By Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org Gov. Phil Scott made the latest move Thursday in what is expected to be a end-of-session showdown with legislators over education funding, saying that he is willing to use one-time money to plug the spending gap this year in exchang... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org House and Senate judiciary committees are taking two paths as they look to respond to a court ruling that may lead to the the most serious charges being thrown out against an 18-year-old Poultney man accused of threatening “mass ... More »
By Mike Dougherty, VTDigger.org The Vermont Attorney General’s Office will not file charges against the police officers involved in a fatal shooting in January on the grounds of Montpelier High School. Police shot and killed Nathan Giffin, 32, of Essex, follow... More »
By Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org Six days after the Supreme Court ruled that an 18-year-old former Fair Haven High School student’s alleged plan to shoot up the high school did not constitute an attempt to commit a crime under existing Vermont law, state lawmakers ... More »
By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org After a long hiatus, Vermont lawmakers are once again advancing a bill requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be designated as “gender free.” The Senate has given preliminary approval to H.333, which says all public bathro... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org A Rutland judge Wednesday morning vacated an order he issued a day earlier on whether four felony charges, including attempted aggravated murder, should stand in the case of Jack Sawyer, accused of planning to shoot up Fair Haven... More »
On Saturday, April 21, at 7 p.m., the Jones Memorial Library in Orleans, will host an evening of short films by award winning Northeast Kingdom filmmaker B. Stephen Stockwell, also know as artist and raconteur Bradleigh S. Stockwell. Called, “Filmed On Locatio... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 18, 2018 DERBY LINE — The village of Derby Line was once renowned for its million dollar sidewalk, a project that went spectacularly wrong more than 15 years ago. Today it’s facing another, somewhat less expensive, problem stemmin... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 18, 2018 NEWPORT — A familiar ponytail could be seen heading toward the entrance of Northern State Correctional Facility through a light snowfall Tuesday morning. Under it, as usual, was Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman. The Li... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 18, 2018 NEWPORT — During his visit to Newport Saturday, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said the present political moment is troublesome, but he pronounced himself “not unoptimistic” about the prospects for the future. He warned his ... More »
copyright the Chronicle April 18, 2018 NEWPORT — The Northeast Kingdom Tasting Center, which opened to great fanfare in August of 2013, may be in difficulty if its showcase tenant, The Newport Ciderhouse Bar and Grill, shuts its doors. Its owners, Paul Dreher ... More »
