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Guy Page 
The Vermont resident in charge of the Federal Aviation Administration – which has some oversight over drone operation – is on the hot seat as the NY/ northern New Jersey Drone Mystery continues. A Pennsylvania state senator told Michael Whitaker of Norwich she will introduce a resolution allowing states to destroy drones deemed a threat. … Read more
Montpelier’s Progressive-minded City Council repealed a ban on panhandling in 2018 and refused requests to ban loitering in 2019. In 2021, it adopted a “general non-involvement approach” towards emergency (read: homeless) encampments, except for those located in ‘high-sensitivity areas.’ In 2023, former City Councilor and newly elected House member Conor Casey argued on behalf of homeless city residents … Read more
A Vermont judge on November 3 told a New Hampshire man pleading guilty to nine crimes that he was lucky to be in a Vermont courtroom instead of facing sterner justice his home state. Judge Michael Kainen’s remarkable admission about Vermont’s criminal justice system was reported by Caledonian-Record editor Dana Gray in the Nov. 4 edition of … Read more
In an election in which a socialist third-party candidate won 13,000 votes, Democrat-turned-Republican John Rodgers defeated Progressive/Democrat incumbent David Zuckerman to win the general election for lieutenant governor. The lieutenant governor race featured two farmers – Rodgers, hemp, and cannabis on his fifth-generation farm in Glover, and also a contractor, and Zuckerman, on the fruit … Read more
BIG GOP WINS IN HOUSE AND SENATE – the Franklin County House and Senate delegation (see St. Albans Rep. Casey Toof above) will be all Republicans in January, and the Senate has six new Republican senators – including Chittenden North winner Chris Mattos (to right of Toof) and Larry Hart of Orange County. It’s six … Read more
In response to public outcry, a Bennington County school district is taking heat for what parents say is a recently announced ban on saying the Pledge of Allegiance. The Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union includes Mt. Anthony Union High School in Bennington, and schools in Pownal, Arlington, Shaftsbury, and Sandgate. According to the story reported by News 10 out … Read more
The Vermont State Police today commented on intense local, state and online social media buzz about a MAP (Minor Attracted Persons) gathering reportedly scheduled to occur in Washington County beginning on Thursday, September 19. Minor Attracted Persons is another term for pedophiles. The social media posts have named two Washington County individuals as playing a … Read more