The National Weather Service office in Burlington has uploaded a webinar to YouTube on the Great Vermont Flood of July 10-11, 2023.
Dig into the weeds of the 2023 flood
Gov. Phil Scott announces first round of BEGAP Grant awards issued to support business reopening
The $20 million BEGAP program is intended to support the reopening of businesses impacted by the floods.
Burlington to unveil important vehicle electrification step toward net zero energy
WHEN: Today/Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 1:00 pm
WHERE: Burlington Electric Department truck bay, 585 Pine Street
Two defendants in unrelated homicides appear in federal court on gun counts
A pair of out-of-staters, who police have linked to unrelated homicides in Vermont in recent months, were ordered held without bail following their appearances in U.S. District Court on Wednesday.
Bilger: Vermont abortions decline as more babies are being saved
The decline happened despite pro-abortion legislation. In November, the state added a constitutional amendment that creates a “right” to abort unborn babies for basically any reason up to birth.
CLG: Japan begins releasing Fukushima radioactive wastewater into Pacific Ocean
Japan begins releasing Fukushima radioactive wastewater into Pacific Ocean; Trump’s GOP debate night interview at 127 million views and counting
Klar: Does California’s Proposition 12 threaten states’ rights?
The constitutional and economic ramifications of California’s Proposition 12, which banned the sale in California of pork from pigs held in tight confinement, are profound.
VT Headlines: Former St. Michaels dorms to become housing
Businesses begin receiving BEGAP grants; Senator Hassan holds house of worship safety roundtable; Second round of grants available from Montpelier Strong Recovery Fund
Despite near-death drowning, Dente’s Market owner says he will reopen!
“Is it the last of my nine lives I don’t know but maybe I have something else left to do,” Rick muses.
Kaufman: UVMMC failed to protect us from cybercrime
Knowing full well that they were vulnerable to ransomware piracy, UVMMC failed to spend the money required to prevent being victimized.
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Franklin County State’s Attorney Lavoie resigns
In the midst of an impeachment investigation, Franklin County State’s Attorney John Lavoie has resigned.
VT Headlines: Brattleboro police make arrests in connection to Sunday robberies
Vermont driver crashes into power pole, cuts off electricity to 1,600 residents; Will congressional gridlock leave Vermont flood victims high and dry?; Burglary at Waterbury State Park
Trapping regs snagged in red tape and fiery debate
As for the safety of people, especially children, Fish and Wildlife said: “We’ve had zero reports of somebody being caught in a trap because of where the trappers placed them.”
McClaughry: A serious danger: asteroid impact
Asteroids at least 460 feet long — those with the potential to wipe out cities or small countries, should they impact Earth — are very difficult to locate. And we just found one.
Bananas: DOJ announces new training efforts following WH cocaine debacle
The DOJ has announced they will be requiring all personnel to commit to weekly training videos featuring “Where’s Waldo” “Dora the Explorer” and old episodes of “The Pink Panther”.
Suspect to face murder charge in connection with March homicide in Brattleboro
An arrest warrant on a charge of second-degree murder has been issued for Elias J. Lopez, 18, of Hartford, Connecticut. He is currently in custody at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans.
Fernandez: Democrats’ summer vacation to Israel & West Bank
The Palestinian cause became a business for many. They are using it to get donations, to get sympathy, to get political support. They are not really fighting for freedom, democracy, human rights.
Roper: If you really care about Donald Trump, don’t let him be the Republican nominee
Too much is at stake for this election to be about anything other than winning a broad mandate for a conservative policy agenda.
Heat-seeking drone finds lost two-year old
When a toddler was lost in the woods, police turned to dogs and a aerial drone.
Klar: Hunga Tonga and NASA climate science
The agency is not as good at looking down at the planet as it is looking up to ideologues for direction.
MacDonald: Vermont doesn’t have a sales tax holiday because …
The present make-up of the legislature is veto-proof Democrat majorities which means that if Vermonters want a break from rising taxes, any taxes, they will need to vote for new candidates.
Vermont’s hunting season for Gray Squirrels opens September 1
The best habitat for squirrel hunting is stands of nut-bearing trees like oak, hickory and beech. Hunters can harvest four gray squirrels per day and can have up to eight squirrels in their possession.
The Champlain Parkway is underway, but what’s that mean for Burlington’s South End?
Initially known as the Southern Connector, the project dates back to the early 1960s. Later it’d be branded the “road to nowhere,” as work sputtered across the next several decades in the face of legal challenges.
Teenage drug dealers set up shop in Brattleboro
Big city drug gangs are sending teenaged dealers to Vermont, knowing the state’s laws will treat them more leniently than adults.
East Hartford CT fentanyl dealer on the lam, police say
Pursuing a lead on a fradulent purchase of power tools at a store in Derby, state police found a large stash of drugs – but not the suspected dealer.
VT Headlines: New report details Vermont being near the top in fatal vehicle crashes involving cellphones
Senator Sanders hosts first Senior Meetings since before COVID-19 pandemic; UVM Health Network tackles wait times amid staffing shortages
Video: former Burlington City Councilor deprives man of free speech at government meeting
I see people being hypocrites. How many times have you called somebody an anti-semite because they called you out for being corrupt? Now you’re experiencing something similar. Black people and everybody in America do the same thing.
White supremacist separatists at Montpelier clean-up unknown to law enforcement, city councilor
Despite their extremist views, the group has seemingly had no formal interactions with local law enforcement.
LaMarche: Man denied speech at Burlington city council says “Black, White, You All Are Terrorists”
Lacroix did not use any foul language; he did not promote or entice violence. He was exercising his right. And Siegel, literally, took it from him.
DUI suspects also DWT (driving without tires)
Most drivers arrested for DUI at least have all four tires on their vehicles.
Ellis: Montpelier’s reckoning – a proposal
We have the expertise and the determination to do this. Now we must face ourselves in the mirror and recognize that we must innovate our way out of this or slowly wither away.
Gonzalez: Found in translation
From flood info to apartment appliance guides, Vermont Language Justice Project aims to translate it all.
CLG: YouTube to censor content contradicting WHO guidelines
Scientists call for people to start wearing Covid masks again as they sound alarm over new variant BA.6 that has ‘a lot of new mutations’; CIA knows Ukraine’s counteroffensive will fail
Klar: The free speech beauty of Substack
The Beauty of Substack is that it offers a growing forum for Americans to free themselves from the stifling false narratives of a failed media.
Ackermann Dairy honored as Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year
If there is one word that can be used to describe Jimmy and Sara Ackermann, it’s resilient.
VT Headlines: Mansfield summit is a last refuge for rare Vermont species, but it’s fragile
VTrans conducts Winooski Bridge survey; Project in Swanton spreads awareness about poverty; Essex begins to restore historic water tower at Fort Ethan Allen; Abenaki mural in Montpelier
Bufka: The integrity of one’s virtue
What will you do the next time the “manure” hits the fan and you are told what to do by an authority figure and pressured by your peers to do it?
Vermont guns swapped for Boston drugs
Gets 87 months in federal after nabbed in South Boston sting.
Glessner: Pregnancy centers under fire by those claiming to be Pro-Choice
If Democrats were really “Pro-Choice” they would stop attacking pro-life pregnancy centers.
Number of Vermont evangelicals doubled in last decade
In 1990, only two percent of Vermonters were evangelical Protestant Christians. Now the number is 7.25% – the highest in New England.
Roper: “Gold Standard” study shows charter schools outperform public schools
While Vermont Democrats are trying to eliminate choices for Vermont kids
Hunters say ‘treeing’ bears most humane way to reduce bear population
With bear season starting Sept. 1, and rising reports of bear encounters in Vermont’s more urban areas like South Burlington, the state is facing new discussions on how to manage its bear population.
Stop the totalitarians now, Barre speakers urge
Federer identifies patterns that repeat in history every time a totalitarian state emerges, such as there is always a concerted effort to erase history and present a new future once the old ways are forgotten.
Evslin: Maui wildfires and ‘the cricks do rise’
Maui’s flammable grasses are there because they were imported, and they’ve spread because the danger they pose has been neglected.
New Northfield police chief exposed corrupt big-city prosecutor
A former Philadelphia detective who helped put the Philadelphia district attorney in federal prison for 5 years for bribery in 2017 has been named Northfield’s new police chief.
Klar: Cow and horse flatulence, compared
Why don’t climate alarmists target the burps and flatulence of dressage horses? Or distinguish between carbon-light grassfed cows and their more carbon-intensive grain-fed sisters?
Alix: Standing in the rain, RFK shares vision for a prosperous, healthy nation
The question came upon me: “What is it about a Kennedy?”
VT Headlines: Central Vermont Medical Center nurses, tech staff vote to unionize
Central Vermont day care worker accused of child abuse; ‘Just tear them down’: After the flood, hard-hit Barre considers big changes; As VT records its 1,000th Covid death, hospitalizations tick up
Inmate who got prison guard pregnant pleads not guilty in gun case
They became lovers when she was a prison guard and he was an inmate – a violation of state law.
McClaughry: Peculiar response to the valley flooding problem
You have to wonder why the Vermont Climate Council is urging land use controls to keep people and businesses out of high ground, and cluster them in downtowns that flood.
Flood rescue team vandalism part of Morristown crime wave
A swift water rescue team was stationed at the Morrisville Fire Department. During the overnight hours, someone vandalized their equipment trailer in an attempt to gain access to the equipment inside.
Bernie Sanders’ long history of nepotism
This is not the first time that Vermont’s self-described democratic socialist has been in the spotlight for questionable financial decisions involving his family.
Granville man who died in double-fatal collision identified
A collision in Warren Monday night killed two men. Yesterday, police identified the second victim.
Letter: GOP needs Trump backup plan
The Dem’s aren’t dumb. They will bend rules to keep Trump’s name off six key state ballots.
VT Headlines: Enrollment declining at newly branded Vermont State University
Veterinarians say ticks and fleas are worse than ever this year; Vermont ends funding for worker relocation program; Montpelier businesses continue to struggle on the road to recovery
Vermont AG wants KY, Tennessee to shelve trans laws
AGs claim that the laws preventing hormone access to minors “single out transgender minors for discriminatory treatment.”
Flood forces rival schools to share athletic fields, combine teams
With their athletic fields buried under sewage, sand and silt, Cabot and Twinfield High will play most of their soccer games at high-ground schools like Danville and U-32.
Brazilian soldier convicted of massacre busted in NH
Filho fled Brazil after a murderous retaliation for the killing of a fellow officer.
State funds up to $11K for trading flood-damaged cars for EVs
“We hope these incentive changes will make a difference in curbing the worst effects of climate change,” Transportation Secretary Joseph Flynn said.
Woman died by hanging near highway intersection / Man found dead on riverbank
Police are investigating the unrelated deaths of two Vermonters.
Roper: Biden won’t, and was never going to, be the Democrats’ Nominee
That’s the trap being set, at least as I see it. The question for the debates is, will Republicans step into it?
Federal court expedites snowboarding coach’s lawsuit over transgender speech
Ousted coach David J. Bloch maintains he was unfairly fired the day after he joined in a brief private, non-disruptive discussion started by two of his athletes on Feb. 8 about a transgender student.
Keelan: After flood, harvest failures and scandal payout, time to rethink ’24 state budget
With the recent disasters, the Legislature should return to Montpelier and rethink the spring spending spree they unleashed on the State.
VT Headlines: Man pulls a gun on Uber driver in South Burlington
Green Mountain Power warns of potential scam calls; Judge throws out lawsuit brought against state, health care provider over prison suicide; Burlington restaurant owner Ahmed Omar dies unexpectedly
Elm-eating bug confirmed in Vermont
An invasive sawfly from Asia that can fully defoliate an elm tree has migrated across the Quebec border into northwestern Vermont.
Shepard: Decoupling schooling from the State
There was a time when public schools were locally funded and locally controlled. The focus was teaching students the tools for discovering and living life-not social experiments.
CLG: Donald Trump, 18 others, indicted in Georgia election probe
Hunter Biden’s appointed special counsel called a ‘clear violation,’ ‘illegal’; NIH royalty payments raise questions about Fauci testimony, show Wuhan lab ties
Vermont bear hunting starts in September
In addition to a hunting license, a bear hunter using a bow or crossbow must have a prior or current bow license or a certificate proving completion of a bow hunter education course.
Tyeastia Green supporters rally, Council sends audit to HR committee
Depending on who you listen to, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger is either a white supremacist or a city leader willing to ask awkward questions about the fiscal performance of the city’s former diversity office chief.
VT Headlines: Flooding forces some VT pot shops to relocate, look to ‘Higher Calling’
Burlington City Council discusses audit report involving former REIB director Tyeastia Green; Supporters of former Burlington REIB director slam investigation as ‘witch hunt’ at packed council meeting
Bananas: Pride Month to expand to seven-deadly season
Capitalizing on the smashing success of another month of pride, the crypto-fascists at Black Rock have excitedly announced they will be sponsoring Greed Month this coming December.
Two men die in early-morning crash
A falling pickup truck, two fatal car accidents, and a motorcycle-deer collision highlight Vermont traffic accident news.
Generations of ringers faithfully gather at Hope Davey’s horseshoe pits
For a lot of folks involved, coming out to the park each week is as simple as getting to be with each other, having fun and keeping the tradition alive.
Blankley: Border agents seize enough lethal drugs this fiscal year to kill more than 6 billion people
Two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a lethal dose. One pound, equivalent to 453,592.4 milligrams, is enough to kill 226,796 people. Twenty-two thousand pounds is enough to kill nearly 5 billion.
UVM to build new dorms for 540 undergrads near DoubleTree
The $100 million ‘Catamount Woods’ will house 540 undergrads near the DoubleTree hotel near I-89.
Klar: A Country Mouse, in defense of the local
This intergenerational sapping of rural culture is evident in Vermont, where agriculture, especially cow dairying, has generally declined for a century.
McClaughry: Green New Deal vs. Small Farm Republic
Klar doesn’t challenge the arguments for addressing climate issues, but he is scathingly critical of the Democrats’ solution of choice, the multi-trillion dollar Green New Deal.
Bus safety barbecue moved to August 17
A Bus Safety Barbecue scheduled for Wednesday has been moved to Thursday due to expected rain.
Thayer: VFV Initiative reso demands parents’ rights
If you are a parent, grandparent or a concerned citizen, please help Vermonters for Vermont Initiative introduce this resolution at your local schoolboard meeting.
Arrest made in connection with Leicester double shooting
Roy’s Vermont rap sheet goes back six years.
Drunk boater injures swimmer, police say
Lydia Vorsteveld, a nurse at Porter Hospital, was swimming in Arnold Bay when she was struck by a vessel under motion operated by Gerard Vorsteveld of Panton.
Middlebury College pays students $10K to take the year off
Many students decided to take a leave of absence during the pandemic and are now graduating later than scheduled.
VT Headlines: VT mental health system not prepared for flood trauma, experts say
Vermont biologists work to shape forests to mitigate climate change effects; Rafters rescued out of river in Richmond; Vermont armed service retirees honored and taught about benefits
Flood farm damage $12 million and rising
So far, only 205 respondents have completed the survey, which will remain open until Aug. 28.
Montpelier man posted 8,000 pix on dark web child porn site, police say
Coolidge admitted at the police station he was a “member” of a dark web site that he called the “Boy’s Club,” police say.
Report: Bernie campaign paid $200K to non-profit run by stepson
It pays to be family with Vermont’s socialist senior senator.
LaMarche: Burlington’s ‘racial equity’ tax dollar odyssey
The recent exposé on Tyeastia Green, once at the helm of the Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Office, lays bare a troubling tale of accountability gone entirely wrong.
CLG: Utah man who posted Biden death-threats killed by FBI agents during raid
Sen. Ron Johnson claims COVID was ‘pre-planned by elite group’; Florida Republican introduces impeachment articles against Joe Biden; Biden Has Handed Taliban Over $2 Billion in 2 Years, SIGAR finds
Evslin: Whataboutism doesn’t excuse anyone
Hard as it is to say, both Biden and Trump are entitled to presumptions of innocence even though neither deserve them. If one or the other of them should be exonerated, it doesn’t make the other one any less guilty.
All historic sites open Battle of Bennington Day, Wednesday August 16
After a day of non-stop rain, the American forces led by Gen. John Stark and Col. Seth Warner defeated the British and German troops desperately trying to capture much needed provisions from the colonial arsenal in Bennington.
Roper: Are some on the Left realizing VT Climate policy is a useless waste?
What we’ve been doing is prioritizing greenhouse gas reduction over adaptation and preparation as a policy for dealing with extreme weather events. Let’s stop doing this. Today.
‘You Are Trespassing’ loudspeaker annoys neighbors, highlights Burlington retail theft problem
The camera/speaker system blurts out “You are trespassing! Please leave the area … This area is under video surveillance, and you have been recorded.” Neighbors are reportedly irritated.
Fundraising failures that plagued Burlington Juneteenth happened again in Minneapolis
The City of Burlington saw what happened under Tyeastia Green’s watch in Minneapolis and started asking questions about her work in Burlington, which ended in March 2022.
VT Headlines: County Courier stops printing
Middlebury police station remains closed from flooding; Washington County gets a new FEMA recovery center; Hundreds gather in Montpelier to discuss city’s future
Bean: Geoengineered Transhumanism influences our lives
Modifying the weather locally and “making it rain” is just a piece to the puzzle. Here’s another one: transhumanism.
Campaign for Vermont: S.5 costs unknown, financing targets rural poor
Heat pumps require a backup (fossil) fuel source for operation below freezing temperatures and in the event of power loss. You need two systems in parallel. You cannot simply swap one system for the other.
Shapiro: The Barack Obama cover-up
Just as our institutions were shaped for decades beyond JFK’s death by the myth built around him, so our modern institutions will be shaped for decades to come by the myth of Barack Obama.
Bradley: Anti-trapping bill will cause more beaver trapping
H.191 will actually cause more trapping in Vermont; by creating an industry for the commercial killing of critters like beavers with expensive rates. It will absolutely create Wanton Waste.
Vermont regulators approve double-digit health insurance hikes
“While we were able to reduce these rate requests, we know that Vermonters will still struggle to pay for their health care,” Board chairman Owen Foster said in a statement.
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