The range operates under rules set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
Hammond Cove Shooting Range will open April 1
Shelburne Post Office hit by car again
The crash forced the post office to close its doors for the day as maintenance workers swiftly boarded up the damaged front section on Monday.
Revamped bill aims to stem sexual violence on campus
The bill went nowhere last year but was passed out of committee at Friday’s crossover deadline.
Former Gov. Douglas agrees it’s time to GET REAL
“It seems to me this legislative session it has not been just a drift, it’s been a very dramatic shift,” Gov. Douglas said.
LaMarche: Paternalist policy puzzle
We should examine the twisted ways this legislature has “shielded” children from danger.
Stack: The Vermont Taxpayer Wakes Up!
John and Jane Doe Taxpayer have exited the “complicit” phase and are now entering a more aware/active and, yes, skeptical “show me” phase.
Except in Burlington, no interest in temporary shelters
Apart from Burlington, use of the proferred temporary shelters was low – but that doesn’t mean the transition out of ‘homeless hotels’ was easy for everyone.
Bank robbery suspect arrested
It was unclear why Blatt, 32, was free in the community. Since 2010, Blatt has amassed at least 20 adult criminal convictions, mostly felonies.
FBI, state police talk on 20th anniversary of Brianna Maitland disappearance
State police and feds outline ‘new resources’ to be used on the 20-year-old missing person case.
VT Headlines: WDEV general manager out
Steve Cormier, a longtime star in the Vermont broadcasting world and a key transitional leader between owners at community radio station WDEV, is no longer general manager, VTDigger reports.
Evslin: Remembering Tim Hayward, my best friend
Over the last 50 years, Tim Hayward was the greatest force for good and effective government in Vermont that you never heard of.
CLG: Meet the group threatening Americans’ freedom you’ve probably never heard of
Canadian law endorsed by Trudeau government could impose house arrest for offenses they ‘will commit’; Ex-Parliamentarian sentenced to year in prison in Belgium over group chat ‘Hate Speech’
Keelan: State of the Union, or a major opportunity squandered
The President’s speech quickly devolved into a rant blaming and bashing his opponents.
Despathy: Homeschool civics at the State House
These homeschoolers give me hope for the future and I believe they will continue to stay informed.
Windsor County GOP endorses Trump With 54-0 vote
The county committee voted: “We, hereby formally Endorse and Support the presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee, Donald J. Trump, for President of the United States!”
Video: Trees are the ‘quintessential renewable natural resource”
“We owe a debt of gratitude to those that sustain our forest economy: the landowners, the foresters, the loggers, the sawmill workers, and the craftspeople.”
Dr. Dynasaur for adults faces crossover this week
Money bills – like Dr. Dynasaur for adults up to 26 – face Crossover this week.
House considers new sales taxes to pay for education
Seeking tax relief for property owners, the House tax committee is looking to the Cloud and short-term-rentals.
Baseball myths explored/ Former GOP advisor passes/ Women learn the trades
It is becoming more widely known that Doubleday had no connection to baseball, but why, and for what purposes, did baseball’s boosters construct an origin story with him at the epicenter?
Suspected Decker Towers drug dealer indicted
Drugs, child porn, and convenience store trespass.
Roper: House passes racist, homophobic flavored tobacco ban
One of only two Black Reps accuses colleagues of “dehumanizing Black and LGBTQ adults.”
Correction: Underage Vermonters buying alcohol online
Vermont’s legal online sales of beer and wine is being used for the purchase of alcohol by minors.
VT Headlines: Mud-season winter hard on loggers
Skidders and other logging vehicles don’t like mud. This winter, there’s been a lot of it.
Bill to save Salisbury fish hatchery moves to Senate floor
The Senate has approved another year of funding for the Salisbury fish hatchery.
Senate moves to toughen bail, conditions of release
A Senate committee has approved tougher conditions of release and more latitude for judges to impose bail.
Dear Sen. Baruth – Republicans fought climate change when you didn’t
‘Fess up – you’ve been too picky about your flavor of carbon-free electricity.
Speaker’s Act 250 & housing bill has three-year delay
The Act 250 exemption for urban housing development won’t take effect until at least 2027 – and then under tight regulatory control.
Bean: the Legislature is coming for your Zyns
They’ve never tried them, they barely know what they are, but the Legislature is coming for your Zyns.
Fifth bank robbery in two weeks
A masked bandit got away after perpetrating the fifth bank robbery in Northwestern Vermont in two weeks.
Roper: Rearranging one deck chair on the sinking Clean Heat Standard
S.5 requires a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels – now Senators Bray, White, Watson, McCormack and MacDonald say, ‘Meh. Who cares?’
Brave Christian school holds fundraiser/ No juvy in Newbury/ Top cop in Newport/ Sex offender release
Army vet named top cop in Newport. Embattled Christian school holds fundraiser. Sex offender release scheduled. School budget revote April 15. A rabbi addresses the New Anti-Semitism.
VT Headlines: Beanbag shooting trial starts soon
State troopers face trial for shooting a suspect with a beanbag round, right before he fell from a roof.
Senators squabble over future of S.151
Senior senators squabble over health care bill that includes minor consent for vax.
Castleton University alum serves up community at local restaurants
Andrew Breting graduated from Castleton University in 2017, but his love of the Castleton community inspired him to open multiple restaurants in the area.
No credit card? No problem, under Vermont Senate bill requiring accepting cash payments
Washington district constituents approached their senator after they were turned away from a business because they only carried cash.
Vermont Legal Aid and parents’ Black hole
Vermont residents can and should expect more from publicly funded organizations than the Blacks received.
Warner: Old Glory or Pride flag – which is MORE inclusive?
Not everyone is LGBTQ or supportive of its ideas. But we’re all Americans blessed with the freedom of speech the flag represents.
Hunting bill send to appropriations, Tobacco ban vote postponed
The controversial Fish & Wildlife bill was passed out of a policy committee and now is in the Senate’s money committee. And a flavored tobacco ban may or may not have the votes to pass in the House.
Cohen: Dems get blown out in Burlington
It was voter repudiation of the way Democrats have run – or not – the crime-and-drug-infested city.
Windsor County Republicans file lawsuit
Republicans suing Republicans in spat over county chair position.
Broken baseball bat, knife found at scene of double homicide
Cirill Brown pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and a felony charge of burglary.
State seeks to suspend state’s attorney charged with DUI
Vekos had issued an email to law enforcement in Addison County saying she did not feel safe round them and would no longer meet with them.
St. Marthe: ‘All blacks should vote Democrat’ undermines diversity
The narrative of encouraging minorities to abort their babies while simultaneously supporting migrants bringing their babies across the border is contradictory and perplexing.
VT Headlines: Burlington ODs down, city asks why
A patchwork of responses by the City of Burlington are being given credit for reducing the overdose rate this year.
Thicket Adventure offers plus-sized options for outdoors enthusiasts
VT clothing brand Thicket Adventure recently hit its Kickstarter goal of $30,000 after only four days.
UVM’s Royall Tyler Theatre turns 50
Governor Scott Declares March 14 ‘Royall Tyler Theatre Day.’
Klar: The biggest climate lie is about cows
If regenerative animal husbandry is eliminated, the chemical spigot will open fully wide to produce “meat alternatives”, destroying our bodies and our planet.
Roper: Senate President Pro Tem’s disgraceful anti-small-“d”-democratic rant
Baruth tells senators to ignore voters and dictates to media how to report.
Wilson: What I learned at the Vermont State House
“A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right, and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by a majority.”
VDC TV Episode 2: Hillsdale College student testifies in Senate against reducing vax consent age to 12
The likelihood of sex abuse is high when parents are shut out of knowing about their child’s STD vaccination record.
Some non-citizens could receive VSAC grants under bill passed by Senate
Tuesday the Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would allow some non-citizens to access VSAC advancement grants.
Doctor pleads innocent to child sex/ State trooper gets another theft charge
Snowmobiler dies in Town of Washington. Doctor pleads innocent to child sex charge. Former state trooper gets another theft charge. Woman sentenced for Covid-era paycheck protection fraud.
Danville murder-for-hire defendant pleads guilty
Gumrukcu asked Eratay before the summer of 2017 to help find a hitman, the plea agreement said. Gumrukcu wired about $300,000 to two bank accounts controlled by Eratay.
Balsamic: Sun’s energy-saving policy causes solar eclipse
Just because there are no green stars doesn’t mean they can’t go green.
GOAT? Shiffrin ties record with World Cup title #8
Returning from injury, Vermont’s Mikaela Shiffrin tied the record for most World Cup season titles for slalom racing.
Huff: It’s time to G.E.T. R.E.A.L. about Vermont’s future
We cannot afford the crushing tax burden the majority is placing on our household incomes. State spending is out of control.
LaMarche: Joan Shannon’s political autopsy
The Progressives data, voter outreach, and organizing were simply too great – and cheaper.
Racial equity office worries Act 250 bill’s wording is exclusionary
The bill requires board applicants have “a record and reputation for excellent character and integrity,” off-putting language for someone not from a traditional Vermont background, an equity official says.
BREAKING: S.258, hunting/fishing/trapping bill, OKed by Senate committee
S.258 is strongly supported by anti-hunting and fishing organizations, but passage on the Senate floor is not certain.
Senate takes on “magic” mushrooms, parental consent for library books, STD vax
Bills would keep parents from knowing which library books their kids check out and their STD vaccination status.
URGENT! Tell YOUR House member to Vote NO on cannabis concentrate bill
Sponsored post: Vote No on bill to remove caps on THC concentrates in legal sales of cannabis.
Two more suspects sought in drug murder
The murder victim, a member of a well-known local family, was associated with drug traffickers. Her bullet-riddled body was found stuffed in a metal can on the Missisquoi River.
PUC seeks comments tonight on McNeil, BED plan
Concerned about Burlington’s McNeil power plant? The state energy court is holding a hearing tonight.
VT Headlines, & a must-read from Bari Weiss
The heirs of Cincinnatus are farming, and fighting, in Israel.
UVM doctor cited for sex crime with child
The Underhill man will face charges in a Washington County courthouse today.
Letters: Party unity, anti-hunting bill
The calls for party unity are readily made when the dissenters are the MAGA conservative elements of the party. Not so much when the objections are coming from the more liberal Republicans.
Bananas: Biden gives epic State of the Onion address
After the one-sided applause died down, he addressed the crowd and got off to a good start by stating “If I was smart I would go home right now”.
Bensman: An immigration crisis beyond imagining
In 2023 there were three million apprehensions of illegal immigrants, a daily average of 8,219. Entering 2024, apprehensions were up to 12,000-15,000 per day.
CLG: Biden botches name of migrant-murdered ‘Lincoln’ Riley in Trump-bashing State of the Union speech
Ukraine seizes apartment of 80-year-old Russia supporter; Polish Foreign Minister Says Sending NATO Troops Into Ukraine ‘Not Unthinkable’; Biden to have U.S. military build a port in Gaza
Some cliff tops and overlooks closed to protect nesting Peregrines
Also, be alert for frogs and salamanders while driving.
Bears are becoming active earlier in the spring
Vermonters need to take steps now to prevent bear conflicts.
Klar: Fur trapping to save the planet!
A recent study concludes that explosive repopulation of Arctic terrain by beavers is thawing large areas of tundra and releasing climate-destroying methane.
House bills on school construction $$, bullying, soliciting children, class sizes, licensing illegal immigrants race to Crossover deadline
The Legislature knows replacing crumbling old schools over the next two decades will cost $6 billion. Where will that money come from?
Vermonters ‘should do everything they can’ to stop Trump, Scott says
Gov. Scott said he’s open to voting for Democrat Joe Biden. Again.
State trooper critically injured in crash
The police cruiser crashed into a stopped fire truck on I-89.
Double fatal in Barnet / thief with sweet tooth knocks over sugarhouse/ SO dies in prison
Two young woman died Saturday afternoon after their car left I-91 and struck a tree.
VT Headlines: Wet snow causes statewide power outages
We didn’t think we’d get out of winter without another good snowstorm, did we?
VDC TV Monologue: the Vincible Supermajority
Like good panhandlers anywhere, the Vermont Legislature knows you can’t push you too hard.
Gonter: Don’t let Legislature pick F&W board
The anglers, hunters and trappers on the current Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board are Vermont’s most committed wildlife advocates and conservationists.
Warner: A warning to Vermont Moms, Part 2
Children are being plucked out of class by administrators and “counselors” who then march them down the path of gender-identity struggle.
Daughter named to House seat once held by mom
Quimby will be sworn in and seated in the House of Representatives in the coming week.
Okemo asks judge to reject paralyzed skier’s post-trial claims
Lawyers of Richard Grajeda III, 24, of Westbury, N.Y. attempted to have judge force payment despite jurors denying the claim in court.
Despathy: The minor consent lightning rod
Not only is S.151 delusional, it places all children in Vermont directly in harm’s way.
Chittenden County win$$ big in ‘equity’ school funding
Winooski and Burlington were the big winners in the education funding equity sweepstakes Tuesday. Not Bellows Falls.
Supermajority looks vincible
The legislative pay hike, Fish & Wildlife Board changes, controlling sheriffs, and above all school funding all have fallen or will likely do so because the Supermajority wants to stay the Supermajority.
Small class sizes boosts ed funding, may harm students/ Abenaki music/ mobile home park grants/ I-91 still closed
Not only does Vermont’s smallest in the nation staff-student ratio cost beaucoup bucks, it also may actually hurt student performance.
VT Headlines: DUI lawmaker, Palestinian shooting suspect ‘justice involved’
Maybe we’ll find out WHY Jeffrey Eaton allegedly shot three Palestinians.
The House remains busy as crossover looms
House lawmakers moving along Restorative Justice reforms, $1.7 million for EV chargers, new penalties for retail theft and more
Warner: Warning to Vermont Moms, Part 1
Children are being manipulated emotionally into making permanent, drastic decisions that they cannot fully comprehend.
Durgin: Bill helps dairy farmers switch crops
Crop transitions aren’t easy and governments should provide support and assistance.
“United Nations” references in VT Senate committee include $200 billion/year from U.S.
Like its counterpart committee in the House, the Vermont Senate committee on the environment is rife with references to policies promoted by the United Nations.
Roper: Vermont must cap individual property tax increases
47 states limit property tax increases in some way. We don’t.
31 school & supervisory districts reject Town Meeting budgets
The Washington Central Unified School District (Berlin, Middlesex, Worcester, Calais, and East Montpelier) announced Wednesday night that its budget had failed.
Fired snowboard coach settles lawsuit for $75K
Not only did the fired coach receive 17 times his annual pay, the school establishment admitted he didn’t violate the bullying and hazing policy.
VT Headlines: SOBU school board OKs budget #2
The board of the largest school district with rejected budget has returned to the drawing board.
89 years ago today, Amelia Earhart addressed the Vermont Legislature
Amelia Earhart had an important personal connection to Vermont – the wife of the Norwich University president.
Have you seen this missing woman?
She’s been gone since March 1.
Poll worker saw anti-Trump Dem crossovers
An impartial poll worker, I kept my mouth completely shut, to the detriment of my tongue which I frequently had to bite.
Sheldon men arrested for shooting incident
Two men shot at a passing car, in what police say may be connected with harassment last month.
Vermont Public Guardian motto – Live free or die
How far should the State of Vermont go to help those who truly can’t help themselves?
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