The deputy commissioner at DCF noted that Vermont faced the risk of “unspecified sanctions,” which could include withholding of federal funds that cover half of the state’s SNAP program costs.
Compass Vermont: VT gives Trump admin 5 years of data on SNAP recipients
VT Headlines: Max Misch charged with kidnapping, S. A.
Several towns celebrating National Night Out to bring communities and police department together; UVM soccer tickets selling fast after historic Vermont Green win on Saturday; Vermont takes another step towards state-wide high-speed internet
Soulia: What the numbers show about race and crime
And if we’re serious about public safety, criminal justice reform, and race relations, then we need to be honest about what the numbers show — even when they don’t conform to political narratives.
Teen killer of college professors to get new sentencing hearing
Tulloch is serving two life sentences after pleading guilty to murdering Haf and Susanne Zantop in Hanover in 2001. He was 17 at the time of the killings.
Vermont Podcast: ‘Paul, do I have good jeans?’
Paul writes about chem trails. Then, Sydney posts a song about chem trails.
Roper: More on those polluting EVs…
How particulate pollution from tires is worse than from tailpipes, and why this matters.
Police officer scam/ 116 MPH, slow tractor violations/ abuse conviction/ DUI suspect assaults trooper
The impersonator used the name of a known officer, but the resident, who was personally familiar with the officer, quickly identified the call as fraudulent.
Smithsonian-affiliate museum at Norwich to open Marine Corps art show
The traveling exhibit provides a rare and vivid perspective of military service through the eyes of Marines who have served in combat.
Planned Parenthood’s gender protocols called ‘substandard’ by clinic cofounder
Edwards-Leeper’s young patients informed her that they received cross-sex hormones during their first 30-minute in-person or remote consultation with Planned Parenthood.
Bernie bro by birth a leftist pol in England
Few know about his older brother, Larry Sanders, 90, is a dedicated academic, social worker, and Green Party politician who has carved out his own political legacy across ‘the big pond.’
Compass Vermont: National forest plan balances timber, trail use, protecting trees
Telephone Gap Project balances timber, trails, and old-growth protection
Immigrant serial offender nabbed by ICE
“This isn’t a one-time mistake. This is 11 years of chaos — while our system looked the other way.”
Essex plays in LL World Series regional game tonight on ESPN
Essex beat Bedford, New Hampshire Saturday to earn a spot in tonight’s New England regional game.
VT Headlines: Man accused of hit and run with police cruiser with child in car
Environmental administrator for Trump White House visits Vermont; Unsheltered homelessness spikes in Vermont as need outstrips safety net; Major intersection in Burlington closed this week due to Champlain Parkway Project construction
Vermonters subsidizing failing New York hospitals
In 2023 alone, CVPH and Alice Hyde accounted for over $44 million in losses, or more than 80% of the Network’s total hospital operating deficit that year.
Popular Bee Keeper car and driver hit wall at Thunder Road
“He was doing good till he hit the wall hard,” one commenter said of the Bee Keeper car driver.
Vermont Green FC wins championship
Vermont scored on a penalty shot by League MVP Julien Le Bourdoulous, and a goal by substitute Maximilian Kissell with an assist from Zach Zengue.
Soulia: Understanding Vermont’s five political camps
Vermont is home to five active and distinct political identities: Vermont Democrats, Vermont Progressives, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Vermont Republicans, and Vermont Libertarians.
Left abandoned in a Dumpster, by 25 he had created 80 software programs
At 15, he launched Figgers Computers.
At 19, he sold one invention for $2.2 million.
Three sentenced for role in fatal drug turf war in Swanton
Still to be sentenced is the leader of the drug trafficking conspiracy, Dominique Troupe, 37, of Colchester, who was convicted in May 2024 by a federal court jury in Rutland on four felony charges. He is known by the street names “Whop” and “Juice.”
Cops, ACLU settle lawsuit over arrest of repeat felon
John Chinnici, 39, of Bennington had initially filed the civil rights lawsuit against the town, Police Chief Paul Doucette, and former Detectives Lawrence Cole and Anthony Silvestro for their actions concerning an armed robbery investigation of two convenience store employees as they attempted to make a night deposit in January 2016.
House reps analyze Trump order on homelessness
Spurred by drug abuse, mental illness, and possibly by state housing policies, homelessness has tripped since 2020. Will Trump’s plan work?
Twiddling thumbs as wildfires burn
How changing management methods impact air quality and weather
How Vermont’s partnership with North Macedonia has grown well beyond its original mission
The bond was forged in shared deployments, most notably when Vermont Guardsmen served alongside their Macedonian counterparts in Afghanistan, a testament to the trust built between the two forces.
Ellis: Future Democrats
These women are the future of the country
Police Blotter: Assault, mortgage fraud, theft, voyeurism
Police are looking for a VW with a Vermont Strong license plate.
Orleck: Reflections on Vermont 250 Logo, and what really makes Vermont home
In a world obsessed with the new and the unanchored, Vermont’s greatest strength has always been its rootedness, its barns and mountains, its churches and fields, its people, and their stories. When we erase these from our icons and our celebrations, we risk losing not just the images, but the spirit they represent.
When floods hit Vermont’s iconic dirt roads, runoff hits waterways
But there are ways to improve those roads that reduce pollution and strengthen against floods.
VT Headlines: New citizens take oath at Coolidge homestead
Another hospital announces deep cost cuts. Active shooter response training. Lawmakers ‘terrified’ about federal budget cuts.
Trump order would clear streets of homeless, mentally ill
Trump’s EO reframes the role of the federal government—not to ban homelessness per se, but to withdraw federal support from jurisdictions that tolerate open-air drug scenes, encampments, or noncompliance with anti-vagrancy law.
Hundreds expected Friday at 4th Annual Substance Use Addiction Summit
“This is a space where anyone can walk in anonymously and find support for themselves or a loved one,” said White. “There are no barriers—just tremendous statewide resources.”
Vermont still not back to pre-Covid job numbers
Unlike four other New England states, Vermont has failed to recover all of the jobs it lost from the 2020 pandemic-induced recession, according to a July 31 report prepared for the Vermont Emergency Board.
A nurse’s role in underserved regions
The future of rural healthcare in Vermont begins with you
VT Headlines: Vermont medical debt relief plan will help over sixty thousand Vermonters
St. Albans Creamery to pay settlement after illegal dumping suit; South Burlington meets with consultant for superintendent search; Henry’s Diner celebrates 100 years in business
Retired Navy leader talks Trump, top brass on WDEV at 11 AM today
“Other Presidents have engaged with potential senior leaders before nominating them. JFK knew Maxwell Taylor very well before nominating him to be Chairman,” Deal said.
Forest Service passes controversial logging in Green Mountain National Forest
The Telephone Gap Integrated Resource project had a historic level of public engagement, according to advocates, before it passed in June.
Tracking a new forest pathogen
A new pathogen called beech leaf disease (BLD) is spreading across Vermont forests.
Rutland lawmakers offer legislative wrap-up August 12
Four legislators will give the low-down on the 2025 session at a popular restaurant.
VT Headlines: A year after flash flood hit NE Kingdom, recovery continues in St. J.
Gumshoe Investigation Leads to Arrest of Old North End Robber; Classical Series a Respite From War for Ukrainian Musicians; Plans to replace Burlington monument bring controversy over state-recognized tribes to Queen City leaders
St. J Academy grad latest Vermonter to join highest ranks of U.S. military
A 1985 graduate of the Air Force ROTC program at Norwich, Bussiere has led combat missions and has overseen the Air Force’s nuclear deterrence program.
Hospital network to lay off 77 and eliminate 69 vacant positions
The latest round of job reductions is expected to save the network up to $5 million. When combined with additional cuts announced Tuesday, the total savings are projected to reach $180 million. These come on top of $150 million in cost reductions implemented earlier this year.
School roof sags after workers remove load-bearing supports
Happened during PCB removal project
Selectboard suspends Animal Control Officer after charge of dragging screaming pig
The squealing pig could be heard above the roar of the ATV engine on the video that neighbors used to record the incident, Game Warden Ethan Coffey reported.
Warner: Jeffrey Epstein and Israeli Intelligence
The larger question many conservatives, and also non-conservatives, are unwilling to let go is, given Epstein’s obvious connections to the intelligence community who are known to have heightened awareness of who they associate with, what are we to believe about who he was and what he was doing?
South Burlington goes out of state to pick new police chief
Dover, N.H. Police Chief William N. Breault was named as the new police chief for the city of South Burlington on Tuesday afternoon.
State working on finding, training young people to work
The state’s Regional Workforce Expansion Pilot program is hiring coordinators to find and train (mostly) young people to join the labor force.
CLG: Hawaiians urged to evacuate as millions under tsunami threat
Blackstone identifies employee killed in NYC shooting; Trump reduces Russia-Ukraine ‘deadline’ to 10-12 days; Tsunami hits Russia’s Kuril Islands
What do illegal immigrants actually contribute in taxes?
The facts are complex, but one thing is clear: The claim that illegal immigrants are paying their fair share is not supported by the math.
Man arrested for lewd conduct with 6-year-old girl
The child reported that Shores had exposed himself to her.
Keelan: The engine and the caboose
In the July issue of VermontBiz magazine, reporter Olga Peters metaphorically describes the economy of northwestern Vermont: “Chittenden County stands as the undeniable engine of the state’s economy, generating a disproportionate share of its jobs, wages, and income tax revenues.”
Vermont Judge dismisses CFL climate lawsuit against State of Vermont
“This case demonstrates the problematic nature of the Global Warming Solutions Act’s expansive private right of action provision,” said Vermont’s Secretary of Natural Resources, Julie Moore, in a written statement to VDC yesterday morning.
Agritourism brings second income to Vermont farmers
“They were lying on top of the hay bales staring up at the sky, watching for shooting stars.”
VT Headlines: Vermont Green Football Club to host league final in Burlington
100+ Plainfield residents share ideas to become more flood resilient; Sen. Peter Welch celebrates grand opening of renovated pool at Burlington Boys and Girls Club; Fairfax dairy named 2025 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year
Bear killer, dumper charged
Critic blames crackdown on hunting bears with dogs
Klar: Bipartisan Immigration Amnesty Bill has little chance
The Dignity Act and the Big Beautiful Bill collide.
Woman charged in juvenile sex assault/ Fatal crash/ Lost woman found dead
State Police say Maria Chagnon was taken into custody on July 28 at her home following a joint investigation by VSP and the Department for Children and Families that began on July 4.
VT 250 logo ban on farms, Red White & Blue examined on Monday’s Vermont Podcast
Some people disapproved of starting the show with a first person account of an attack by a Brown Recluse Spider.
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Ex-Burlington chief Murad to run Vermont prisons
Governor Phil Scott today announced that Department of Corrections Commissioner Nick Deml will step down from his role on August 15, with former Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad named to serve as interim commissioner.
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VT Headlines: Police seek help finding missing 82-year-old woman
Crews contain forest fire in Fair Haven; Vermont State Police investigate suspicious death in Brandon; Wildfire smoke continues to impact local air quality
Vermont AG pushes marijuana banking, critics warn of drug cartel money laundering
Opponents of the latest version of the SAFER (Secure And Fair Enforcement Regulation) banking legislation, long sought by the marijuana industry, say it could lead to higher THC levels and money laundering by cartels.
Roper: Face it, Vermont’s public schools are terrible
Taxpayers and students are being ripped off, and no one is being held accountable.
Soulia: Pulled NEA handbook promotes Palestinian Nackba, downplays Holocaust
Vermont educators were teaching the historical record—while their union’s national leadership was busy diluting it.
Not even the weak Loonie can explain the downturn in Canadian tourism
A weak Canadian dollar has always meant a quieter season of Canadian visitation. But the latest figures reveal a downturn so bad that only the COVID-19 pandemic was worse.
CLG: New York man uses AI to build bombs he planned to detonate in Manhattan
Elite police unit to monitor social media for anti-migrant posts; U.S. State Department accuses EU of ‘Orwellian censorship’; 99 Ukrainian drones shot down overnight – Moscow
56 state employees earn more than $200K
Doctors, judges and a race car driver lead the pack among the best paid state workers.
Quebec skipper hits Hogback Reef
A Quebec man navigating Lake Champlain struck a known reef near Sunset Island on Friday afternoon, prompting a multi-agency rescue response and the safe recovery of all four people aboard the damaged vessel.
Lyndon woman accused of embezzling $4K from Jiffy Mart
After an investigation, police determined that the funds were unaccounted for and linked to fraudulent documentation.
Livingston: Vermonters don’t dance in the streets
We walk them. We build them. We shovel them. We drive through them in battered pickups with a plow blade strapped to the front and a tired dog in the back. But we don’t dance in them. Not like they do in the cities we never asked to become.
Bossange: Are YOU okay with the Trump dictatorship?
“Many Trump supporters are unwilling to see through all the white noise coming from their selected media sources. They have found solace and comfort with a narrow window of information, which for many of us, is easier to understand.”
Musical chairs for Chittenden County police chiefs
Former suburban Chittenden County Chief will lead law enforcement on a Montana Indian reservation.
The Vermont Podcast interviews Rep. Zak Harvey (Rutland-3)
We discussed Harvey’s transition from Wall Street to State Street, a move driven by his deep connection and love for Vermont. He shared insights into the @VTGOP’s efforts to build momentum in a state where they have often been the underdogs. Harvey’s analysis of the political landscape was both candid and forward-looking, touching on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the party.
VT Headlines: Woman at South Burlington prison reportedly commits three assaults
Hotel and event space proposed for Malletts Bay draws controversy; Cuts to federal agency could pose election security risk; Agritourism brings second income to Vermont farmers
The Buff Ledge UFO
Close encounter over Lake Champlain
Japan trade deal good for Vermont, VTGOP says while criticizing Dems’ tariff outlook
“Vermont’s top export category is semiconductor manufacturing, and this deal secures new sources of funding and investment for plants like the one in Essex Junction,” Dame said.
Americans for Prosperity targets Vermont lawmakers in new accountability campaign
Campaign spotlights housing, taxes, and energy mandates
A day fishing becomes international incident on Vermont’s Canadian border
The incident has sparked outrage in Quebec and raised questions here in Vermont, not just about jurisdiction, but about the nature of reality itself.
‘Family man’ gets 5-year prison term for 22 pounds of heroin in Highgate
U.S. Border Patrol Agents arrested Freddy J. Rodriguez, 40, of West Warwick, R.I. with 10 kilograms of heroin on Sept. 19, 2023 as he prepared a nighttime load in a kayak to head north from Highgate on Lake Champlain to meet another vessel coming south from Canada.
No farms, steeples, mountains or Red, White & Blue allowed in Vermont 250 logo
The listening session report makes clear that while the survey showed respondents favoring Vermont’s geography, farms, forests, and history, the handful of attendees at the closed-door listening sessions voiced concern that such imagery was “overused” or “not inclusive.”
VT Headlines: Big layoffs at Howard Center
Federal cuts mean fewer social services jobs. Crash landing at Burlington airport. Sneak peak at Burlington Square.
State funds free meals all summer for all children
”It’s amazing how easy it is to feed my kids for free all summer long,” a social media influencer for the free summer meals program said.
Beerworth: Aborting Planned Parenthood’s funding is long overdue
PP of VT worked to pass legislation that forces our schools to provide condoms to middle school students as young as 12. When those condoms fail, kids can head to Planned Parenthood clinics without involving parents.
Brookfield overdose leads to death-resulting drug charge
After acquiring the fentanyl from Wright, Cutler returned home and died shortly afterward.
Letters: Anderson on why Vermont should join Canada
Also: Mittica on the possible treason of Barack Obama, and the consequences.
Grants will help flood-hit towns build homes above flood plain
Most of a $68 million state and federal grant package announced yesterday will help flood-stricken communities build housing outside of flood-prone areas.
Roper: New Hampshire eliminates vehicle inspection mandate
How about Vermont, and what other useless programs can we scrap?
Will the new Medicaid rules on work increase Vermont’s workforce?
For a state already grappling with a shallow labor pool and an aging population, the new rules are poised to create more barriers than bridges to employment.
Williston man faces criminal charges for having sex with his dog
Videos on bestiality websites showing Proulx having sex with a dog believed to be a large pit bull, court records note.
Nurse with Down’s Syndrome child named Vermont Mother of the Year
Kathleen Lynch, RN, senior staff nurse at the University of Vermont Medical Center, was recognized for her decades of service in healthcare, her advocacy for individuals with Down syndrome, and her inspirational role as a mentor and mother.
South Burlington school superintendent quits
A school board member who also resigned said, I also must protest the significant weight the board majority has placed on narratives about the superintendent promoted by the SBEA. ‘
Former AIG exec charged with sex assault at Stowe resort
McElroy pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Lamoille County Superior Court earlier this year, with proceedings ongoing but no trial date publicly announced as of now.
Vermont’s rise in raccoon rabies crosses the border into Quebec
The state has faced an increase in cases since 2022. The last time Vermont saw a rise in rabies-positive raccoons, the primary species carrying the virus, was between 2015 and 2016.
VT Headlines: Superintendent ‘interrogated’ returning from Nicaragua
Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas spoke out about Chavarria’s detainment, calling it “unconscionable” and “a terrifying reminder of this administration’s agenda of denying due process.”
Online petition opposes rainbow colors on Vermont 250 logo
“Special interest groups certainly don’t have anything to do with the anniversary of the Revolutionary War battles fought by Vermont forefathers,” the petition claims.
Sanders to Trump on the Epstein Case: “Be transparent”
Sanders’ video not only focuses on the Epstein files but also focuses on his critique on what he says are President Trump’s broader policy failures.
Dawson: Recent break-ins emphasize value of elevated security for Vermont’s small businesses
Recent break-ins and burglaries have underscored the value of security and proactive safety measures for businesses across the Green Mountain State.
Vermont’s former Catholic Bishop drank with frat boys
Bishop Robert Joyce in the 1970s enjoyed a weekly “aperitif” at UVM fraternity house
UVM to build ‘IceCore’ supercomputer 100 times faster than present system
Named IceCore, the new, high-performance computing cluster is 100 times faster than existing UVM systems.
Judge lets Mahdawi travel the U.S., speak at political events
While awaiting the outcome of his court case fighting deportation, Mahdawi is free to travel and speak.
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