Moody’s Investors Service gave the federal government a negative outlook citing large deficits, high interest rates and waning political interest in addressing the nation’s deficit.
Moody’s dims credit outlook for U.S. federal government
VT Headlines: FEMA offers recommendations for flood-damaged heat systems
I-89 closed for over an hour after multi-vehicle crash; Welch Calls for Cease-Fire in Gaza; Vt. man convicted of child murder dies in prison; was he a serial killer?
Former NBA star Chris Herren to speak on recovery in Newport
Herren’s personal journey through heroin and cocaine addiction, leading to four overdoses and seven felonies, is a testament to the possibility of transformation and recovery.
Department of Public Safety mourns Forensic Laboratory employee killed in car crash
Buckley, 34, of Essex died Wednesday morning, Nov. 22, after her car went off the road in Bolton as she drove to work and was struck by another vehicle.
Support vigil for Palestinians, Muslims, Arabs tonight on Church Street, Burlington
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger is urging support for Arab, Palestinian, and Muslim neighbors at a rally this evening.
George: “we do not yet have evidence to support this was a hate crime”
“And although we do not yet have evidence to support that this was a hate crime enhancement, I want to be clear that there is no question that this was a hateful act.” George said.
Klar: Navigating the cultural storm
Public elementary schools have rapidly implemented “Comprehensive Sex Education” , which introduces children at a very young age to sex, gender identity, gender orientation, and more.
VT Headlines: Trial begins for woman accused of causing death of baby
Convicted murderer from Vermont dies in maximum security prison in Kentucky; Community vigils planned for Palestinians shot in Vt.; Area shelters see increased demand for homeless youth services
The arrest of Jason J. Eaton
Eaton told federal agents, “I’ve been waiting for you” when they came to his home Sunday, court records show. ATF special agents had been called to the scene to help short-staffed Burlington Police.
Another high school faces PCB contamination – air filters ordered
The state “Action Level” of 100 nanograms of PCBs per cubic meter is exceeded in the auditorium, dance strudio, phys. ed. office space, two rooms close to the cafeteria, two restrooms, and several storage rooms.
MacDonald: In surprise move (not!) Marxists announce that they’d like to tax the rich
“Marxists” look to impose a 3% wealth tax on Vermont’s wealthiest.
Roper: More vote fraud that never happens happened again…and again and again
Elections should not be determined by who cheats better.
Poll: Scott leads in national guv popularity race
Just like so many times at Thunder Road, Phil Scott is in front of a large field of challengers.
Thousands of homes still without power
Thousands of homes and businesses were left without power statewide throughout the day yesterday after a snowstorm swept through the area on Sunday night and Monday morning.
Two recent suicides by hanging highlight Vermont’s suicide problem
Recent news about two Vermont suicides by hanging highlight the ongoing challenges of depression in the wintery state which ranks third nationally for rates of depression.
Bananas reviews Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Fat shaming, you say? Dear Lord of the flies, no! Thanksgiving is a celebration of girth people, and I’m here for it.
LaMarche: Asst. AG calls out Lee Morrigan
On Saturday, I asserted that Lee Morrigan, now a candidate for Burlington City Council, exploited a sensitive incident, embracing a complete victim identity.
VT Headlines: South Burlington project would build 100 homes, conserve 74 acres
Vermont for Justice in Palestine holds vigil for 3 shot in Burlington; Elmore rejects ballot voting for town business; ‘Queen of Killington’ Mikaela Shiffrin exceeds World Cup expectations
Klar: Pope Francis and the quest for a one-world religion
Examining scriptural struggles amidst global alliances.
Burlington man arrested for shooting three Palestinians
A video arraignment is planned for Jason Eaton, charged with attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault in connection with the shooting of three Palestinians in Burlington Saturday.
MacDonald: Oregon legalized hard drugs and it went about as well as you’d expect
As expected, things quickly went sideways. In the first year, overdose deaths rose 200 percent.
Police: high on cocaine, Hartford man shoots another in the chest
A Hartford man intoxicated with crack cocaine shot another man in the chest last week, police say.
VT Fly Gals help bring women into the fly fishing fold
The group’s numbers have expanded to 150 women. “I was all by myself for 30 years, fly fishing,” one co-founder said. No longer.
CLG: Israeli intelligence was warned about Hamas attack, dismissed as “imaginary”
A detailed report about a possible imminent attack ended up being dismissed as an “imaginary scenario”
Klar: High Stakes Dispute Over Roundup Weed Killer
Jury finds glyphosate causes cancer.
Burlington shooting suspect a self-described ‘radical citizen,’ social entrepreneur, Unitarian
Second-degree murder suspect Jason J. Eaton, age 48, is a Unitarian-Universalist, former Sterling College student, and environmental investment entrepreneur.
State Prosecutor Sarah George rebuked by law enforcement over criticisms of traffic stops
When an impaired driver doesn’t get pulled over for a a non-moving violation, the next thing that happens could be far worse.
Bradley: Legislators make gun laws Chittenden County ignores
Chittenden County is actively coddling violent criminals in defiance of state law, and law-abiding citizens are not safer as a result.
Vermont Catamounts extinct? No way, readers say
On the subject of the supposed extinction of catamounts, numerous Vermonters believe their own eyes.
Three Palestinian men shot in Burlington
Police are seeking a white man in his thirties with a mustache as a suspect in the Saturday evening shooting of three American college students of Palestinian descent.
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‘It is the end of an era of cinema’: Palace 9 closes its doors
On the final night of the Palace 9 movie theater’s operation, the hottest ticket was the Scorsese film “Killers of the Flower Moon,”…for a dollar.
Mountain lions wiped out from Vermont 142 years ago
Despite persistent reports of sightings of mountain lions/panthers/catamounts in Vermont, state wildlife officials say the last known catamount in Vermont fell to a hunter’s rifle on Thanksgiving Day, 1881.
Three Dems vie for Burlington mayoral nomination at caucus December 10
Three Democrats – all women – are seeking the party nomination for mayor of Burlington.
Tiny-house project finally moving forward after legal wrangling
15 months after receiving unanimous approval but then hitting strong Act 250 headwinds, a five-unit Tiny Home project is ready to move forward.
VT Headlines: Town of Chelsea holds emergency meeting after burglary
Missing Middlebury man found after night in frigid conditions; Lamoille County’s top prosecutor resigning one year into second four-year term; Guilty Plate Diner in Colchester set to close
Suit filed over State expelling Christian school
Because of its religious beliefs, state denies Mid Vermont Christian School publicly available funding, opportunity to compete in state-run sports
Controversial PragerU videos gain educational foothold in New Hampshire
Decried as ‘indoctrination’ by educational establishment.
Sanders blasted for proposing conditions for Israel aid
Last week, a group of Progressive protesters demonstrated outside of his offices, urging him to call for a pause in the hostilities.
Juvenile holding center to open soon in Middlesex
The 2020 closing of Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Essex left a vacuum in care for Vermont’s most troubled children when they require full-time oversight
Kurrle & Samuelson: Time to walk the walk about Housing Crisis
We can’t keep kicking the can down the road. We owe it to Vermonters to act now to ensure our State’s future is bright.
Keelan: Can peace ever be achieved?
Israel’s Defense Forces will, in time, remove Hamas from Gaza, and then what? Three monumental issues must be addressed if this part of the world will ever see peace.
Two rural shootings Monday, one suspect in custody
During the dispute, Beayon fired at least one round from a semiautomatic 9mm handgun at Paxton Taube, 25, a resident of the home where the incident occurred
Scott overrides housing regs by expanding July 9 State of Emergency
With winter coming, the Scott administration says it’s time to get flood victims housed – with or without state and local government oversight.
Family lives in distress after state ‘catches and releases’ husband/father’s alleged shooter
A Montgomery man who police say was shot by his neighbor in a May 4 property dispute is facing heart surgery, and he and his family remain afraid to stay in their own home.
National GOP Committeeman: Vermont legislature “really just full of lobbyists”
“Most of our donors no longer live in Vermont,” GOP National Committeeman Jay Shepard told podcaster Ivan Raiklin.
Moore: Burlington Shabbat rally provokes thoughts on Zionism
To quote Golda Meir; “We Jews have a secret weapon in our struggle with the Arabs; we have no place to go.”
VT Headlines: After makeshift location closes, state capital left without a post office
A plan for what’s left of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant; St. Albans City, Town move forward with plans for joint police force; Vermont schools navigate PCB test results
$60 million Winooski River bridge project will widen lanes, add pedestrian paths
Construction on the replacement for the 95-year-old bridge will begin in 2027.
Paul Dame staves off challenge from the right, re-elected GOP state chair
The elections were held at the end of a full day of training for party leaders coupled with multiple policy panels moderated by Republican legislators in the House and Senate.
State kicks off Vermont Strong holiday campaign to raise $1M for flood recovery
Gov. Phil Scott today announced a six-week holiday campaign to raise funds for Vermonters and businesses impacted by summer flooding through sales of Vermont Strong license plates and socks.
Burlington teacher named 2024 Teacher of the Year
Malik is known for partnering with community members and local institutions to connect her curriculum to the real world. Her teaching helps students to engage with the local Indigenous population. She has also worked to revitalize the school’s community garden.
McClaughry: Age Strong VT
Age Strong VT focuses our attention on a wide range of things that we – the government and the independent sector – can do to enrich the lives of our growing percentage of seniors.
Colchester shooting victim ID’d as Burlington man with felony charge record
Police are still trying to determine how and why Dontay Canada was shot Sunday in Colchester.
Lawmakers question proposed Fish & Wildlife regs for hunting coyotes, trapping
Should dogs used for coyote hunting always be within eyesight/shouting distance? Is trapping as constitutionally-protected as hunting? These questions and others divide the more pro-hunting Fish & Wildlife Dept. and the more hunting-restrictive Legislature.
Vermont Jewish groups sing for hostages missing from Shabbat table
For many in the gathering, concern for the wellbeing of people in Israel was personal. The singing was briefly interrupted by an unexpected cellphone call to Rabbi Jan Salzman. “That’s my son in Israel,” she said.
DEA busts two Connecticut men in Hardwick
One suspect rented from high-end Airbnbs in Stowe to help facilitate his drug trafficking for more than a year.
VT Headlines: NY State Police search VT woods for evidence in 30-year homicide investigation
Peoples Academy parent concerned following stabbing; Queen Bee’s destroyed after Sunday morning fire; VSP looking for suspect in elementary school burglary
Safe with money inside stolen from school
The thief stole a small safe from the school’s front office.
Despathy: VPIRG is not Vermont’s voice
The “Make Big Oil Pay” hypocrisy.
Shootings in Colchester, Hartford, 15th gunfire incident in Burlington
Initial reports indicated the man may have been shot in an arm and in a leg on Ethan Allen Avenue and sustained life-threatening injuries. His name was not released.
Abusive husband gets 30 years for murdering wife
Judge Warren, in her remarks, highlighted the long-term domestic abuse suffered by Thea Swartz.
Weed and ducks converge in Essex Jct. lawsuit pitting state against city
The situation around Struthers, his weed and his ducks has evolved into yelling matches, lawsuits, letters to legislators and an Essex Junction neighborhood on edge.
Synthetic ‘Tranq’ disfigures, kills VT opioid users
There was a time when we couldn’t have pictured things being worse than heroin. Then we couldn’t picture things being worse than fentanyl. Now we can’t picture things being worse than xylazine. It keeps escalating.
BLM the Greatest Lie Ever Sold, resident tells selectboard
As the BLM riots burned down my home city of Portland, Oregon, I had to find out what was going on with this group.
LaMarche: Pronoun activist is Burlington’s latest political acrobat
Let’s realize this for what it truly is: hogwash.
Public defender, family court judge among five Superior Court appointees
Gov. Phil Scott has named five appointees to sit on the Vermont Superior Court bench, where if approved by the Legislature they’ll pull down $250,000/year.
Juveniles who stole gun of man arrested for negligent firearms storage were “just visiting”
The two juveniles who stole Joshua Kruml’s gun did not break in but were “just visiting,” Fair Haven police said.
Carbon tax on buildings goes to Burlington City Council next week
The “fee” would charge non-compliant new and/or large commercial buildings or renovations upfront for the expected lifetime carbon emissions.
VT Headlines: Kevin Costner dances with dark roast
Jury convicts woman of fatally shooting Vt. cyclist Anna ‘Mo’ Wilson in jealous rage; Wilcox Ice Cream recalls products over Listeria risk; Killington gets greenlight for World Cup racing
Invasives remain thorny issue after State updates pesticide regs
Invasive species are a big issue in Vermont, and the debates surrounding their management often center on another contentious issue — herbicides and pesticides.
Busted for driving too slow
A Lyndon man faces “a slew of charges” including driving half the speed limit on the Interstate.
Sanders disagrees with Balint on ceasefire, wants to control Israeli spending
If we are going to have a chance at saving innocent lives, Congress must take action, the Biden Administration must take action, the world must take action.
Fields of Faith throughout the state
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) welcomed more than 100 student-athletes to “Fields of Faith”, an annual event that invites students to take their faith onto the athletic field
New Yorker pleads innocent to running drug ring in Burlington
A New York City man, who authorities said set up a major drug distribution business from a Burlington apartment house, pleaded innocent in Vermont court Thursday.
Klar: New study suggests EVs are regressive
Counting up the real cost of virtue-car EVs.
Proper smoke detectors prove crucial in fighting Queen City fires
The Burlington Fire Department urges everyone to diligently check their smoke detectors and ensure that the batteries are replaced as needed. Our actions can save our neighbors, as well as ourselves.
Rally for Israeli hostages noon Friday at Burlington City Hall
Vermont’s Jewish community welcomes any and all to meet noon Friday at City Hall in Burlington for a rally in support of the 240 Jews being held hostage by Hammas.
Ken Squier, NASCAR and local racing and radio legend, crosses finish line
“The Squiers and staff created something really special in WDEV. They somehow made all of us listeners feel like we were part of something bigger. They created a connection that has often comforted the community as much as it informed.”
VT Headlines: Montpelier’s Capitol Theatre set to reopen after being closed by summer flooding
Jury draw begins in OneCare Vermont whistleblower case; DMV reopens with major data system upgrade; Franklin County Sheriff certification deliberations expected by Dec. 6
This is the largest defense contractor in Vermont
Vermont has the fourth lowest defense contractor spending in the nation, behind Idaho, Montana and Nebraska.
Clean sweep: Every leader involved in botched response to a Virginia girls’ room rape is now gone
A reckoning has come for Virginia’s Loudoun County, where the school board had a father arrested after he demanded answers regarding the rape of his daughter in a girls’ restroom by a trans student.
Robots invade the MINT with Rutland expansion
The building now has sections for woodworking, pottery, a variety of glasswork, textiles, metal machining, welding, printing and metal engraving.
Evslin: AI can help deal with misinformation
Turns out that it is very easy to use AI for fact-checking. It can even be made to check its own assertions.
Grand Isle Town Attorney keeps silent about letter to Town Clerk & Treasurer
The town letter was sparked in part by a large load of crushed stone that was picked up on behalf of Boutin and delivered to her home on Adams Landing Road this summer, records show.
City Council warned ‘foot traffic is down and their sales are dropping’ in downtown businesses
Employees are quitting downtown Burlington jobs in part because they don’t feel safe, the Burlington Business Association executive director told the City Council.
Swanton man walking dog shot at four times
A man walking his dog had to dive into the trees to escape gunfire from the passenger of a black van that had pulled over onto the local rail trail.
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Hardwick gunshot victim dies in hospital/ Stand-off stand-down in Bennington County
The death of Marquis follows his shooting in Hardwick Wednesday night.
Foliage season brings crowds, tangled traffic, even after summer floods
A recent addition to the Waterbury Select Board agenda’s “parking lot” of topics to get to in the future is “leaf peeper traffic.”
Frustration with Burlington shootings, theft boils over online
@pnshdvermonster wrote in apparent sarcasm, “Stop fear-mongering. Burlington is perfectly safe. These clearly have nothing to do with the rampant drug use and unhoused immigrants.”
Roper: How to pay for administering the carbon tax on home heating fuels? With an excise tax on home heating fuels!
The Public Utilities Commission rubs salt in the wound for struggling Vermonters just trying to stay warm.
CLG: U.S. launches new ‘self-defense’ strike in Syria – Pentagon
Ex-CIA boss gets Ukrainian cellphone firm directorship; Israel strikes ‘landmark’ air defense deal; Columbia suspends anti-Israel student groups for ‘threatening rhetoric and intimidation’
Sheriff’s Department almost DOUBLES number of officers
One county sheriff has added staff and expanded services. How did Ryan Palmer do it?
We can be thankful for Vermont’s wild turkeys
The Thanksgiving turkeys on our tables this holiday originated from native wild turkeys whose populations have been restored across much of North America thanks to scientific wildlife management by state fish and wildlife agencies.
VT Headlines: In 2024, general use fluorescent lightbulbs will no longer be sold in Vermont
Vt. Criminal Justice Council takes testimony in case of Franklin County Sheriff; Vermont officials on the hunt for new type of tick in Vermont; Vermont receives more fed. funding for flood cleanup
Vermont to learn about apprenticeships from Austria
Austria and Vermont share more than just the Von Trapps.
Roper: How to pay for administering the Carbon Tax on home heating fuels? With an Excise Tax on home heating fuels!
These people have no shame.
Crips gang member shot dead in Burlington
A member of the violent Crips gang was shot to death in Burlington Sunday night. Another man also died in the Decatur Street shooting.
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