Former Lyndon Town Administrator David Dill will be Vermont’s next secretary of transportation. Dill – the current deputy secretary at the agency – will replace his boss Neale Lunderville sometime this summer. Dill was Lyndon’s first professional manager and still lives in town. TW Tune in Friday morning to 97.7 FM for all the details.

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Vermont has a strong tradition of third-party and independent candidates for office, witness Senator Bernie Sanders. This year, the Progressive Party candidate for Governor is Anthony Pollina, a grassroots organizer and talk show host on WDEV Radio. He called in Thursday and told us why he can beat Governor Douglas and Speaker of the House [...]

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Justin Smith, the head coach of the Lyndon Institute baseball team, said, after Buddy Lamothe pitched a complete-game no-hitter and also got two runs, two hits and two RBI’s, that it was a “solid performance.” MAJOR understatement. He stopped by the studio to chat Wednesday morning. The name ‘Steinbrenner‘ came up. Later, Gaye Symington, Democratic [...]

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The price of a U.S. postage went up yesterday, from forty-one to forty-two cents. BUT…so did the cool factor, as the USPS unveiled their new forty-two cent stamp featuring Frank Sinatra. On Wednesday, we mark the tenth anniversary of The Chairman’s passing. Today we honor his legacy. Tomorrow we’ll play his music on the air.  [...]

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…every time I try to call my therapist.

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The Lyndon Town School Jazz Band returned from their competition in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with TWO trophies and a large medal. Performing “Honky Tonk Shuffle” and “Area 51″, Brian Huling’s fifteen piece big band took home trophies for Best Overall and Best in Division. Walker Storz (yeah, that Walker Storz…the one who will be representing Vermont in [...]

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“The Lanyard”   The other day as I was ricocheting slowly off the pale blue walls of this room, bouncing from typewriter to piano, from bookshelf to an envelope lying on the floor, I found myself in the L section of the dictionary where my eyes fell upon the word lanyard.   No cookie nibbled [...]

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The tip-off was obvious, but we missed it. A bill for “services rendered” from the Tina Yothers Clinic in North Hollywood arrived on Cinco de Mayo. It was passed along without comment by The Caffeinators, who called the radio station on Tuesday (Seis de Mayo) and said one word: “Winnebago.” Sinclair deGroot is indefinable. There [...]

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…the Speaker of the House. And in the other corner, the Governor of Vermont. It’s pretty obvious that Gaye Symington, who is stepping down as Speaker and leaving the legislature, is preparing to run against incumbent Jim Douglas for Governor. Both called in this morning to share their views. Head to News & Interviews and [...]

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Taken 7 May 6:00 AM.  Unretouched. What, you thought I was kidding?   –SN

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