Gary Reis has been a selectman in St. Johnsbury for the past four years.  He has a long resume, both in the private sector and in public service.  In his very first political campaign, he will face two other opponents in the Republican primary for the Caledonia-3 house race.  He stopped by Friday morning and [...]

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What a terrible choice, but it’s one that too many of our friends and neighbors will have to make this winter.  Regardless of the reasons that we are facing skyrocketing prices for food and fuel (we’ll save that for future discussions closer to the election), we need to help our friends and neighbors.  The Heat or [...]

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Most people know St. Johnsbury’s Sandy Grenier as the town clerk and treasurer.  Others know that she and her husband Mark own Natural Provisions stores in St. Jay and over in Williston.  When Dave Clark died early this year, Sandy finished out his term, and now she’s ready to run on her own.  Head up [...]

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 An old car destined for the scrap-yard was stolen from a residence in Stannard. The light green, 1977 Pontiac Bonneville is owned by 84-year-old Harold Nunn. Nunn told state police that three young male subjects in a light-colored truck towing a trailer came to his house on Stannard Mountain Road inquiring about the junk car. [...]

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On Saturday evening at 8:30, you get a second chance to hear a great singer.
Because Jason Palmer at Burke Mountain has a great ear and a commitment to GOOD music, he is bringing Miss Tess back to the Tamarack Grill.  You may remember several weeks back, after her first appearance at Burke, that I went [...]

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In most of Northern New England, we have barely had summer.  St. Johnsbury surpassed it’s rainiest season EVER weeks ago, so every storm that comes between now and the end of the month just adds to the total.   Washed out roads and driveways, mold everywhere, drowned gardens, that’s what we’ve been living with for months.  It [...]

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Well in wackier states (New York) when the governor does really stupid stuff, the lieutenant governor…becomes the governor! Here in Vermont, Tom Costello, our Wednesday morning guest, suggests that the Lieutenant Governor can become a guiding force for the legislature. Tom is running in the Democratic primary next month and has some pretty [...]

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from the Sunday New York Times:
 IT’S been more than eight years since “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” made its first foray into presidential politics with the presciently named Indecision 2000, and the difference in the show’s approach to its coverage then and now provides a tongue-in-cheek measure of the show’s striking evolution. 
In 1999, the [...]

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John Kascenska is a first-time candidate for political office. The Wheelock resident and Lyndon State College dean is vying for the Caledonia/Orange State Senate seat. He’ll be in a contested three-way Republican primary on September 9th. On Tuesday, he came to the studios and talked about issues AND his recent climb (his [...]

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Vermont State Police just informed us that an M-16 assault rifle and a “large quantity” of ammunition has been stolen from a parked VSP cruiser in Brighton. The weapon was taken after a window in the cruiser was smashed as it sat parked at a troopers’ home on Route-105…and, yes, they would definately like to [...]

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