Governor Phil Scott, Community Action Agencies, Wheels for Warmth volunteers and partners announced the record-breaking year for the annual Wheels for Warmth initiative, which began in 2005.
Wheels for Warmth initiative raises over $100,000 to help Vermonters heat their homes
UVM researchers find nitrogen feeds algae blooms
Nitrogen is a bit of a conundrum. In its gaseous form it’s the most abundant element in the atmosphere, but few organisms can readily use it. And while all living organisms contain nitrogen, a new University of Vermont study finds that even tiny amounts of nitrogen can fuel cyanobacterial blooms and disrupt lake ecosystems.
VT Headlines: Comedy artist Weird Al to play at Champlain Valley Expo
Burlington moves to form permanent racial equity department; Burlington to cut mental health clinicians from police department; Federal aid still available to farmers impacted by 2023, 2024 floods
Keep it, kill it, change it: Act 73 report elicits strong reaction, disagreement
Neither the lengthy time frame nor the details were what either most legislators or Gov. Phil Scott had in mind when they passed the law this spring.
Roper: So, Act 73 imploded
And Republicans have a second chance to avoid disaster.
Fentanyl lurks in 62% of Vermont overdoses
Understanding Vermont’s overdose crisis: what the 2025 social autopsy reveals
Chester A. Arthur, film star/ Land conserved at northern end of Long Trail/ Top Notch to add 27 luxury units
History takes a Netflix look at the Vermont president who cracked down on illegal immigration.
The wild turkey’s contribution to Thanksgiving
More than 140,000 servings of Vermont wild turkeys are harvested each year – that’s 140,000 servings of free-ranging, wild and sustainably harvested protein.
Letters: Peyton on climate collapse from cell towers
Mazur on national leadership
Fraud expert and software developer find 13,000 voted ballots from undeliverable addresses in VT 2024 election
This is among several concerns in their new report titled the Vermont Voter Roll Integrity Analysis, prompting a response from the Secretary of State’s Office, sent to VDC by its chief of staff Bryan Mills on Friday, November 14.
BREAKING: Teen under home curfew charged with Burlington assault
Court releases again; Business owner blasts Burlington
Lawmaker describes ‘troubling encounter’ between ICE and local store operator
The owner’s wife told Luneau that her husband had been taken for questioning in what she believed was a case of mistaken identity.
VT Headlines: Vermont’s Chester Arthur is an unlikely star in a new Netflix series
VSP investigating alleged homicide in West Pawlet; It’s deer season, when Vermonters don orange, unplug and head to camp; In Morristown, floods end an era at Cadys Falls Nursery
Despite new law, Vermont police get more DHS cash than ever for patrols along border
The funding flows from the federal government to Vermont’s Department of Public Safety, which then distributes it to local agencies, who then conducts patrols coordinated with the U.S. Border Patrol.
Soulia: What IS a “fair share”?
Searching for truth behind the buzzword.
Martin: On the restoration of liberty in education
What was once a proud and local endeavor to cultivate the minds of our youth has become a labyrinth of policy, regulation, and bureaucratic entanglement—so dense and disjointed that even the most earnest reformers find themselves ensnared.
Convicted felon charged with brandishing a loaded handgun with a partially defaced serial number
David A. Zapata, 32, who is wanted in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, was later linked to more than 5 ounces of fentanyl found in a bag in an apartment at 33 Ethan Allen Ave. that he had been using recently, officials said.
BREAKING: SBPD officer fired after Sarah George refuses to take cases
“Wilson made a patently false statement in a probable cause affidavit and neglected to include exculpatory evidence which was in the possession at the time of writing the affidavit,” George maintained in her letter.
Will Witt to speak at Dartmouth Turning Point USA
Witt became PragerU’s first in-house personality, hosting its “Man on the Street” series from 2018 to 2022 and drawing hundreds of millions of views on social media.
Dems pick 2024 Red Wave post-mortem author as new chair
Francis becomes one of the youngest state party chairs in Vermont Democratic Party history and among the youngest in the nation.
Car chases thru city downtowns end in crashes, injuries, arrests
The driver, a 23-year-old transient, fled at speeds topping 95 mph before crashing in East Montpelier.
Ode: Medical debt relief coming soon
The state partners with a nonprofit that buys medical debt from hospitals at a small fraction of the original amount.
Benjamin: Freedom from trauma
Healing hearts in Vermont
Vermont cemeteries face urgent wreath shortages as Dec. 1 deadline nears
The Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph has the largest remaining need in the state, with 2,584 wreaths still lacking sponsorship.
Energy Town Hall Nov. 18
ANR Secretary Julie Moore scheduled to speak at energy town hall meeting.
Man dies of brain injuries after assault in quarry
An autopsy conducted determined the cause of death to be pneumonia and severe traumatic brain injury resulting from an assault.
VT Headlines: Blue Cross Blue Shield VT postpones controversial change to therapy billing
New Vermont scam targeting 3SquaresVT recipients; Hundreds show up for UVM’s first Rail Jam of the season; Burlington students honor civil rights icon on National Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
Babylon Bee: Heartwarming: Group of senile senior citizens finally finds employment
In a bit of uplifting news, a group of senile senior citizens in the D.C. area will finally be able to say that they have jobs. The federal government is set to hire just over five hundred elderly, mentally incapacitated individuals.
Town Hall on Energy
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
How skeptics and no-voters filled Vermont’s task force to bury Education Reform Act 73
The task force’s 10-to-1 split meant the legislature controlled nearly all the seats, while the Governor—a primary advocate for mandatory consolidation—had minimal influence.
Press groups urge Truth & Reconciliation Commission to lift media restrictions
The restrictions violate Vermont’s Open Meeting Law, the press groups say.
Man indicted for stealing $225,000 from veteran in nursing home
Estes had the veteran sign an agreement granting Estes access to the victim’s bank account. He then used the funds to buy a snowmobile, a vacation, and jewelry for ex-girlfriends.
VT Headlines: Vermont may appeal federal decision on disaster aid
Burlington man injures officer after crashing car into pole downtown; Country star Jordan Davis to play 2026 Champlain Valley Fair; Rutland’s library hoped to close the book on a building saga. Instead, it’s opening a new one; Grammy-nominated pianist Adam Tendler returns home to Barre Opera House
Bossange: Our aging Presidents
America deserves better
10-year redistricting roadmap focuses on change for small, rural schools
“We face hard choices,” the document continues. “Some people in Vermont are going hungry and going without health care. Others are taking vouchers away from the academies and public schools to fund taxpayer funded ski schools that require parents to ‘top off’ the tuition…”
Deal: Housing-first plan CHIPing away at school funding?
Because CHIP draws its repayment funds from the education portion of the property tax, it also touches the broader statewide education fund.
Green Mountain Power’s home battery lease program isn’t for everyone: Here are the details
The program matches the pricing of GMP’s existing Tesla Powerwall lease program, which charges the same $55 monthly rate, but installation can be costly.
Feedback Friday video: Is Democrat senator planning a statewide run?
Kesha Ram Hinsdale ran for lieutenant governor once. Is she thinking about a second run – or maybe she has her sights set higher? Call in at 11:05 today to 802-244-1777.
State trooper injured after tractor-trailer rear-ends cruiser in snowstorm
The tractor-trailer operated by Mikhail Nikulin, 53, of Saint-Hubert, Quebec, lost control on the icy roadway.
Breaking: State funding for SNAP ends
The two weeks of state taxpayers funding SNAP benefits is over. Now, what about health care subsidies?
House Agriculture to meet Friday re: shutdown, adverse weather impacts
Scheduled to participate are the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, NOFA-VT, the Vermont Farm Bureau, Migrant Justice, the Vermont Foodbank, and the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast.
Vermonters take on Children’s Health Defense National conference in Austin, Texas
My biggest takeaway was that people with autism are genuinely no different than any of us and that they are fully aware and capable of understanding things but their speech and motor skills have been severely damaged by vaccines and other poor medical practices
Reward offered for man missing one year
Harper, 37, was last seen in late November 2024. His family says they have not heard from him since, which they describe as completely uncharacteristic.
Letters: Rep. Cina claims ‘Read my lips, new taxes’ statement taken out of context
“I ask that if you are going to quote me, that you quote me correctly and not take words out of context. For the record, I do not support new taxes for everyone.”
VT Headlines: Deer rifle season set to begin in Vermont
The government shutdown is officially over after President Trump signs funding bill; Wary of Northfield’s ‘murky’ politics, Berlin police chief seeks compensation to cover policing gap; Burlington baker uses sweet skills to help feed the community
Shorts: Part of new Task Force plan could save millions, CFV says
Vermont grads earn loan aid for staying in-state; Nuclear panel to hear from California expert; Scott to attend New England–Canada summit; Rutland GOP plans veterans celebration
Town manager resigns after embezzlement charge
A Vershire woman arrested last week for embezzling $186,000 from the Tunbridge Volunteer Fire Department over the last decade has been forced out as town manager in Williamstown.
Roper: Courts say NY MUST implement unaffordable climate law
What does this portend for Vermont?
Feds detain accused dangerous drug dealer
Franklin County man denies six felony charges.
Man denies shooting at Border Patrol Agents with ghost-made machine gun
A wanted Rhode Island fugitive, who assaulted five U.S. Border Patrol Agents in the Northeast Kingdom with an unregistered machine gun last year, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Burlington to four felony gun charges.
Caller pretends to be cop
A town resident reported being contacted by someone who appeared to be calling from the department’s official number.
7 busted in Windsor drug raid
Inside the home, officers reported finding evidence for the sale, manufacture, and possession of fentanyl, crack cocaine, and methamphetamine. A firearm and ammunition were also seized.
VT Headlines: Veterans Day celebrated throughout Vermont
Seven cited in Windsor on narcotics charges; South Burlington residents brace for blasting at Wheeler Nature Park as opposition efforts falter; Hinesburg fire truck sale turns into a win for firefighters and taxpayers
Latest redistricting plan: 10 years, new layer of bureacracy, voluntary mergers
Barre bones of new report. More details soon!
VT GOP pans Dem’s Trump pinata pix
Dame said Dodge’s decision to photograph the piñata and post images from the event on social media showed poor judgment for an elected official.
CLG: Former Capitol Police officer a forensic match for Jan. 6 pipe bomber, sources say
House J6 subcommittee chair requests interviews with Kamala Harris’s security detail on DNC pipe bomb; BBC head Tim Davie resigns over doctored footage of Trump’s Jan. 6 speech in documentary; Senate reaches temporary truce to end record shutdown, but January battle looms
Letters: Veterans Day is not a political weapon
Politicizing Veterans Day dishonors the sacrifice of those who fought under the same flag for the same country. It turns a day of unity into one of division.
Vermont named second-best state in nation for entry-level job seekers
The findings come at a time when entry-level opportunities are increasingly scarce. A 2025 Randstad report found that entry-level postings nationwide have dropped 29 percent since January 2024.
Sanders, Welch, Balint rejects shutdown-ending deal
About 30,000 residents of Vermont get their health insurance via the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. The Public Assets Institute reports that Vermonters would experience the most substantial premium hikes if the federal healthcare premium tax credits are not extended, given that Vermont already has the highest premiums nationwide.
VTGOP calls out Essex lawmaker for opposing veteran tax break bill
Rep. Black said she couldn’t vote for a veterans’ tax break in light of looming Medicaid cuts.
Vermont’s congressional delegation rejects shutdown-ending deal, cites extreme spike in health care costs
“I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year”
VT Headlines: Multiple crashes reported on Interstate 89 in St. Albans due to snow
Task force charged with Vermont education reform narrows proposal; Veterans Day events adjust plans due to serious weather conditions; Veterans Day documentary ‘The Green Box’ explores one family’s search for answers; Newport man pleads guilty to child cruelty after grandson nearly drowns in pool
Privately-financed astroturf school field faces blowback about chemicals
Imprecise data muddles turf field debate at Champlain Valley Union
Burlington eyes shifting property tax burden to business, wealthy
Charter Committee hits pause on tax fairness measures, ponders advisory vote
Soulia: Vermont traditions: Regulatory collectivism and administrative creep
Vermont’s forests are not dying; they are being managed into bureaucracy. The danger is not fragmentation of trees but fragmentation of responsibility—where the authority to decide is collective, but the obligation to pay is individual. The landscape that once symbolized independence is now the backdrop for rulemaking by committee.
Family of raped girl protests outside courthouse
Several posters read “#You chose the wrong girl,” alongside photos of the alleged victim.
Cartoon: For all of us civilians, some perspective
Thank you
Small farmers turning to new tech tools
A new wave of agritech tools — from maple monitors to virtual fences — is revolutionizing how small farms manage labor, costs, and climate challenges.
Vermont’s “The Spark” program expands, offering new path for domestic violence intervention
The stated aim of The Spark is to “curb domestic violence.” As the program expands, a critical question for policymakers and the public will be how to measure its effectiveness.
Roper: Cut taxes and spending, or increase taxes and spending?
That is the question.
New state law gives veterans tax relief
The bill allows a 100% income tax exemption on military retirement pay and survivor benefits for those earning under $125,000, phasing out by $175,000.
Vermont State Police mark 250th U.S. Marine Corps birthday
Three retired U.S. Marines now wearing VSP green honor the 250th birthday of the Corps today.
VT Headlines: 8-year-old turns little library into free food pantry for neighbors
New phone line in Vermont aims to curb domestic violence by offering resources to potential abusers; Jeffrey Epstein lost an address book. One man’s quest brought it to rural Vermont.
Afghans who supported Vermont American troops denied SNAP benefits
In a special meeting last week, the House Committee on Human Services grappled with the repercussions from the federal One Big Beautiful Bill cutting SNAP benefits for Afghan refugees with Special Immigrant Visas (SIV). The benefit cut has drawn non-partisan criticism over a perceived moral betrayal of those who risked all for U.S. troops.
50 years ago came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
“The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down….”
UVM Hockey family rallies around Roger Grillo: Former Catamounts coach fighting cancer
Grillo served as an assistant coach under head coach Mike Gilligan at the University of Vermont from 1993 to 1997, a period that coincided with Martin St. Louis’s playing career as a Catamount.
As Maine, NH Senate Dems vote yes on ending shutdown, Welch votes no
Democrat senators willing to work with the GOP included Jean Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Angus King of Maine.
Veterans Day observed Tuesday all over Vermont
Veterans and citizens will be observing Veterans Day Tuesday, November 11 in parades and other gatherings across Vermont. Check out one near you.
Soulia: How “New Math” broke America’s grip on numbers
Beginning in the 1990s and accelerating with the Common Core State Standards in the 2010s, American education policymakers sought to “modernize” math instruction. The stated goal was reasonable: help students understand why math works, not just how. But the result has been a system so abstract and bureaucratic that many parents — and even teachers — struggle to follow it. Vermont remains part of that experiment, still aligning its math curriculum with Common Core as of 2024 despite years of flat test scores and growing classroom frustration.
Store burglary, sex crime bust, town plow heist suspect, man spits at elderly woman
A masked person broke a window around 12:07 a.m., entered about two hours later, and stole various shelf items and cash.
Dame wins third term as GOP state chair
50-47 vote of delegates at state convention in Burlington.
Breaking: Nursing home sued after worker sexually assaults dementia patient
Court records indicated he had a known history of multiple sexual assaults.
End of the easy money: Vermont braces for its hardest budget in 10 years
The central challenge is not that state revenues are collapsing. Instead, the state’s fixed costs are growing faster than its baseline revenue.
VT Headlines: Vermont parent-child centers receive $900,000 grant to continue family resource program
At Vets Town Hall, some share what many still can’t; Republican Rep Elise Stefanik to announce run for New York governor; Remains of Charlotte barn rekindle following massive fire
It’s Feedback Friday today on Hot Off The Press! Call 802-244-1777
Today, Friday, November 7 is Feedback Friday on Hot Off The Press, VDC’s radio show on WDEV AM-550, FM 96.1, and http://www.wdevradio.com. You are invited to call in to 802-244-1777 between 11:05 – noon.
Letters: Mamdani vs. Reagan/ 3 GOP party candidates
Reagan and Mamdani: too wildly divergent perspectives on the role of government.
Jimmy Carter’s visit to Brattleboro
So, Jimmy Carter did indeed set foot in the Green Mountains in 1976, but Republican incumbent Gerald Ford won Vermont with 54.34% of the vote. Carter garnered the remaining 43.14%.
Shorts: SNAP benefits hit EBT accounts in Vermont today
North Country Hospital presents first BEE Award to Amy Ferland; organ restored in Wells River.
Man cited for stalking teen
Fisk was cited through his attorney on charges of stalking, obstruction of justice, and negligent operation.
Rutland drug suspect reportedly sought “hit” on possible informant
She and colleague named in murder warrants in Los Angeles
Vaillancourt: State education standards replete with leftist jargon
Vermont’s EQS is failing miserably at its goal of enabling each student to achieve or exceed the performance standards approved by the State Board of Education. Vermont students are struggling with basic educational concepts, and there is no evidence that EQS is improving academic outcomes. It is unconscionable to continue to promote and spend taxpayers’ money on these programs.
CLG: West planning major sabotage at Zaporozhye nuclear plant – Moscow
NATO chief urges West to prepare for long-term confrontation with Russia; U.S. seeking to expand military presence in Syria – Reuters; Neighboring states invite disaffected NY, NJ, VA voters to move after Dems’ election sweep; Alex Soros, the Leftist Billionaire, Hails Mamdani’s Victory
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Exclusive: Roper to nominate Ingalls for Vermont GOP Chair
Roper says one of Ingalls’ greatest strengths will be his ability to raise money and connect directly with donors.
Vermont film: Gone Guys: Unmasking the Male Malaise – An honest review
Today? There’s no battlefield. Have a non-government sanctioned political opinion at school? Detention. Want to be a provider for your wife and kids? Good luck buddy. She don’t need no’ man!
Foster parent arrested on multiple abuse charges
Charges involve three males in foster care.
Central Vermont Career Center bond vote defeated
The results were announced shortly after noon today.
Dame criticizes anonymous mailer ahead of GOP election; Ingalls condemns Dame ‘coward’ statement
Russ Ingalls criticizes Dame for calling his backers ‘cowards.’
VT Headlines: No joke: Comedy club in Burlington offers free breakfast, lunch until SNAP funded
Vermont company Concept2 gains national spotlight with Oprah’s Favorite Things list; Vermont-based business part of tariff lawsuit heard before Supreme Court; Veterans’ Place: Supporting Unhoused Veterans in Northfield; School board votes to close Sunderland and Danby schools; No one hurt in hours-long Charlotte barn fire
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