More than two dozen Canadian nationals have been indicted in a scam
3/8/2025
More than two dozen Canadian nationals have been indicted in a scam that aimed to defraud seniors in Vermont and other states. Federal authorities say between the summer of 2021 and last summer, the Canadian residents — all but one from Quebec — made calls from centers in and around Montreal claiming to be an elderly victim’s relative who needed money for bail after a car crash. The so-called “grandparent scam” defrauded older folks across the country out of more than $21 million. Nine others connected to the scam have already been arrested and were charged in federal court.
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Vermont Maintains Hybrid Work for State Employees Amid Return-to-Office Push
3/8/2025
While the Trump administration is calling federal workers back to the office, Vermont officials say they have no plans for state workers to return to pre-pandemic schedules. Billionaire Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, this week said federal workers who didn’t return to the office will be placed on leave, the latest step in his effort […]
Brookfield Crash – Flatbed Wrecker Hits Albany Driver
3/7/2025
A two-vehicle crash on February 28 on I-89 South in Brookfield totaled a car driven by an Albany man. The 9:38 a.m. accident occurred as State Police troopers from the Berlin barracks and members of the Brookfield Fire Department were at the scene of an unrelated motor vehicle crash at the location. According to State […]
Police say a wrong-way driver on Interstate 89 had to be stopped with spike strips early Tuesday morning
3/8/2025
Police say a wrong-way driver on Interstate 89 had to be stopped with spike strips early Tuesday morning. Vermont troopers say they got multiple reports of a driver going south in the northbound lane on I-89 in Montpelier just after 1 a.m. Tuesday. They say the car passed multiple cruisers with their lights on and […]
A former Vermont state trooper is set to go to trial this month
3/8/2025
A former Vermont state trooper who pleaded guilty to stealing $40,000 worth of personal property seized by police is set to go to trial this month in another theft case. Giancarlo DiGenova is accused of stealing cash and cellphones from the Berlin barracks in 2022. Prosecutors say he stole the items to purchase Adderall. DiGenova […]
St Johnsbury Town Meeting Approves Spending Requests and School Board Election Results
3/8/2025
St. Johnsbury voters gave a thumbs up to all spending requests during Town Meeting voting Tuesday and elected Brittany Benoit Petty to the school board in the only contested race on the ballot. In results provided by Town Clerk Stacy Jewell shortly after polls closed, the school budget passed by a vote of 663 to […]
Community meeting to discuss potential Burke Mountain ownership change
3/8/2025
Town officials on Monday evening encouraged attendance for an upcoming meeting called by a group interested in buying Burke Mountain.
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