a broken piece of glass, then killed himself with it, police say.
Revoke Max Misch bail: Donovan
Attorney General TJ Donovan wants Max Misch’s bail revoked for “a clear pattern of conduct that jeopardizes the public safety.”
U.S. Secretary of Education to visit Burlington elementary school vax clinic today
The U.S. Secretary of Education will visit elementary school vaccination clinics in Burlington today.
Water Cooler: Food shelf refuses GOP contribution / Biden pushes E-chargers as gas prices spike / Snow plow driver shortage / Newbury rejects replacement for Woodside
Joe Biden’s solution to high gas prices: more charging stations for electric cars!
Vermont highway, bridge condition in lower half of U.S. states
Vermont ranks 30th overall in quality of highways and bridges. We’re #1 in one important area and almost dead last in others.
McClaughry: Thomas Jefferson and public debt
Thomas Jefferson would abhor the large-scale printing of paper money by our current federal government.
Mazur: Debt $300 billion and rising
Federal interest payments consume $300B of our taxes and it’s projected to grow faster as debt and interest rates increase.
Youth hockey coach gets 7-9 for L & L with child in Jay
A youth hockey coach was sentenced in Vermont criminal court to 7-9 years in prison for lewd and lascivious behavior with a child in Jay.
Warner: Demagogues, drama a recipe for disaster
Perhaps the most overlooked role in the drama is that of the rescuer. Rescuers are often well intended ideologues or narcissists who confuse their rescuing help as an excuse to play God.
Sec State’s office trying to cut red tape in professional regulation
Vermont must continue to streamline professional licensure to meet its workforce needs and to make the state an attractive, competitive, and rational place to work and live.
Law enforcement down, VT opioid deaths up 47%
Why are opioid deaths on the rise? One reason is the easy access to fentanyl. Weakened criminal justice system could be another reason.
It’s official: Special Session Monday
The Vermont Legislature will gather Monday, Nov. 22 to consider municipal mask mandate legislation.
The authoritarian state of Vermont
Calling out the abuse of authority by representatives to continue the fear of the pandemic.
Welch may face challenge from left for Leahy Senate seat
Rep. Peter Welch is planning to run for the U.S. Senate, media reports say – but State Sen. Kesha Ram and Bernie Sanders may have something to say about it. So may the Republicans.
Water Cooler: Amtrak hits SUV, driver dies / Addiction doctor writes illegal scrip / recovery coach in ER / Construction workers needed
An Amtrak train hit an SUV in S. Royalton, killing the driver.
Flemming: Cut down forest to build solar panels?
Cut down carbon-eating forest to make room for a zillion solar panels? Mebbe not, Climate Council told.
Licata: deconstructing America’s founding principles with lies
Progressivism is a euphemism for socialism, and today’s “progressives” rejects reason, rationality, and open debate.
Vermont #1 state meeting UN ‘sustainable development’ goals
According to the latest Sustainable Development Solution Network report, Vermont ranked the highest in the US in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Giving thanks for 31 turkeys in 1969 to over 50,000 turkeys roaming VT today
Wild turkeys disappeared from Vermont in the mid-to-late 1800s due to habitat destruction when land was cleared for farming, but after stocking 31 turkeys in 1969, VT’s turkey population is estimated at 50,000.
Municipal mask mandate either not enough or goes too far, lawmakers say
A Democrat and physicians says a municipal mask mandate isn’t enough. Two GOP lawmakers from the Northeast Kingdom say it’s too much.
Stella: No to Municipal Mask Mandate
Medical mandates under Emergency Use Authorization – including the forced wearing of masks – are illegal and unconstitutional. And there are physical downsides.
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