With the holiday season around the corner, a major Vermont retailer is cutting staff.
VT Headlines: Orvis reeling in # of workers
Fernandez: Remembering October 7th, Israel’s 9/11
The October 7th attack was not based on the popularized righteous fight against “the Israeli occupation” or “the brave Resistance of the Palestinian people against European-capitalist-colonial- Zionism,” as taught in too many Western universities and colleges to impressionable and malleable-minded student bodies.
Lindberg: Are you looking forward to more tax increases?
My own two daughters are leaving state and will probably never return because they just cannot afford to live here. As a member of my local fire department and rescue squad, I have witnessed firsthand the destruction that the opioid epidemic has inflicted on Vermont families.
Accused drug dealer linked to 4 VT homicides
A man with Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA roots used juveniles to do much of his deadly, illegal work, authorities say.
Son to be arraigned today for hammer, baseball bat murder/assault on parents
Lawyer has a long history of mental health issues and was found incompetent to stand trial in Vermont Superior Court for a March 2022 charge of aggravated domestic on his parents, who survived that attack.
Naked man mounts cars on VT-NH bridge
New Hampshire police say Brandon Lackie, 36, was wearing nothing but his socks when he threw himself on top of cars and trucks on the bridge.
Not enuf FEMA $$ for hurricane relief
As Helene death toll tops 200, Homeland Security Secretary says he doesn’t have enough FEMA funding. He’s already spent $1.5 billion on illegal immigrants.
Car chase in Bethel, car crash in Charlotte
Barre man with multiple outstanding warrants caught by deputy sheriffs after car chase and struggle.
Welcome back, FYIVT, to Vermont’s question-asking media
Vermonters abhor a vacuous news media that won’t ask tough questions about Vermont’s ever-growing taxes, failing schools, housing crisis, civil rights infringement, faux environmentalism, and legislative tone-deafness to all of these problems
Infant drowns at Burlington shelter
The mother and first responders performed CPR, to no avail.
Friday at Four gone fishing!
We will see you NEXT week!
After Iran missile attack, Bernie blames Iran – and Israel
“We must not allow extremist leaders in the Middle East to draw the United States into another horrific war in the region,” Sanders says.
BREAKING: Dad dead, mom beaten, son detained
Lawyer was apprehended after a car chase that began when the suspect’s vehicle was first spotted on Vermont 105 near the Abbey Restaurant.
Heffernan: More weatherization sensible remedy to Clean Heat chaos
There is a reasonable, affordable and reputable solution. Expand what Vermont already has…the Vermont Weatherization Assistance Program (W.A.P.).
VT Headlines: No closing local schools
Supervisory union voters won’t be asked to close tiny Calais and Worcester elementary schools.
Is It Vermont’s Water Pollution Problem?
Burlington, known for its progressive environmental values, has ironically contributed millions of gallons of partially treated or untreated sewage to Lake Champlain due to aging wastewater systems. These events, along with Vermont’s broader struggles with phosphorus contamination, raise the question of whether the state’s regulatory and economic policies are counterproductive in solving the very problems they claim to address.
UVM maps the brain of a fruit fly
“If we want to understand how the brain works, we need a mechanistic understanding of how all the neurons fit together and let you think,” remarked study co-lead Gregory Jefferis, Ph.D. “For most brains we have no idea how these networks function. Now for the fly we have this complete wiring diagram, a key step in understanding complex brain functions”
Parents upset with proposed Pledge of Allegiance ban
Until the reported announcement of the ban, the school had an ‘opt out’ policy for students and staff. The proposed ban would stop school-sponsored recitation of the Pledge. One parent said her daughters were marked ‘tardy’ for saying the Pledge before school started.
Koch: Catch and release needs to end
The revolving doors of the justice system have the citizens and the police frustrated, and I would bet that the judges don’t like it much better, but they are constrained by the law—namely, the Vermont Constitution.
Diverse eats in Vermont’s streets: Exceptional comfort food and fine dining options in the Green Mountain State
When it comes to the range of options available, must-try restaurants extend well beyond fast food and go-to choices for takeaway. Locally sourced fine dining establishments and timeless, favored diners provide a sneak peek into Vermont’s varied cuisine, a prompt for natives and tourists alike to hit the roads in search of a hearty sit-down meal.
In North Carolina, Vermont continues to rescue
The team, with 14 personnel, four boats and five support vehicles, was initially deployed to Florida. On Sunday, they were reassigned to Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Lynx sightings continue
Reports indicate that the lynx has moved about 60 miles north of where it was first sighted in Rutland County into Addison County, traveling around a dozen miles at a time and then staying in the same general area for several days before moving on.
Wilcox: the tax disaster is real, now
I do not expect that my neighbors called Senator Westman or Representative Boyden and advised them of their support for these very large Education Tax increases. Democracy lost this time.
Homicide-suicide leads to lawsuit in Woodstock
In an effort to calm Jay Wilson, his mother offered him $50,000. The two of them went to the People’s United Bank, where “Jay behaved in a way that was threatening and frightening.”
Tally of US wind and solar rejections hits 735
These rejections don’t fit the narrative that’s promoted by climate activists, academics at elite universities, and their myriad allies in the media about “clean,” “green,” and “renewable” energy.
Alleged child predator arrested in Richford
The specific charges include 2 counts of Luring a Child, and 2 counts of Lewd or Lascivious Conduct with a Child.
State foresees fraud in carbon credit scheme
The Legislature may need to return to the bitter political pill of a straight-up carbon tax on home heating fuel.
Diocese files for bankruptcy
“The diocese has spent tens of millions of dollars in settlement and legal fees to meet the obligations to survivors of this past abuse,” Bishop John McDermott said in a video statement.
VT Headlines: Volunteers clean up Lamoille
Non-profit wants to sell Norwich farm. Housing in Manchester, election vibe in Rutland.
Swanton Border Patrol agent won’t cease and desist from criticizing fed immigration failures
“Imagine being a Border Patrol Agent, dedicated to serving the nation. But as Hurricane Helene strikes, your family back in NC/TN is left stranded,” Apotheker said on X Thursday morning. “Meanwhile DHS/FEMA claims insufficient funds for natural disaster relief, post a hefty $1 billion spend on illegal migrant aid.”
State expands weatherization
Up to $15,000 is available to repair roofs, foundations, ventilation, mold remediation, and plumbing if the work is required before weatherization can begin.
Roper: PUC Writes Obituary for Supermajority’s Clean Heat “Credit” Scheme
In the movie Tootsie, Bill Murray’s character is a playwright who has a running conversation with Dustin Hoffman about a scene he’s writing, “the necktie scene,” that’s just not working. He finally surrenders […]
Gen. Flynn: The threat posed by our caretaker government
Based on my experience in government, those who are protected from accountability act increasingly irresponsibly.
“Fewer than 10 people making decisions” in State House, Rep. Jay Hooper says
This should be a shocking and disturbing revelation to all Vermonters, democratic, progressive, independent, and republican. While I did try to get him to name names, he hesitated to do so. Further along in the conversation we talked about the veto session, and how this is the plan before the session even begins:
Auditor: State of Vermont took Covid grantees’ word they needed the money
When the State of Vermont handed out federal Covid-19 recovery money, it “largely relied on awardees’ assertions about need for the grants”
Future of Public Education reviews school revenue sources, mulls spending cuts
Non-homestead (second home, business/commercial, apartment house) property taxpayers pay more than homestead taxpayers.
CLG: Iran hits Israel with salvo of ballistic missiles; Israel vows ‘painful response’
Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley after Israelis piled into bomb shelters. Reporters on state television lay flat on the ground during live broadcasts.
McGuinness: is the State of Vermont responsible to provide mental health care to your children?
The State of Vermont believes it is their responsibility to provide mental health care to your children. No wonder mental health services expenses have gone up at public schools! Many people and parents think these services are needed. Please be aware of the potential dangers of turning over mental health services to the State via the public school system without parental direction, consent, and oversight.
Burlington’s first racial equity director seeks $7.5 million in damages
The City of Burlington is open to a ‘restorative process’ but won’t give its first racial equity director any cash.
Fernandez: The pager attacks in Lebanon:
Attallah also commented on the pager attacks in Lebanon, in which Israel has not officially claimed responsibility: “Taiwan manufactures pagers, and Israel injects them with a few milligrams of explosives, and then it does it again, and it can do this yet again in the future, in a way that will be much more lethal and criminal.
VT Headlines: Too many pot shops
A few days after some Burlington elementary school kids are sickened by eating gummies from a colorful package, a local pot shop says there are just too many stores to make a buck.
Flood grant portal open
Businesses that suffered harm from 2024 floods may apply for help through a state portal.
Burlington School Board member busted for fentanyl trafficking
A Burlington High School graduate and school board member was arrested Sept. 16 in Holyoke, MA with thousands of glassine envelopes filled with heroin and fentanyl in his car.
Klar: ‘1st in nation’ Vermont lags behind in necessities
The shoe of elitism just doesn’t fit John Rodgers: it is time for Dave Zuckerman to pick up his glass slipper and put it back on his own foot where it belongs.
Soulia: Legislating by lawsuit
From the passage of Act 60 (school funding) and the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) to a recent data privacy bill, the Vermont legislature seems increasingly comfortable crafting laws that require court action to enforce.
Double murder witness suspect jailed
Douglass was present when Theo Bland fatally shot two ‘plugs’ from Massachusetts, then did not report it, police say.
CLG: Kerry says First Amendment a ‘barrier’ to stopping disinformation
U.S. to Send Thousands of Extra Troops, Fighter Jets to Middle East.
VT Headlines: Progress on meeting EV goals
How safe are Vermont schools?
McGuinness: Clean Heat Standard fuel cost increase is a fact
If you do the math, the $4.04/gallon increase estimate for reaching the state’s mandated carbon goals is accurate.
Math and reading performance continues decline
For each of grades 3-8, math scores dropped from last year. Fewer students are considered proficient.
Letter: Let’s go Brandon – elect Nielson
When I have approached Rep. Stephanie Jerome to discuss concerns about health insurance, rising costs, and increased administrative burdens on businesses, good jobs for our children that aren’t in government or hospitals, she has not been helpful in any way.
Gervais: Local paper went “Full ABC Moderator” on me
Without my knowledge or consent the editors at the paper substantially re-wrote my piece and published it under my name, which is, I believe, highly unethical. It is certainly dishonest.
Roper: Understanding the Clean Heat Standard and its impact on heating fuel prices
To raise the estimated billions off the sale of 200 million gallons of fossil heating fuel sold annually comes out to just over $4 per gallon.
Congress investigates fed fast-track of Soros buy of 200 radio stations
Deals of this size require FCC approval, but in this case the FCC expedited the approval process.Critics of the deal say it gives too much power to a heavily political, and liberal, billionaire just before the election.
Vermont high schools hooked on bass fishing
Part of the sport is “being a steward of the environment and taking care of the water,” Goodrich said, hence the partnership with the fish and wildlife department, which doesn’t exist in adult tournament leagues.
Rare comic book collection goes to auction
Farrell, who succumbed to a long illness at age 73, owned Earth Prime Comics and Quarterstaff Games, both located on Church Street in Burlington, Seven Days. She’s believed to have at one time owned the entire run of DC, starting with comics published in 1938.
Poll claims Vermonters want legalized prostitution, despite warnings about human trafficking
Democrats/Progressives “strongly support legalization” by 62%, with 14% opposed, and two-thirds of Republicans are against.
Danville murder-for-hire trial may start in March
In 2017, the victim was threatening Gumrukcu and his older brother Murat about going to the FBI with evidence the two Turkish brothers “were defrauding him in a multimillion-dollar oil deal,” court records maintain.
Property tax, carbon and DMV tax/fee hikes unacceptable, Rogers, Scott, Douglass say
Boston Globe loves Owl’s Head, Mad River Valley foliage. Leahy leads Vietnam discussion. Campaign deepfake earns $6 million fine.
Nov. 5 election ballots to be mailed to homes by mid-October
Allowing time for postal delivery, Vermonters can expect their ballots to arrive via the United States Postal Service (USPS) by the first half of October.
Dog Mountain robber arrested after ‘overwhelming response’ from outraged citizens
In the video, the female suspect with braided blonde hair, wearing a large Champion sweatshirt and flip-flops, can be seen counting the cash in hand.
Political, church sign vandalized
An unknown person drove off the roadway and struck a posted political campaign sign in the front yard of the residence.
Burlington Police want “Overhaul or Wrecking Ball” for 30-year-old station
Burlington police want a new HQ to replace the one that’s been running 24/7 for 30 years.
Video shows state trooper detaining reporter outside Border Patrol chief’s house
Why was O’Keefe prevented by a state trooper from approaching Robert Garcia’s home? Should Vermont’s status as a Sanctuary State affect VSP intervening on behalf of the Border Patrol?
Pedophile camp coverage grabs national attention
To watch this story develop from the beginning to what it has become is incredible. The work we are doing is truly having an impact, and I think that’s all we could ever ask for.
Changing hospital into mental health clinic bad for Newport’s future, mayor says
GMCB study would use NCH for mental health treatment only.
Climate activist lawyers sue State of Vermont for carbon goal failure
“Vermont families and businesses are still reeling from repeated deadly storms and flooding. Climate change is here and it’s time for transparency, honesty, and immediate action,” CLF says.
Bennington drug boss pleads innocent
Rowell would take trips to New York City to refresh the drug supply for the Bennington-based organization, authorities say.
Morton: A view from outside the echo chamber
If elected, I pledge to be a “NO” vote on the “Clean Heat” carbon tax and any bill raising costs to heat our homes. Both incumbent senators twice voted for this home heat carbon tax system and voted twice to override Governor Scott’s veto.
CLG: Putin threatens nuclear retaliation for long-range missile plans
He also suggested an expanded list of threats that would include “reliable information” of a major airstrike being launched against Russia. The list of criteria that would justify Russia’s use of its nuclear deterrent should be expanded in the updated version of the doctrine, Putin told the meeting. “Aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state…supported by a nuclear power should be treated as their joint attack,”
Cross Vermont Trail annual meeting, foliage ride tomorrow AM
The 2024 Cross Vermont Trail Annual Meeting and Foliage Ride is tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the new trailhead parking in Groton Village off of Little Italy Road, the Journal-Opinion reports. This […]
Efficiency Vermont memo implies Clean Heat Standard is unworkable
The Rube Goldberg Carbon Tax unworkably complicated? Pshaw! sneered its sponsors. Misinformation! cried the media propagandists.
VT Headlines: Judge promises quick action on Zoie Saunders lawsuit
No new cannabis operations need apply.
“802 Hooligans” to hold veteran suicide awareness fundraising ride 9/29
802 Hooligans Motorcycle and Car Club are hosting our first annual “Ride for Awareness” with this year’s fundraising dedicated to The Josh Pallotta Fund, a local Charity to end Veteran Suicide. 100% of funds raised will go to Josh’s House.
Victims of the ‘Five Finger Discount’
Montpelier’s hands keep returning to our pockets.
VT Headlines: Digger, 7D win NE journalism awards
Are invasive species making our tick problem worse? And more on the seizure of the Townshend horse farm.
Vermont Phone Free Schools backs social media warning labels
Vermont doctor Rima Carlson explains, “in my 21 years in family medicine, I have not seen this level of anxiety and depression in adolescent patients. It corresponds with the increasing hours teens spend on social media platforms.”
Grants offered for climate change mitigation
In a statewide effort, there are small eco-friendly modular homes called Vermods being distributed to address housing.
Pedophile activists state V.E.R.Y. public agenda to normalize harmful, criminal behavior
If their aim is visibility by combating stigma, creating value neutral language and holding public education campaigns, then Vermonters should unabashedly continue to rightfully stigmatize pedophilia for the criminal, harmful behavior it is.
Guv’s office debunks legislators’ defense of 14% property tax bill
Facts matter. There was a path to lower property taxes this year and next year. The Legislature chose not to take it.
Rodgers: Setting the record straight
I served in the legislature for 16 years as a Democrat. My Democratic values have not changed, but the party that I used to belong to has. I am now the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor because my opponent and the progressives have taken over the Democratic Party that I was raised in.
North Koreans ticked off after Big Sugar sails into South Korean port
The USS Vermont’s visit to a South Korean port was met with fearful threats by the North Korean communist regime.
Burlington approves downtown public safety hub/kiosk
The City Council acknowledges that Burlington faces an urgent public safety emergency and substance misuse crisis and that the establishment of a public safety kiosk or hub downtown will allow us to directly deploy necessary resources to our downtown.
Echoes from an Old Hollow Tree
You can turn off the news, the talking heads that demand your attention, your rage, and walk amid the hedgerows with their final berries of the season, under the leaves now reddening with a crimson blush. Everything about this time of year invites you to slow down and to reflect, to reclaim your sense of balance in an imbalanced world…
Evslin: a strong foreign policy would clinch my vote for Harris.
I am often a Republican but always an American. I voted for Trump in 2016 to a large degree because he wasn’t Hillary Clinton and voted for Biden in 2020 because he wasn’t Trump. Although I disagree with her on many domestic issues, I will be happy to vote FOR Harris if she consistently articulates a strong foreign policy.
Take a time out for turtles: Volunteers needed for nesting beach cleanup day
Some of these hatchling turtles will be raised in captivity by the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain while they are small and most vulnerable to predation. They will be released back into Lake Champlain next spring.
VT Headlines: Welch goes after Trump immunity
Queen City pitches tents for homeless. Package of pot gummies eaten by schoolchildren.
Koch: Considering the costs of homelessness in Vermont
And let’s attribute to most of those who are homeless the desire to improve their conditions and obtain permanent shelter. Vermonters are generous and compassionate; we want to help. The question is the best way to help, regardless of a person’s most recent place of residence.
Cops catch brutal Battery Park stabbing suspect
Burlington Police Department responded to Battery Park for a report of a male victim covered in blood.
McGrew: Am I Racist? film shows we are the beast
The other day, I finally succumbed to Fear Of Missing Out and saw Matt Walsh’s Am I Racist? in the theater.
To these faith groups, ‘climate crisis is a spiritual crisis’
“Faith communities have a real power,” the organization’s coordinator said. “The climate crisis is a spiritual crisis.”
Bland the trigger man in double-murder of young drug dealers: indictment
Vermont Game Warden Dustin Snyder and his K-9, Fletch, found the body of Solomon on the evening of Oct. 2. As police combed the area the next day, Morristown Police Detective Lt. Todd Baxter located the body of White nearly a mile farther into the woods.
Roper: Ballots are in the mail, and – Yikes!
Our municipal clerks are doing the best they can, but our laws don’t give them any tools to detect mail-in ballot fraud.
Klar: In Pursuit of Hay
I work hard writing on the computer with my brain while my body atrophies. Farming and collecting winter feed is my gym membership, my therapy, and my social circle.
Keelan: Some good news for housing – yes, really!
Only a handful of Vermont real estate housing developers could contend with the cost, time, and technical/legal aspects of prosecuting the local/State approvals.
So what DOES the V in VL Coffin stand for?
Cavendish residents are hoping the former magician can work some magic to get taxes and spending under control in the State House.
Bids for Peacham equestrian compound start at $1.9 million
The Blue Sky Estate previously listed for $6,275,000.
Chicago equity non-profit wants to improve inmate relationships with families, guards
When asked if Chicago Beyond’s political advocacy might work its way into their collaborative work in Vermont, Sommer said in an email on Tuesday that the work will be focused on the wellness of staff and inmates.
VDC social media director provides VT pedophile camp details to ‘Disaffected’
“The [pedophiles] are crying ‘discrimination’ against themselves as a poor, despised minority,” Disaffected said.
Guerrilla journalist James O’Keefe issued trespass notice in Jericho
“Mr. O’Keefe was in possession of a microphone and the other individuals appeared to be recording the encounter,” state police say.
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