(photograph by Alyssa Nichols) We were a little worried that it wouldn’t be a great foliage season. Then today arrived.

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United States Senator Patrick Leahy called-in today to talk about the financial crisis. Leahy also brought us up to date on the inquiry into the firing of U-S Attorneys by the Bush Administration and the status of this year’s federal home heating-oil relief package.  Head to News ‘n Interviews for the latest.    L’shanah Tovah   [...]

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That’s the new button you see on top.  Click on that and you’ll hear comprehensive updates on some of the things we’ve been talking about on the radio and writing about here at Vermont Mornings.  The first podcast is Todd’s review of what the three candidates for Governor of Vermont talked about on air late [...]

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We get pitched dozens of times daily from people who want to be interviewed.  We reject 99% of them.  The headline above was the subject of an e-mail sent by former Indiana Congressman John Hostettler, who represented Indiana’s Eighth District in the U.S. House of Representatives.  It immediately caught our eye.  Mr. Hostettler was one [...]

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The source of the mysterious lights over the Northeast Kindom and North Country last night has been revealed. The Vermont Air National Guard says its planes were conducting night-time flight training that involved the dropping of flairs from several aircraft.   Guard spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Goodrow says last night’s exercise was originally supposed to [...]

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Todays focus was supposed to be on the final segment of our candidate inverviews and Governor Jim Douglas did call-in as scheduled and talked extensively about the Vermont economy and the planned closing of the Lydall-Westex plant in St. Johnsbury. You can hear that call and those of Gaye Symington and Anthony Pollina in News [...]

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Friday morning, Governor Jim Douglas phoned in and we heard his views on the departure of Lydall-Westex and his thoughts on why Vermont may not be as competitive as other states in attracting and keeping business.  If you missed our talk, Head to News ‘n Interviews and hear his take on the state of business [...]

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Two of the three candidates for Vermont Governor called-in today to discuss the issues surrounding the recent announcement that Lydall-Westex is closing its St. Johnsbury plant.  Head to News ‘n Interviews and hear what the opponents in the November 4th election have to say about why the Northeast Kingdom is losing jobs. Republican Governor Jim [...]

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The big story today is that Lydall-Westex is closing its St. Johnsbury plant. 190 of our neighbors will lose their jobs by the end of the year. The thermal insulation manufacturer has decided to consolidate operations at its plant in North Carolina. The company says the problem is related to a slowdown in one of [...]

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First memories of Yankee Stadium: Saturday, September 9, 1961, a warm late summer day in The Bronx.  Grandpa Bernie is working, so Nana helps me put on my Yankee jacket and we make the ten minute walk from her apartment on Sheridan Avenue (you can see centerfield from her kitchen window) through Joyce Kilmer Park, past the [...]

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