A fatal motorcycle accident, and a reckless driver who almost struck kids getting off a school bus.
Car just misses kids getting off school bus
Armed robbery/ ammo mag bust/ another child sex assault
Busts armed robbery, child sex assault, and possession of large capacity ammunition magazine.
Wool festival gives farmers an outlet to sell their goods
Particularly after the festival sales lost during the pandemic, the event is important as a source of income, the farmers said. And it is also a chance to educate and connect with their local community.
VT Headlines: The race is on to get flood-affected Vermonters’ heat before winter
Residents of a Colchester manufactured home park organize to form VT’s first new village in years; Judge denies Sheriff Grismore’s motion to dismiss assault; Why so few Vermonters have flood insurance
Evslin: What’s more dangerous, AI or Elon Musk?
I don’t think we should attempt to put either the genius or the genie back in the bottle. We will have to watch them both.
LaMarche: A post-breakup ‘friendship’
Across the pond, the United Kingdom’s Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, has pledged that if he wins a majority in parliament he will seek to re-negotiate key aspects of Brexit.
Kinsley: Climate Accords put America in the Prisoner’s Dilemma
We are in a global Prisoner’s Dilemma. Will other countries sell us out and leave us holding the Climate Change bag?
Bezos ex-wife gives $20 mil to Vermont housing non-profit
A Vermont housing non-profit will receive millions from the philanthropist ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Secretary of Education job posting is revealing
“The Secretary will be dedicated to reducing educational inequities in all schools, particularly in communities that have experienced the most substantial demographic declines.”
Child sex assault suspect released, approaches victim – and gets released again
Police say a North Pownal man sexually assaulted a child, was released on bail, violated conditions by approaching the child’s home, and was released again by a judge in Bennington County.
Klar: Masking creates toxic health impacts, NIH reports
In “Measuring the quantity of harmful volatile organic compounds inhaled through masks,” NIH posited what many concerned parents had wondered about in 2020.
Fighting human trafficking one Bazaar at a time
“This is about freedom and justice and raising dignity for artisans – about helping and showing their stories,” Carolyn Wetherby said.
Planned Parenthood in VT, NH has lost clinics, still has no CEO
PPNNE has closed clinics and can’t seem to find a new CEO to replace the two that left within the last two-and-a-half years.
Joe Biden’s Health Department wants to erase “father” and “mother” from childcare law
Health and Human Services has filed an as-yet unpublished regulatory proposal that would eliminate the words “mother,” “father,” “paternity,” and “his” and “her” from childcare-related laws.
Bananas Exclusive: Russell Brand Raped Me – My Story by Anonymous
Brand first exposed himself to me when I was watching one of his diatribes on Bill Maher’s show where he assaulted me and the entire audience that night with facts and logic.
VT Headlines: Champlain Valley Physician’s Hospital brings back mask mandate
Three charged with animal cruelty in South Burlington; Vermont DOC to continue sending inmates to Mississippi; High PCB levels detected in two Wallingford Elementary preschool classrooms
Herron: Separate and not equal
The Constitutionally-protected primacy of the Congress is clear, and all parties need to remember this.
UVM enforces employment inequity
UVM offers discount rates to employers seeking access to their student body based on race and sexual identity.
Moving trucks trash covered bridge – twice in one day
See what happens – too often – when tall trucks try to cross Vermont covered bridges.
Welch calls for Menendez resignation, praises IRS expansion
Sen. Peter Welch wants a Democratic corruption-ridden Senate colleague to resign. He’s also thrilled that the IRS now has more money and staff to collect revenue from taxpayers.
Federal judge overturns ammo magazine ban
A recent federal court decision overturning California’s ammunition magazine ban doesn’t overturn a similar Vermont law – at least not yet.
Take a time out for turtles
Volunteers will pull up vegetation on nesting beaches to prepare turtle nesting sites for next year. They may also find a few hatchlings that occasionally remain in nests underground this late.
Winooski’s renovated school is ready to shine
Winooski boasts the only school district in the state where most students are people of color, and school leaders are prioritizing it.
Wilson: Speech from the Constitution Celebration at the State House
In Vermont and in the United States, God and our Constitution cannot fall to Socialism unless we allow it to. Today’s deterioration of God, family and community is a result of a hidden plan.
McClaughry: Another Vermont Futures Project
Central to this work is the goal of increasing Vermont’s population to 802,000 and increasing housing inventory to 350,000 non-seasonal units by 2035.
Hurricane of 1938
The 1938 hurricane was a disaster that hurt many New Englanders. Over 600 people died across 7 states. The storm destroyed many homes and businesses in Vermont.
Woman dies due to abortion at Planned Parenthood
The purpose of an abortion is to kill an unborn child, but sometimes mothers die, too. Abortion activists often down-play the risks and claim abortions are extremely safe when they are legal.
VT Headlines: National guard deployed to help with migrant crisis
Burlington’s long-stalled CityPlace project finally starting to take shape; Vermont towns hope for post-flood tourism boost during fall foliage season; Pending agreement for Burl. problem property
Roper: PUC stands for People Utterly Clueless
None of this speaks well of the competency with which this program will be managed. And it is going to be exceedingly complicated.
Klar: Bill Gates eyes ‘friendly’ mosquitos
In seeking the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, mankind has habitually crafted machinations with destructive impacts often unforeseen.
Mom who lost daughter after flu vax shares story at CHD bus visit
“The purpose [of the bus] is to collect stories of vaccine injuries, deaths, and disabilities, as well as healthy unvaccinated stories. … We’ve had doctors, nurses, moms, daughters tell stories. They are all being featured on CHD.TV live and they’ll be cataloged there,” Stella said.
DiSabito: Make fentanyl dealers pay for fence around courthouse
While the feds sentence fentanyl dealers to years in prison, some Vermont judges no fines and no new time. Meanwhile fences are built around courthouses to stop incessant drug activity.
Good Samaritans rescue kayakers
Good Samaritans and police together rescued a pair of Lake Willoughby kayakers in distress.
Trucker drives off with $700 of diesel fuel / Crash downs powerlines / Not fast and furious enough for cops
Neither crime nor the police took the weekend off.
Headlines: BB gun displayed at football game, police respond
A BB gun was ‘threateningly displayed” at a CVU football game. Police and mental health counselors were were summoned.
Summer’s extreme summer weather will affect fall foliage
Will a summer of heavy rain and wildfire smoke affect New England’s famed fall foliage? UVM experts explain.
LaMarche: Melendez and our acceptance of deception
We have to break free from the tolerance we have built up toward the transgressions of those in government and honestly examine whose name we check off on our ballot paper.
CLG: Pentagon exempts Ukraine operations from potential government shutdown
Journalist Jack Posobiec added to infamous Ukrainian ‘kill list’; Ukraine to get first US tank deliveries next week – Biden; More Hospitals Across the U.S. Are Bringing Back Mask Mandates
Keelan: “We still don’t care if they die”
At the rate that young adults are dying from overdose, being incarcerated, and ending up in recovery centers, do you need to ask, where are the young people?
Klar: Killing cows to save the climate?
PETA and animal activists speculate about the mystery of the rights and consciousness of dolphins, cows, and coyotes. Rational beings would ask how killing in the name of being humane is humane.
Snowboarding team members support coach fired for transgender comments
The longtime Woodstock Union High School snowboard coach should be reinstated to his post, according to one of the two students involved in a private discussion about transgender athletes that led to his firing.
Parent of Down Syndrome girl: CVU plan allowing males in locker room ‘erasing females’
“I have a daughter with special needs, she has Down Syndrome, she can’t tell us when somebody does something to her or makes her feel uncomfortable,” Gagne said. “She doesn’t have the words to do that.”
Barre Planned Parenthood no longer performs abortions
Whatever the reason – worker shortage, the Dobbs decision, and/or a highly visible prayer vigil – the Barre Planned Parenthood clinic no longer performs abortions.
Gervais: Where does Vermont Stand?
Examining Vermont’s situation, looking at the voter rolls and election operations.
Balint wants ‘climate emergency’ mental health, addiction treatment $$
‘Climate emergencies like VT flooding and Hawaiian wildfires are devastating Americans’ mental health. Let’s put FEMA on the job, Becca Balint says.
Moretown Cemeteries Commission looks to pick up the pieces after hit-and-run damage
On Labor Day, a cemetary commissioner arrived at the Moretown Village Cemetery for her morning inspection to discover the normally well-kept space a total disaster.
VT Headlines: Burlington property owners putting up fences to discourage vagrants, violence
Keeping people in Vermont with trade industry training, Victim, law enforcement expert question Franklin County sheriff’s conduct in assault case
St. J man shot in lower extremity/ Williston home burglary/ parking in handicapped spot leads to DUI
Troopers are investigating all possibilities in this incident, including Pepper’s claim it was an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Restoring America’s Biblical foundations
Renowned national speakers, social scientists, and faith leaders will discuss and debate how to restore the country’s lost faith in God and in the founding principles of the country.
Hartford CT man extradited on drug-related murder charges
Dennis is charged with the second-degree murder of a Springfield, MA man in what police say was a drug-related shooting.
Warner: Town of Hartford D.E.I. training is problematic (Part 3)
There are many findings that refute the claims in the training however they aren’t important because the goal is not protecting certain groups from injustice but creating new sources of privilege.
Sanders, AOC decry 1973 coup in Chile
Following the 50th anniversary of the bloody U.S.-backed coup d’état against democratically-elected Chilean President Salvador Allende, Congress might apologize.
Black women who left VT DEI jobs after pushback now DEI consultants
Several women who left high-profile DEI positions are still in Vermont and still earning a living as DEI consultants.
Heated Charlotte selectboard meeting sees Thompson Point camp dispute end, for now
“If we keep saying no” to these projects and developments, said one leaseholder, “we’re going to become known for that” as a town.
DEC report highlights distrust, waste and water concerns in three communities
Report also describes a sense of distrust with civil services and plans for a new app to make it easier to see alerts and records and file and follow complaints.
Roper: Conflicts of interest in the Renewable Energy Standard Working Group
These are the most egregious conflicts of interest on the committee, and you can count on them to shape policy in ways that funnel money to their doners through mandates and subsidies.
VT Headlines: 36 FEMA trailers going in on Country Club Road
Vermont State University could consolidate, cut academic programs in ‘optimization’ process; Annual Barre Heritage Festival kicking off this week following postponing from July’s floods
Coke-totin’ kayaker busted, police say
Freddy Rodriguez, of Rhode Island. was found with more than 12 kilograms of cocaine as he prepared a nighttime load for a kayak to head north from Highgate to meet another vessel coming from Canada.
New bear population estimate based on 2022 data available
Since the mid-1990s the population has been relatively stable, fluctuating from 4,000 to 7,500 bears in consistent cycles of growth and decline. The population has seen steady growth since 2019.
Hornblas: Masks in schools…again?
We need to stand by Secretary French, the Vermont Agency of Education, and our local school boards when they decide to protect students, and acknowledge the harms of masking.
Gervais: How centralized management drives election results
How elections are centrally managed to deliver victory to the pre-selected candidates.
After the floods, Vermont farmers worry about hay shortages
40% of farmers said the loss of crops meant for feed was the most significant damage incurred by the flooding, according to a post-flood survey.
Rhode Island man with shotgun charged with unlawful restraint
The altercation ended with an arrest.
Leashed tracking dogs for recovery of game
The leashed tracking dog owners, who provide their services free of charge, must pass an extensive exam in order to be certified and licensed to provide their services.
Gervais: Voter rolls: The election fraud credit line
In Vermont, the voter rolls are growing significantly faster than the underlying population growth of voting age adults, with significant growth before elections and purges immediately after.
Future Generations Commissioner pushes no-car society, universal basic income
Investing in EV infrastructure is not the answer at all, Howe said. “We’re all still stuck in traffic, not talking to each other, in EVs rather than our diesel vehicles.”
Killington reader performance improved during Covid shutdown
The teaching method long in use by Killington and other schools isn’t about how good readers learn to read but, rather, how poor readers try to compensate for not being able to read.
Warner: Hartford D.E.I. training is more than problematic (Part 2)
What you hear is the sound of Franz Kafka rolling over in his grave muttering “I tried to warn you”.
Suspected car thief tased, pulled from burning car
As the stolen Subaru caught fire, Tatro resisted efforts to be removed. Then Officer Emily Fitzpatrick deployed her Taser, Colchester police say.
More swastika, anti-semitic graffiti / tree giveaway in Brattleboro / Septic failure grants
Nazi anti-semitic graffiti has happened again – this time in Laconia, New Hampshire.
VT Headlines: Killer Gregory FitzGerald hears from Vermont Parole Board: you’re staying put
State Treasurer seeks public opinion on green energy infrastructure; What the carbon-cutting fuel renewable propane means for homes, businesses; Burlington-Winooski Bridge team hold public meeting
Klar: Tennis courts and the war in Ukraine: a climatic comparison
The rippling effects of the Ukraine War are cataclysmic in greenhouse gas terms.
Vets 3x, inmates 6x more likely to commit suicide: report
Veterans are three times more likely, and released inmates six times more likely, to commit suicide, a recent state report shows.
Vermont preppers featured in Kunstler film documentary
The Long Emergency documentary film addresses what producers believe is a looming energy crisis featuring author and social critic James Howard Kunstler.
State police honor, promote troopers
Honors and promotions for Vermont State Police
Warner: Town of Hartford DEI training is problematic
Rather than foster a less hostile environment and reduce conflict, this document looks like a recipe for creating hostile, harassing and conflict laden work places.
BREAKING: Profane tirade shows Burlington Council in turmoil
Last night’s lengthy, profane tirade by a Burlington resident and activist could be the tipping point for the city council’s lack of control of their own meetings.
Impeachment committee to meet/ Flood debris tires collected/ VSC boss steps down
As many as 700 flood debris tires were collected for recycling last Saturday….Impeachment inquiry continues tomorrow….State colleges are looking for a new chancellor.
Social justice group gets COVID relief funds, no comments from select board
The Shelburne Equity & Diversity Committee has received a $10,000 grant that was originally intended as COVID response funds according to a shelburnevt.org post shared as a news tip recently with the VDC.
Letters: Save Pitawbagw/ Proven right about Act 250/ GOP leaders support immorality
Pitawbagw long ago exceeded her carrying capacity.
Felony shoplifting suspect jailed / ‘ghost gun’ ammo sentence
Jailed for felony shoplifting. Sentenced for possession ‘ghost gun’ ammo. Sentenced for meth dealing.
VT Headlines: Police say man threatened people with machete in Burlington park
City of Montpelier and FEMA have temporary housing solution plan for flood victims; Woman killed in deadly Waltham shooting incident; Experts gather in VT for global forum on food systems, agroecology
Woman slain by juvenile with her own gun, police say
The situation unfolded when Kilbreth got into a physical altercation with another woman who also lived in the neighborhood.
U.S. Constitution ‘experiment’ could fail, speakers warn
“Holding government officials accountable through regularly scheduled elections is so ordinary and we’ve come to expect it, but this was not the practice in most countries in the world or any other country in the world at the time,” Teachout said.
Police warn citizens to not take law into their own hands after Berlin retail theft incident
“While it can be frustrating to witness injustice or experience wrongdoing, it is important to remember that there are legal systems and authorities in place to handle these situations,” the Berlin Police Department says.
Most Vermont 3-9th graders read below grade level
Reading scores in Vermont and New Hampshire were decreasing well before the pandemic.
Roper: To be anti-Fascist, support our Constitution
We’ll never be perfect, as the document itself in its wisdom recognizes, but its promise is that we can be a more perfect nation today than we were yesterday, and an even more perfect nation tomorrow.
Wealthy Orange County town ponders hiring social worker
Residents of Thetford will hold a public forum tomorrow night to discuss hiring a town social worker.
VT Headlines: Bennington police capture dangerous fugitive
Crowds gather to raise money for Black-centered school in Burlington; Vermont 4-H teams make big showing at Big E; South Burlington gets new deputy police chief; NBC5 Foliage Tracker
LaMarche: America’s little Corporate General
In order for America to sustain a strong and objective-minded military apparatus, it is paramount that we create a clear demarcation between corporate interests and the protection of national security
CLG: Train car carrying toxic perchloric acid explodes in Nebraska rail yard
Evacuation orders issued for four mile radius as huge plume of smoke fills sky above North Platte
Steidler: The FDA’s troubling plans to dispose opioids via the U.S. Mail
At best, this will be an expensive, inefficient way to dispose of these highly addictive substances. It is quite likely a significant amount of opioids will be stolen and sold illegally,.
‘Outside raid’ threatened state employee union
A big outside union was threatening to take over representing Corrections staff. The VSEA moved quickly.
Vermont law for ‘future generations commissioner’ subject of UVM talk Tuesday
A new advocacy group backed by UVM wants to explore a potential new law creating a ‘future generations commissioner’ in Vermont state government.
A mountain cornucopia: wild edible plants found in Vermont
Delving into the fascinating world of wild edible plants found in Vermont, highlighting ten of the most common and delicious options available in the region.
Powerful speakers lined up for Restoring Our Faith summit
The event will feature an esteemed list of speakers that includes renowned scholars, religious leaders, authors, and social scientists who will discuss the importance of faith, family, and a return to the covenantal principles at America’s founding.
Biden approval rating in VT drops sharply, but still over 50%
In Vermont, Biden’s approval rating stood at 51% in the first quarter of 2023, down from 66% when he first took office in the first quarter of 2021.
VT Headlines: Vermont National Guard celebrates POW/MIA Recognition Day
Colchester School District: Student made threat while playing video game online; New head of state psychiatric hospital oversees medical provider transition; Adirondack shuttle returns for foliage
Another alleged fentanyl dealer cited and released
An alleged fentanyl dealer and an alleged ski resort burglar were both released on citation to appear in court. A man who shot at another man was jailed pending his (prompt) court appearance.
Klar: Wildfires and climate change: the inconvenient truth
Alarmists cultishly fiddle as Rome burns. Not even arsonists deter them from incinerating sensible science.
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