Middlebury had the highest proportion of returned ballots as of Oct. 10 at 20%, according to the data. South Hero and Guildhall followed with 19% and 18%.
13% of mail-in ballots returned by Oct. 14
VT Headlines: BED wants to buy out wood-chip plant co-owner
Snow arrives on Green Mountains – but warm weather is expected next week! Pro basketball back at the Aud in Barre.
Franklin County Braver Angels ‘Stand Together for Democracy’
“As Americans, it is our duty to protect our democracy and our constitutional republic by ensuring a peaceful and fair election and a peaceful transition of power regardless of who wins.”
Town Meeting petition to ban geoengineering
The Town Meeting resolution would prohibit the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight.”
Climate hysteria is destroying our youth
Truthfully I do not blame these kids at all. It’s what they’re being taught, (that the world is going to end in 5 years) and its all because of us terrible humans! I went through the Vermont schools system, and I can remember laying in my bed at night as a middle schooler, unable to sleep because I was afraid the ice caps would melt and flood everywhere.
Becca Balint’s name appears on photo-op check
Most ceremonial photo-op checks do not portray the name of the elected official in the upper left hand corner, where the name of the account owner typically appears.
Drivers, leave four feet to pass non-drivers – it’s the law now
A new state law requires drivers to give most non-drivers a wide, four-foot berth. Critics suggest rules for bicyclists.
Animal rescuer cited for lewd phone calls to animal control officer
State police were notified by Washington Animal Control Officer Robert Lowe that Graves, had called him about 23 times on his home phone, asking him to perform lewd acts.
House candidate calls foul on Democrat crony charges
To be crystal clear, I’ve never sent an anonymous letter to anyone, ever. Notwithstanding that fact, the Democrat party continues with the claim that “despite criminal interference on his behalf, Democratic and Independent voters in Guilford and Vernon will reject MAGA extremist Jason Herron.”
High ranking NASA administrator to give lecture at Norwich University
Dr. Fox directs ~100 NASA missions to explore the secrets of the universe – missions that use the view from space to assess questions as practical as hurricane formation, as enticing as the prospect of lunar resources, as amazing as behavior in weightlessness, and as profound as the origin of the universe.
Federal warrant issued For Judge Jiron’s nephew in connection with NEK double murder
It was unclear why Jiron, the nephew of State Judge Justin Jiron, was never arrested when the grand jury indicted him on Sept. 12.
VT Headlines: Williston tables F-35 motion
Faster, deadlier, and noisier than its predecessors, Vermont’s F-35’s are being asked to move by three cities near their SoBu air base.
Burlington infant drowning victim identified
The drowning happened at 278 Main Street, a family shelter for COTS (The Committee on Temporary Shelter).
Trump dodges another assassination attempt – suspect denies it all on Rumble
“Donald Trump is one of the only individuals to have the courage to stand up against the tyranny,” suspect Vem Miller says.
Bananas: Hartford proposes authentic Colombo-Indigenous Peoples Day
One lucky girl will be chosen by lottery to authenticate the Pawnee Morning Star Ceremony intended to bring good luck in the year ahead. The town has asked for the daughter of a Democrat to ensure the election will result in a Kamala Harris victory.
Video: Burlington native’s ‘They Ruined My Hometown’ passes million views in two days
Vermonters, especially those who live in Burlington or visit the fallen Queen City often, are dismayed but no longer surprised. Peter Santenello has seen squalor the world over. But he was shocked.
Soulia: Don’t worry, The state will pay for it
The common refrain seems to be, “Don’t worry, the state will pay for it.” However, this mindset creates a dangerous financial spiral that leaves both residents and the government worse off. As state spending grows, so does the expectation that it can cover an ever-expanding list of social programs and environmental goals.
Sex trafficking ‘one of fastest-growing criminal enterprises in America,’ feds say
“The sex trafficking of minors, and human trafficking as a whole, is one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises in the U.S.,” said HSI Houston Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson.
“Sleeping Lucy” Cooke was Vermont’s clairvoyant physician
One of the most colorful “doctors” of that era was “Sleeping Lucy” Cooke, a trance medium who made medical diagnoses and set broken limbs while in a hypnotic state from which she claimed to remember nothing.
Newport heads to State House to protest hospital downsizing
DMV commissioner moves sideways. Emergency coms listening tour. Election deepfakes.
Man shot dead in trailer park
Police received a call about a domestic shooting at 12:45 AM.
Murray: This is a critical time for all of us here in Vermont
There are many issues that are causing great concern among Vermonters, as I am hearing from most of the people to whom I speak in my Brattleboro District 7. I encourage all to spread the word, raise questions, and speak out. This is a critical time for all of us here in Vermont.
VT studies auto body repair and insurance
Vermont a ‘climate haven’? Yeah, about that….
Anthropologist says Christopher Columbus critics have their history wrong
“First of all, people know nothing about Columbus, and they are blaming him for things that he did not do,” an eminent anthropologist and historian told True North.
VT Headlines: Small towns close roads to leaf-peepers
Leaf-peepers, come to Vermont! But stay off these roads….
Montpelier gets grant to elevate flood-stricken buildings
A homeowner living in her kitchen with unfinished walls since the devastating 2023 flood is first in line to get local/state funding to elevate her home.
Unbe-leaf-able!
Peak foliage – enjoy it while it lasts!
Stone-cold sober driver claims no memory of wrongway I-91 crash
Man looking under women’s bathroom stall doors at Mall. Charlotte ID theft: Who’s in YOUR wallet? Electric concrete trowel stolen.
House candidate Coester witnessed “rape tents” at southern border
“The southern border, I went there to see it myself, back in ’22. It was horrific, absolutely horrific. You could look across and see the rape tents.”
Roper: Can Vermont Republicans win control of the Senate?
So, for the Republicans to take control of the senate for the first time since the 1990s, they would have to hold the seven seats they have, win eight more, plus that LTG race. Can they do it? There is a path!
POW: Upset Fish & Wildlife allows fisher trapping
Fish and Wildlife is well aware that the fisher population is in danger due to rodenticide poisoning and other threats, however they still allow a recreational trapping season with no limit on the number of animals that may be killed.
Vermonters should vote for John Rodgers for Lt Governor
Unlike Phil, John was a Democrat when he was in the Vermont legislature. “The Democratic Party, when I first entered politics in 2003, looked after working class and poor people,” Rodgers said. “And they don’t do that anymore.”
McLeod: Vote Rodgers because supports Guv. Scott and Vermont traditions
John not only supports Vermont’s traditional rural way of life, he lives it. He farms the Rodgers Family 200-year-old farm in the Northeast Kingdom. He harvests timber off the Rodgers land and trucks it to local timber mills.
Stunning Northern Lights harmless to Helene rescue and recovery
So far – thankfully – there have been no reports of the aurora borealis hindering Hurricanes Helen and Milton rescue and recovery operations – a possibility predicted yesterday by federal authorities.
VT Headlines: Northern Lights appear, again
Fair at Wildlife Refuge in Swanton. Norwich lets Guidon fall to the ground. Lead pipe troubles. Guv candidates point fingers.
VT Headlines: Ferrisburgh plane crash info
Man charged with murdering wife in ’93 gets bail.
Chittenden County man dies of mosquito-borne virus
The victim was a man in his 70’s who had been hospitalized since August and died in September.
Both lieutenant governor candidates favor “assault weapons” ban
“I don’t think anybody needs automatic weapons,” Rodgers said.
‘I live in the Adirondacks,’ incumbent senator said. What’s the full story?
It’s expensive to live in Vermont,” Sen. Alison Clarkson said. “It is not expensive to live in the Adirondacks. I live in the Adirondacks. I know. I pay property taxes in the Adirondacks. I pay people in the Adirondacks. It’s much cheaper. The cost of living is substantially lower.”
Busted for transporting smuggled Irish
In federal court, an indictment for transporting illegal immigrants from Ireland, and a five year sentence for an assault-related gun violation.
Bill McKibben on Geoengineering: “It’s a terrible idea… I really hope it’s something we don’t have to do”
“I think it’s a.. I think its a very terrible and scary idea. Basically the one big way we know how to do this is to pour sulfur into the atmosphere in order to block incoming sunlight and cool the planet,”
Brooke Ence Is Creating a ‘Parallel’ Food Economy in US
In response to what Ence calls the centralization of America’s food production system, Ence, an entrepreneur, social media influencer, and former famed CrossFit athlete, together with A.J. Richards founded From The Farm, a company aiming to connect Americans directly to small farmers and ranchers across America.
Letter: Taxpayers are getting nothing for their money
Read between the lines here, the three democrats above are stating that they are to stupid and incompetent to fix the problem they created, so they insisted we pay more taxes this year! Because next year these three democrats plan to hit us with another 25% to 50% tax increase next year!
Koch: Throwing tax money at a problem won’t solve it
Frequently, those on the hunt for more tax revenue suggest that the sales and use tax law should be expanded to charge the tax on services—think attorney fees, physician and hospital charges, automobile repairs and maintenance, and the like. How about making the person who cuts or styles your hair a tax collector? Or maybe the neighborhood kid who cuts your lawn?
Vermont’s Clean Heat Standard a joke. Move to hydrogen
The cartoon characters laugh and cheer as they sing “…we don’t know where we’re going but we’re merrily, merrily, merrily on our way…!” Well, that’s our legislature and their Clean Heat Standard …and, so, where are we going with VT-CHS?
Blowtorch, broom used in Burlington domestic assault
Dow, armed with a broom and a blowtorch, had restrained then harmed a person, police say.
Keelan: Vermont losing colleges and Catholics, gaining cannabis and tax collection
Two long-established state institutions, the Vermont State Police and the Vermont Veterans Home, are finding it difficult to fully carry out their missions. Why? Over the years, their staffing has been depleted and nearly impossible to fill. A long-time member of the VSP noted to this writer that their ranks are down approximately 60 troopers from an authorized strength of 328 to a force of 268 today.
Scott endorses Democrat in contested House race
Hooper has been critical of Supermajority leadership and voted to sustain some of Scott’s vetos and override others.
Heck: Lamoille County’s battle cry!
I also concur with the Governor that the Supermajority’s policies do not represent Vermonters overall views and more importantly their purse strings. Our families expect reasonable legislation with policies that will help hard working Vermonters. Not drive them out of the state. At the Lamoille County Field Days, folks told me they want to see the return of local control of their school budgets, programs, and staffing.
Bossange: MAGA party creates their own fake news with lies
Nothing illustrated their fake news more than the lies told by Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance during the recent two televised debates. Certainly Ms. Harris and Mr. Walz both did their share of embellishing some truths and falsehoods and exaggerating answers. But very seldom did they lie, and when they did, they did not repeat it.
Deficit nears $2 trillion
Accumulated national debt totals $36 trillion – even though federal revenues were up.
Letter: Republicans and Independents need to band together against Clean Heat Standard
What should be objective reporting appears more concerned with pleasing/supporting the political supermajority than actually covering the news and stories of the day, which would mean representing both sides of the issues fairly. So much for freedom of the press.
Klar: Court limits fed race-motivated environmental action
The issue of using government to allocate pollution – like calls to reallocate wealth for past harms based on race – is an example of elevating “equity” above “equality.” Critical race “theorists” posit that “the only cure for past discrimination is future discrimination.”
Bryce: An inflation hurricane is shorting the electric grid
Last week, a press release from Congressman Chuck Edwards, said some 360 electric substations were “damaged or destroyed” by Helene. And now Duke Energy is warning that about 1 million of its customers should prepare for extended outages due to Hurricane Milton.
Son denies baseball bat murder of father, assault on mother
State’s Attorney Kranichfeld said Robin Lawyer made an excited utterance to a neighbor that her son was responsible.
Members of controversial 2022 ‘equity’ board founded local ‘Hate Watch’ website
The organization sees police as inherently corrupt and seeks to remove police from schools.
VT Headlines: ‘modest’ homes unaffordable in Rutland
Women’s prison in Essex? Stuckage solved!
High school stores cellphones in sealed, magnetic pouches
The pouches and the magnetic base stations cost $21,000. The purchase was funded with federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funding.
Escapee, car thief with 159 previous police encounters arrested, jailed
The three men arrested in Burlington had 42 convictions and hundreds of police encounters between them.
CLG: 180 MPH Milton could be Category 6
Milton is expected to be even worse than Helene. Landfall Wednesday AM.
VT Headlines: Burlington Jews hold Oct. 7 vigil
Glover native named best anchorman by newspaper readers.
Murray campaign: Liberal columnist won’t touch the third rail
Of course you won’t touch the third rail of questioning why the Vermont political sky is so blue, because it takes courage to push back against the establishment here in the Green Mountain State.
Now it’s OUR turn
Some of these Singing Mennonite Mud Mucking Ladies came from what is now a flood ravaged southern state. So did many other volunteer rescue workers. We’re up, Vermont.
Roper: Election officials sending dead people, non-Residents, non-Citizens “live” ballots
So, is anyone in authority systematically looking into just how rampant these sorts of things are? No! Instead, we are constantly being gaslit that Vermont’s elections are not only just fine, they are the cleanest and most perfectest ever since going in on all mail all the time. This is observably false.
Woodchip-burning power plant gets permit to recycle waste heat
The Ryegate Biomass Power Plant will use a $1 million federal energy grant to install a Waste Heat Recovery module, which will capture organic waste heat from wood biomass to generate new energy.
Bucchieri: Did they campaign on “Vote for Me, I Will Raise Your Taxes”?
On top of Vermonters dealing with 30-100% inflation and lingering hardships from Covid lockdowns, the Democrat Supermajority in our Vermont legislature have over-ridden our Governor’s vetoes and raised our taxes more than 5 times! You would think they would not want to increase tax burdens on their Vermont constituents at this time.
A Little Parable
In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other, “Do you believe in life after delivery?”The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.”
Addison historic site notches 29th atlatl champs for Vermont Archeology Month
An atlatl is an ancient spear-throwing tool that predates the bow and arrow and was used by Indigenous people all over the world for hunting. It’s a rod-like device with a handle on one end and a notch for spears on the other. It lets someone launch the spear like a mini-catapult.
VT Headlines: Orvis reeling in # of workers
With the holiday season around the corner, a major Vermont retailer is cutting staff.
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 […]
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