Violent assaults by teenagers are renewing questions about ‘youthful offender’ status that keeps some violent crimes out of the public eye – although not a recent assault of his infant child by an 18-year-old Bennington man.
DC insider PAC hosts ‘meet and greet’ for Balint

Want to meet Vermont’s new congressperson? Oh, you just missed it! She was the guest of honor at a Washington DC ‘meet and greet’ today at noon.
Water Cooler: improving low BIPOC homeownership / 21 dead geese found
Been wondering why there’s a bar code on your vehicle inspection sticker? WCAX explains
Water Cooler: Meat processor gets $1.1 mil grant / All-payer health ‘reform’ contract extended / SoBu sees crime spike
From the “It’s News But It’s No Surprise” Dept. – crime is also up in Burlington’s nearest neighbor, South Burlington.
Water Cooler: Lawmakers look at housing crisis
Whole Foods won’t carry Maine lobster anymore.
Water Cooler: It’s official: no gasoline-powered new cars by 2035
It’s official: the State of Vermont will ban the sale of gasoline-powered new cars by 2035.
Green groups eye 2023 Legislature, want all energy from renewable power
Renewable Energy Vermont, a renewable energy industry trade organization, wants all of Vermont’s energy produced by renewable power.
Water Cooler: Warmest Nov. 7 ever / Voting hot as 170,000 ballots cast before polls open
A stiff, cold wind blew from the north as Election Day 2022 dawned this morning.
Water Cooler: Veterans share stories in Colchester
There’s more than just political campaigning happening in Vermont.
Water Cooler: Looking back to the Flood of 1927

The Great Flood of 1927 killed a lieutenant governor and destroyed huge swathes of property, especially along the Connecticut and Winooski rivers.