Police say they’ve caught a local ring involved in two convenience store burglaries in Johnson.
For third time, elites try to rid rural Vermont of residents
For the third time in less than 100 years, urban elites are trying to empty rural Vermont of its poor people. (Fourth, if you count the eugenics legislation.)
State House vax passport for legislators, staff, maybe general public under consideration
Will lawmakers, staff, and even members of the general public need to show proof of vaccination or take a PCR test before entering The People’s House in January?
Prostitution vote tonight could lead to full decrim
A Burlington City Council vote could pave the way for the Queen City to be a legal sanctuary for prostitution.
Burlington prostitution ordinance language offensive, subcommittee says
All that talk about “houses of ill fame” and “to punish common prostitutes” has to go from city ordinances, Burlington Progressives say. But what will take its place?
Helping kids handle a parent’s arrest
Cops learn how to limit the trauma suffered by children when their parents are arrested.
‘Deep State Marauder’ is keynote at election integrity event Saturday
A lawyer and former Green Beret will be the keynote speaker at Concerned Vermonters’ election integrity gathering Saturday at noon in White River Junction.
State $$ to help mom ‘n pop landlords rehab old housing
The State of Vermont has ticketed $5 million of federal recovery money to help restore rundown buildings into much-needed housing.
Gray running for U.S. House
Molly Gray, first-term lt. governor, will run for the U.S. House next year.
Six municipal mask mandates on agenda tonight
At least six Vermont towns and cities will discuss a municipal mask mandate tonight. In Burlington, some restaurants are saying ‘no vax, no vittles.’
Hartford, CT drug dealer to face murder charge today
A Hartford, CT drug dealer murdered two Woodbury residents, burned down their homes, and killed three dogs, too, police say. He faces a judge today.
Cannabis Control Board takes industry side on 60% THC limit
Vermont doctors say THC concentration above 15% causes mental and physical health emergencies that are burdening Vermont emergency rooms. The industry says diluting below 60% is too expensive. Guess whose side the state’s Cannabis ‘Control’ Board is taking?
VT hospitals deploy Covid-19 antibody treatment
Monoclonal antibody treatment works and the Vermont Dept. Health is trying to expand its use, Commissioner Mark Levine said today.
Covid kills more vaxxed Vermonters than unvaxxed for third straight month
For the third month in a row, Covid-19 killed more fully vaccinated Vermont residents than unvaccinated.
Domestic violence leads to two dead in Elmore
Two adults are dead in Elmore Monday morning following an incident of domestic violence.
Dodge: St. J lawmaker hypes climate fear
Citing scientific facts gets you precisely nowhere against the entrenched Vermont media and government-renewable power complex, J.T. Dodge learned. But he’s not giving up.
Bills in Congress empowers parents to sue over curriculum non-disclosure
If schools won’t disclose curriculum to parents – as already required by federal law – new federal legislation would empower parents to sue.
Vermont #1 state meeting UN ‘sustainable development’ goals
According to the latest Sustainable Development Solution Network report, Vermont ranked the highest in the US in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Scott won’t run for Senate
Gov. Phil Scott won’t run for the U.S. Senate opened up yesterday by the retirement of Sen. Patrick Leahy.
10 ICU beds unstaffed; small schools may close; VT should emulate Texas, Florida, Scott says
10 Vermont ICU hospital beds are unstaffed due to a statewide nursing shortage. Staffing pressures also may force small schools to close.
Bowen: Move on from failed vax, mask policy
Vermont, the heavily vaccinated and masked state, has much higher illness rate than mandate-free Texas and Florida. Time to admit they were right and we were wrong about natural immunity.
Happy Veterans Day!
The flag raised over Barre for Veterans’ Day silently speaks the pride and gratitude of all Vermonters.
Injured by Taliban, vet now fights for veterans
A soldier injured in Afghanistan is leading the veterans’ program for Vermont Adaptive Ski Sports.
High VT youth infection numbers follow high testing
Were Vermont’s high Covid-19-positive cases among ages 5-11 last week a result of a genuine spread – or just more testing than usual?
VT has less natural immunity protection due to high vax rate, Levine says
Vermont’s aggressive vaccination program has led to reduced natural immunity , one cause of the current spike in Covid-19 cases, Commissioner Mark Levine said today.
Firearms seized from felon, police say
State police seized the firearms of a Barton man after he was found to be in violation of state and federal gun possession laws.
Busted for emailing intimate photos to woman, police say
Police have filed charges against a Vernon man for allegedly taking intimate photos of a woman and then emailing them to her. Nicholas Lyon, 30, has been charged with one count of […]
Kiddie vax benefits youth AND adults, Scott admin doctors say
Statistics show children almost never die from Covid-19 and are less likely to pass it on to adults than vice-versa. So why the big push for vax ages 5-11?
“Let’s Go Brandon” GOP rally Saturday in Town of Brandon
The Vermont Republican Party will hold a “Let’s Go Brandon” rally this Saturday in newly elected state chair Paul Dame’s hometown of Brandon.
$1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passes. What’s in it for VT?
As our cut of the $1.9 trillion infrastructure bill, Vermont should get $1.4 billion for highway spending, $225 million for bridges, $83 million for public transportation, and $21 million for EV charging stations.
High speed hijinks
Two Essex teens caught driving over 90 mph in Ferrisburgh.
Harwood voters deny $60 million school bond by huge margin
Harwood Union School District’s $59.5 million bond proposal failed 2,599 to 975.
Big pot dealer gets 2 yrs
A Swanton processor and dealer of large amounts of illegal marijuana received two years in sentence.
October: 57% Vermont Covid-19 deaths fully vaccinated
21 of the 37 Vermont Covid-19 deaths in October occurred among the fully vaccinated.
Join ‘Worldwide Walkouts’ in Vermont today
Health Choice Vermont will join the Worldwide Walkout in Burlington, St. J and Brattleboro today.
Jeffries: “Let’s Go Brandon!”
Political cartoonist Dan Jeffries imagines the selectboard rebranding the town of Brandon, Vermont. What could go wrong?
“A very special day” in Virginia, former VT state senator says
The impossible is really not impossible, former Vermont state senator Mark Shepard writes from his home in Virginia.
Vermont news goes national
In October, the Chronicle had more than twice as many views and three times as many visitors as any previous month.
VT vaxxed hospitalizations up, non-vaxxed down, but Fauci says we’re on right track
Just stay the course, Dr. Anthony Fauci told Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine recently.
Bennington elementary school shelters in place after racial slur
Bennington elementary school administrators last week ordered a Shelter in Place in response to a student uttering a racial slur.
Jeffries: Angel on His Shoulder
Political cartoonist remembers former Vermont Gov. Richard Snelling – and what he might have said about mask mandates.
43% of October Covid fatalities fully vaccinated
Nine of the 21 October Covid-19 Vermont fatalities this month have been fully vaccinated.
Billado won’t seek re-election as GOP chair
The Vermont Republican Party will have a new chair soon. Deb Billado has declined to run for re-election.
Flemming: the Mack Truck headed straight for you
High taxes, unapproved by Legislature. Bans on heating and cooking with gas and oil. Fewer cows! Electric vehicles ONLY. Gosh, what’s not to like about Vermont’s proposed “Global Warming Solutions”?
Dr. Reider: pushing Covid shot on children is medical abuse
Is it ethical to use children as a means to protect the old and frail, particularly when that strategy has never been proven? Haven’t they sacrificed and suffered enough?
Fatal Shooting in Addison
An Addison man is dead of an accident/self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Video: Putney grad helps Soros bankroll U.S. media
George Soros is getting financial help from a Putney School grad and fellow billionaire to bankroll the U.S. media.
