Morrisville is an example of not-so-‘Smart Growth.’
4 Letters: Global governance, corporate socialism, ‘Coexist,’ and an angel of light
VT Headlines: Multiple people arrested following investigation into stolen guns in St. Albans
Citing high cost of living, UVM grad students aim to form union; Vermont household income declines relative to inflation; Registration stickers no longer needed Vt. license plates
NEK high-voltage transmission project eligible for federal $$
The proposal utilizes roadway burial and existing transmission corridors in Vermont and New Hampshire to deliver 1,200 MW of Canadian hydro and other non-fossil fuel energy.
Flooding at Kahn center in Johnson, Barre Labor Hall hurt creative economy
People in the industry believe the problems caused by the floods will worsen with winter weather, and artists could be left wondering what they’ll do without accessible indoor spaces.
The Grok comes to Vermont
Granite Grok founder Skip Murphy started it as a blog, only to see it grow in popularity. It is now the most read conservative publication in New Hampshire with many millions of views and readers from around the globe.
Roper: Absentee ballot fraud is real! (when it happens to a Democrat…)
Now a host of — shall we call them “Democrat election deniers,” or would that be unfair? – are hurling allegations of absentee ballot fraud, and it looks like with pretty good reason
Body of accused Barre fentanyl dealer found in woods
One of the four bodies found dead in Vermont woods in the last week belonged to an accused Barre fentanyl dealer.
Montpelier eatery, bar damaged in fire
First flood, then fire ravages Montpelier’s downtown. And an Ontario woman is dead after a collision with a car driven by a drug-impaired man, police say.
Pink slips coming at state colleges, Newport City Hall
VSU Interim Pres. Mike Smith wants to cut 33 full-time jobs, mostly from management.
Hatchet-wielding man arrested outside Brattleboro homeless shelter
Almost seven months after the director of a Brattleboro homeless shelter was axed to death, the Groundworks shelter network was shaken by a hatchet-wielding local man.
VT Headlines: Rep. Becca Balint moves to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene
Top health care contractor at Springfield prison has long history of diverting opioids; FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies at fraud trial; UVM unveils new solar research and training facility
LaMarche: Karen Paul: Savior or Saboteur?
Another contender has entered the race to become Burlington’s next mayor, but it’s a rather uninspiring development.
Homeless shelter manager: “I’ve never seen anything like this before”
The homeless camp being investigated as the possible site of a school bus window shooting isn’t the only tent community in Vermont’s capital city.
MacDonald: Is Vermont becoming the Land of Suspicious Deaths?
If they ban hunting, people will be less likely to find the bodies.
Guns seized from homeless camp after school bus shooting
A possibly defunct non-profit owns the land where police seized weapons from a homeless camp following a shooting at a school bus last week.
Burlington Progressive mayoral candidate Mulvaney-Stanak attacks police chief in interview
Mulvaney-Stanak would not say whether she would have voted for defunding of police.
Postal assault trial ruling not guilty
Frizzell’s legal problems are not fully over. He has pleaded not guilty in Vermont Superior Court in Guildhall to felony charges of assault and robbery and aggravated assault for the same incident.
Orleans County search linked to Caledonia County homicide
Vermont State Police have conducted a court-ordered search in Brownington in connection with the fatal shooting of a Vermont National Guard member at his home on Vermont 16 in Wheelock two weeks ago.
CLG: U.S. strikes Syria in ‘self-defense’ – Pentagon
October 7 testimonies reveal Israel’s military ‘shelling’ Israeli citizens with tanks, missiles; U.S. strikes Repeat COVID vax worsens immune response, international research suggests; Dozens of Ukrainian drones target Crimea – Russian military
Homeless camp investigated after school bus window shot out
Someone shot out the windshield of a school bus carrying students, Montpelier police say.
Feds winning the war on fentanyl?/ Trapping season, Wheels for Warmth tomorrow
It is extremely rare for pets to be caught by law abiding trappers during Vermont’s regulated seasons.
Human smuggler suspect denied bail
As an illegal immigrant in the country unlawfully, Godinez-Antonio would have little reason to return to court to face his charge, the federal prosecutor noted.
Roper: VT Energy Policy: Saving the Planet, or Feathering Nests?
Renewable Energy Standard committee keeps the truth to themselves about favoring special interests, despite concerns and the impacts of their legislation.
VT Headlines: VT authorities stretched thin with back-to-back homicide investigations
Burlington City Council President Karen Paul announces candidacy for mayor; Amid ongoing jackhammering, a South Burlington neighborhood urges city officials to intervene
Vermont’s evolving relationship with Daylight Saving Time
Vermont’s vacillating policies with regard to Daylight Saving Time, and with the Federal Government in general, are as ingrained in the State’s character as much as dairy and maple syrup.
Young men found in Eden killed by gunshots to head
The families of two Massachusetts men asked police last week to look for them. Tuesday their bodies were found in Eden, about a mile apart.
Miro wants more gov’t control of ‘military-style’ semi-autos
“As long as we allow these weapons to circulate in mass numbers with virtually no regulation, these catastrophes will continue,” Weinberger said.
Burlington resident ticketed, doxxed, and got death threats for “No one is born in the wrong body” stickers
Those putting up the stickers have been called transphobic, accused of creating a hostile environment and putting children in danger.
New Speaker of the House is pro-life lawyer who worked with Alliance Defending Freedom
Mike Johnson is pro-life, taught at Liberty University, and led House Republicans seeking to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in court.
School cops removed from BHS two years ago, despite wishes of most parents
There weren’t any SROs at BHS when the fight started because in the spring of 2021, the Burlington School District removed them – despite a poll indicating that most parents wanted SROs to stay.
Klar: Problems with Underground Carbon Storage
What incentive do companies have to keep the carbon sequestered or monitored? What is to prevent companies from discharging toxic waste as effluent?
VT Headlines: Fight leads to South Burlington stabbing
UVM Health Network front-line workers discuss horrors stories of workplace violence; Civil rights advocates question task force at NH’s northern border; State pilot program returns unclaimed cash
Sanders: Israel suffered a terrible attack, but…
Vermont’s senior senator opposes – or at least questions – more $$ for Israel if it invades and occupies Gaza.
One-punch theory plausible in postal attack, defense doctor says
The facial injuries sustained by a postal worker could have resulted from a single punch, one doctor testified. But another doc said that’s unlikely.
670 “Gotaways” in Swanton sector last month sets record
Gotaways entering the U.S. in the Swanton sector in September more than doubled the average month for the previous year.
Fernandez: Hamas and Islamo-Propaganda are the problem, not Israel
Murdering and decapitating 1400 innocent Israelis is not resistance, but a war crime against a tribe that the world has historically treated abysmally.
Two dead bodies found in search for missing Mass. men
Police are treating two dead bodies they found in the Northeast Kingdom as a case of homicide.
BHS principal pulls fire alarm, placed on leave
As many a high school prankster has learned, pulling the fire alarm when there’s no fire is against the law. A lunchroom fight prompted the school principal to pull the alarm to evacuate the building. Now she’s in detention.
Bananas: The Tesla that drove me
Not five minutes into our trip, it’s clear there are more bugs than the ones splattered on the windshield.
Burlington City Council cracks down on gender pronoun use
“One of the concepts that I think this entire gender identity issue is failing at is the recognition of the concept that your rights end where my nose begins,” a Burlington NPA member accused of ‘misgendering’ replied.
Sanders funnels another $75K of campaign $$ to family non-profit
“Bernie hates capitalism, but loves $,” says a prominent DC lawyer.
Zuckerman attends D.C. gun control summit
Vermont’s lieutenant governor this week attended a ‘gun violence prevention policy summit’ sponsored by the Democratic Governor’s Association in Washington, D.C.
Klar: Biden joins globalists to undermine farmers
There is a pattern to the destruction of independent farms and food production. Federal and state rules coupled with subsidies that favor large enterprises farming monocultures have worn down small farms.
Vermont sues Meta over teen mental health crisis
When children attempt to step away from using the platforms, Meta bombards them with alerts designed to lure them back, the complaint alleges.
VT Headlines: VT Supreme Court, Pavillion reopen following flood repairs
Gov. Scott presents Barre flood redesign plan; State leaders work to combat White-Nose Syndrome; UVM cancels in-person event with Palestinian poet
Brandon Heath, Shawn Tkach in concert October 27
A popular American gospel artist and one of Vermont’s favorite radio personality/worship leaders will perform Friday, October 27 at Ignite Church in Williston.
Charleston resident receives 10-Year prison sentence for child pornography possession
Daniel Blow, a 41-year-old man from Charleston, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material, commonly known as child pornography.
CLG: Drone attacks on American bases injured two dozen U.S. military personnel
Hamas releases American hostages, calls Biden regime “fascist”; Arrest Made in Central California Bio-Lab Investigation; Supreme Court Says Biden Admin Can Contact Big Tech Amid Censorship Allegations
What America needs most
America faces at least three existential threats.
Fentanyl bust in Barre highlights tenant, landlord role in catching drug dealers
“For too long, landlords have turned a blind eye to what is happening in their rental units,” said Bennington County State’s Attorney Erica Marthage.
VT Headlines: Burlington City Council approves Vermont Air National Guard’s 25-year airport lease extension
Burlington High School principal on administrative leave; Vermont hospitals curb nursing shortage by training other hospital employees; Upgrades coming to North Hero thanks to State support
Banned writer accuses Front Porch Forum of “desperate fear of the truth”
“What a gross double standard you operate by!,” Green tells FPF. “You’ll gladly publish postings which you agree with, but you somehow almost always find reasons to censor mine.”
Trial for postal assault case begins
Trevor Frizzell, 24, has pleaded not guilty to a Federal charge of assaulting substitute postal worker Paul Burch, 66, as he made his rounds in Brunswick, afternoon of Oct. 25, 2022.
Brides of Dracula: The first bite
Do we despise or envy the vampire nobleman – the one with three beautiful, devoted, ever-young wives?
Burlington homeless man convicted of murdering NH couple out for a walk
Tansient arrested in Burlington found guilty of murdering a retired NH couple. Another shooting. And a masked man who nonetheless was easy to identify, due to….
Langdon Street in Montpelier gets flood recovery $$
Funky Langdon Street in downtown Montpelier will get state funding to mitigate future flood damage and restore three commercial units and 16 apartments.
State buys out flooded properties at 120% of property value
Flood buyouts. Industrial wastewater grants. Sanders says don’t just allocate extra billions for overseas – remember the folks at home, too. And Patrick Leahy’s federal funding legacy lives on and on.
Meiselman: Jews today, Christians tomorrow
It’s vitally important to understand what’s really going on in the Middle East because what we see there today will be here tomorrow.
Ellis: RFK Jr. and the changing nature of our politics
Bobby Kennedy Jr. is not mad. He is scarred and traumatized and wounded. But he is right on a lot of issues. American politics best pay attention to what he says.
McClaughry: Are we done with costly CO2 emissions reductions?
August 25 Speaker Krowinski made it clear that she and her House supermajority want little to do with driving up energy prices paid by Vermonters to defeat climate change.
Evslin: Green Mountain power’s very good idea
Green Mountain Power, Vermont’s largest utility recently announced its “Zero Outages Initiative”
This is the cheapest city to buy a home in Vermont
The median list price for a home in Vermont is $447,250. The median price is $275,000 in this city…..
Homeowner fires Sig Sauer to thwart nighttime burglary
One shot from the homeowner’s pistol was enough to interrupt the suspect’s attempted burglary.
Postal assault trial begins in federal court
Impatient with tardy delivery of a package a customer went postal on the mailman, court records say. But the mailman has some history too, the records claim.
Stranger offers kids a ride and candy
Read the Chronicle’s Monday morning weekend police news roundup.
VT Headlines: Celebrating the Vermont state vegetable in Wardsboro
State Senators meet to discuss flood resiliency in Vermont; Friends and family celebrate life of Castleton woman murdered on rail trail; New mural in Montpelier celebrates Abenaki culture
Despathy: Digital dystopia on the rise
EdTech Surveillance is driven by profit, not student safety. States must act to protect their students while they still can.
Keelan: Could it be time to buy a gun?
The public looks to law enforcement for its safety. Well, that safety net has been torn apart. What is worse is that no one has the courage to fix it.
Klar: Synthetic chicken will never fly
Even if Upside Foods and other meat-dreamers could manufacture steaks and burgers better than God has done in cows, their factory technology would still require chemicals and fossil fuels that degrade the soil and water.
Shepard: A nation without a conscience
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Video: The Vermont Witch-Trial of the Widow Krieger
The Vermont Witch-Trial of the Widow Krieger
Fear, fervor, and whisperings of diabolic activities abound in this recounting of the only witch trial on the records in Vermont’s storied history.
Abenaki Tribe Councilman: Trapping is a way of life for indigenous people
“My ancestors did this, I do this, my people do this,” Jaime Taylor told the legislative panel.
Balint makes demands of everyone except Hamas/ Prog state senator seeks ‘end of Israeli apartheid state’
One Vermont state senator wants an end to the state of Israel, while another stands strong with the Jewish state.
Fed up with feds, New Hampshire starts its own border patrol
“The Federal Government refuses to take action on our Northern Border,” said Governor Chris Sununu. “They cut funding, limited our resources, and have thrown their hands up.” Now 85% of border encounters with suspected terrorists are on the northern border.
Middlebury College finds solutions to campus housing shortage
The new building is being touted as a “dorm for the 21st century student” and will be “truly inclusive,” vice president of student affairs Smita Ruzicka said in a July 4th article.
Burlington Technical Center is preparing the next generation of nurses
Program seeks to combat the staffing shortages plaguing VT health care through hands-on experience.
Letters: Vax freedom Student Declaration this Sunday in Bridgewater
The Bridgewater Barn will meet this weekend in support of the Student Declaration.
VT Headlines: FCC votes in favor of Wi-Fi in school buses, despite safety concerns
Police respond to rash of car break-ins in Colchester; Vermont considered forerunner in artificial intelligence oversight; Controversy Brewing at Citizen Cider; Mental health urgent care takes root
Klar: States eye rejecting federal education $$
For some states, no amount of federal dollars is worth denying parental rights.
Meet Sue Wear, Chittenden County’s pet sleuth extraordinaire
For the last decade Wear and several pals have worked to reunite families with their furry friends.
Broughton: Act now to protest Pro-Hamas hatred, lies spread on campuses
Academics across America are praising the vicious attack on Israel.
Hartford CT drug dealer gets 16 years in federal pen
The assault internally decapitated a man and left him a paraplegic. The man is still paralyzed with little to no function of arms and no function of the lower part of his body.
No bail for VSP cruiser, rifle theft suspect
Veteran police reporter Mike Donoghue digs deep into details about a brazen crime and the manhunt that followed.
Stolen state police rifle recovered
The state trooper left the keys to the cruiser in the car before a thief stole the cruiser and rifle in it.
Burlington rabbi: “I stand with the people of Palestine, but against Hamas”
“Arrogance is the opposite of humility. From humility comes gratitude and with gratitude we can begin to see each other differently and start the process of reconciliation.”
NH cops swamped by calls to youth psychiatric facility
As the Vermont Supreme Court ponders Newbury’s rejection of a juvenile detention facility, local police have their hands full with a youth psychiatric facility in New Hampshire.
Suspected thief of state police cruiser and rifle arrested
State police say they’ve got the man who stole a police cruiser and a police-issue rifle in Rutland Tuesday. They’re still looking for the rifle.
Burlington mayoral candidate Mulvaney-Stanak supports gender-altering drugs for minors and safe injection sites
Candidate also opposes investigation into the misconduct of Tyeastia Green, the city’s first director of Burlington’s Racism, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging (REIB) Department.
VT Headlines: Security increased at Jewish community center in Burlington
Texts Reveal Why Crypto Exec Backed Balint Over Gray in U.S. House Race; Family of slain Vt. National Guardsman searches for answers; Vermont DOH is offering Narcan by mail
Roper: Why can’t Vermont kids read? Left Wing ideology trumped evidence
It’s just one example in a broad pattern of public policy failures driven by the ‘philosophical entrenchment of wrongheaded thinking’ on behalf of Leftists policy makers
Klar: When Vermonters do the job their police won’t do
If the law isn’t going to protect people, then people are going to protect themselves, a former Vermont police chief warns.
A local youngster wins a round in her bout with cancer
Treatment against rare form of cancer proves a “game changer” for young Vermont girl.
CLG: Navy presence off Israel grows as USS Mount Whitney deploys to region
2,000 U.S. Troops Ordered to Prepare for Deployment; Biden seeks $100 billion in Israel and Ukraine aid – report; Hundreds arrested after Pro-Palestinian demonstrators flood Cannon Rotunda
Scott stands by catch-and-release judge, says Legislature should fix the problem
An alleged attempted murderer released to family custody is the latest ‘catch and release’ decision by Justin Jiron, who has twiced been appointed as a judge by Gov. Phil Scott.
VT Digger asks Scott to criticize Israel – here’s what he said
Questions critical of the Israeli response to the Hamas invasion are asked by a leading Vermont news outlet. Governor Scott responds.
Vermont students work to ensure “Covid-19 mandates are not repeated again”
Vermont college students have helped to start the Student Declaration 2023 which is to ensure that overzealous COVID-19-related mandates are never repeated again on their school campuses.
McClaughry: ACLU defends its own above all others
It’s sad that the once principled ACLU has come to this state, but if you want to defend the WHOLE Bill or Rights you’re going to have to keep looking for a home.
Montpelier person charged with child porn
Peter Gamble, AKA Grace, was charged on five counts of possession of child sex abuse material.
School shooting threat prompts petition for armed school cop
Some Plainfield and Marshfield residents want an armed cop in their local school.
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