Vermont Catch-up (Ketchup)

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On this week’s show:

• Happy National Biscuits and Gravy Week
• Vermont is searching for EEE, one mosquito at a time 
• UVMMC has too much money
• Mental Health Urgent Care center closer to opening in Burlington
• Burlington says “Whoops, we might need cops”
• Vermont State University Enrollment Rises 
• Fatal plane crash
• A bright leaf season
• Tunbridge World Fair
• The hunt is on for Essex’s best tree

(48:36) Break music: Long Gone John & TallGrass GetDown - “Aint Gotta Think About You”

https://longgonejohn.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-ophelia 

• Celebrity waiters at Ronald McDonald House
• Burlington may lower speed limit
• Olympian Ilona Maher to Compete on 'Dancing With the Stars' 
• Progress on Sound Mitigation
• What to do with Roxbury Village School building
• Morristown sees rise in car theft
• Rutland competitive BBQ team
• Whoopie pies return  to Rutland

(1:19:11)  Break music: Real Ova Deceit (feat Doctor A) - “Going For it”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrXMBVsleG8&ab_channel=RealOvaDeceitLLC 

• Scumbag Map 
•  Loose dogs cause crash
• Vermont’s Roman Catholic Diocese faces another wave of lawsuits 
• Cedar Drive aka New Hamsterdam in Berlin
• New Hampshire man pleads not guilty to Vermont murder 
• Suspected bank robbers remain in jail | Local News | 
• Royalton police officer facing domestic violence charges placed on leave  
• Banyai arrested…again
• West Glover murder
•  Bennington man arraigned on attempted murder after victim jumps from window
• Bucky the buckethead dog returned to owner

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On this week’s show:

• Happy National Coloring Book day
• Glo’s skunk update
• Whoop there it is / who let the dogs out
• Why does Vermont keep flooding? 
• Cheif Murad doesn't like repeat offenders
• Burlington rugby star Ilona Maher wins Olympic bronze 
• Vote for the ghost of Dick Sears 
• Accidental Covid-19 case dismissed
• Traffic-calming devices installed on busy Burlington street 
• New UVM surgical office approved
• Vermont in top 10 states with most federal disaster declarations 

(1:01:23) Break music: Suburban Samurai - "Zombie"
https://suburbansamuraimusic.bandcamp.com/track/zombie 

•  Sage Farm Goat Dairy wins national award 
• South Burlington City Council bounces pickleball solutions 
• Brazen bears rattle Stowe 
• Giant pinecone-like egg statue coming to new Williston art park 
• Resort planned for former SVC campus 'advancing'
• Dog Mountain cancels summer festival

(1:41:10)  Break music: Violet Crimes - "Some Exceptions May Apply"
https://violetcrimesvt.bandcamp.com/track/some-exceptions-may-apply 

• Scumbag Map 
•  Driver intentionally drives wrong way
• Impressive shoplifting in Bellows Falls & Brattleboro
•  Brandon teen charged with sex assault
• Waterbury man arrested for Morristown murder
• Montpelier bat attack
•  77-year-old Bennington woman charged with trying to grab gun from police officer 
• 18-year-old arraigned on felony charges after violent attacks in Bennington
• Springfield man faces multiple drug charges
• Chinese turtle smuggler convicted

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• Happy National Talk in An Elevator Day
• Reopened investigation into Smuggs drowning concludes 
• One year into the Vermont State Uni system
• Vermont State Police confirm found remains belong to Roberta Martin 
• Woodstock voters to decide on short term rentals
• Outright Vermont wants to boycott twitter
• Parents left scrambling after state revokes license of Richford child care
• ECHO Leahy Center to embark on $3M exhibit renovation 
• Cuarto Torres to get a facelift
• Sara Holbrook Community Center to close
• An inmate’s pleas about her dangerous cellmate were dismissed. Then she 
• You gotta trust your shroom guy

Break music: Dylan Patrick Ward & the Loveable Losers - “I cant wait to be alone”

https://dylanpatrickward.bandcamp.com/track/i-cant-wait-to-be-alone 

• New Digger managing editor
• VT rowers headed to Olympics
• West Nile virus in Alburgh mosquito pool
• Tito’s Taqueria fined by Dept of Labor
• Crazy Cat Lady Ceramics
• 81.1% of Vermont Lakes Are Too Polluted for Swimming 
• Top ice creams flavors in VT: Did your favorite make the list? 

()  Break music: Mavstar (feat Joint Manipulation) - Mavstar City 

https://mavstar.bandcamp.com/track/mavstar-city-feat-joint-manipulation-2 

• Scumbag Map 
•  Man arrested in South Burlington on aggravated assault, kidnapping, and bu
• Three charged in Kayla Wright homicide case - 
• Lunenburg man jailed after rampage at St. Johnsbury transportation building 
•  Essex police officer assaulted
• Assault case of Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore ends in mistrial
• Rutland girls trying to make the world safer for turtles

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On this week’s show:

• Happy National Lottery Day
• Law enforcement uses roadblock to find jurors 
• Man shot by police in Burke charged w/ attempted aggravated murder o
• Saint albans woman deported rather quickly
• Burlington trying to fix old pipes
• 1st leg of Burlington’s Champlain Parkway set to open this summ
• Higher Ground says Burton pulled plug on South End move 
• UVM Staff Union Asks University to Reinstate Mental Health Positions 
• Burial Mix-Up at  Burlington's Lakeview Cemetery  

(52:15) Break music: Trevor Robinson - The Last Pay Phone on Earth 

https://trevorrobinson.bandcamp.com/track/the-very-last-pay-phone-on-earth 

• Goddard College Campus Is Back on the Market |
• 251 club celebrates 70 years
•  Fairfax town-wide garage sale
•  Library / Police Station in Rutland?
•  European tree technology comes to Montpelier
•  Thai Kitchen in Milton
• Burlington City Council to discuss police oversight 
• Creemee Confidential: What It Takes to Create Vermont's Dessert

(1:31:04)  Break music: The Owl Stars - Hit Em for Me 

https://citizenbare.bandcamp.com/track/hit-em-for-me 

• Scumbag Map 
•  Man hospitalized after shot by pellet gun in Brattleboro
• Elusive fugitive captured in Burlington 
• Former Vermont trooper stripped of certification 
• Burglars caught on camera at state park
•  Woman assaults, robs seniors on Church Street
• Police try to ID woman involved in SUV theft, car break-ins 
•  Man pulls a Supermarket Sweep in Berlin

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On this week’s show:

• Happy national Rock n Roll Day
• Adam had a baby!
• UVM Nurses strike deal
• Whistleblower Alleges iSun Leaders Misled Shareholders 
• Manhattan Pizza & Pub Walkout
• Addison drunk prosecutor settles
• Vermont launches problem gambling website
• Law aimed to protect cyclists
•  New VT law cracks down on thefts
•  Ethan Allen Express getting faster
• One  contractor carted away thousands of tons of flood debris
• Special state park beer of Vermont

(1:12:15) Break music: Nahte Renmus (Feat Jarv) - “Puddin’ Cup”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro7MeHaLvMw&ab_channel=NahteRenmus 

•  Folks pissed about Pickleball
• Recycling household batteries is now the law
• No quarry in Saint Albans
• Great Bristol Outhouse Race
• Sale price for Goddard College’s campus is $3.4 million; 
•  Hundreds sign up for refugee assistance training
•  Changes at Jericho General store
• Barton woman regains home in tax sale settlement
•  Future of movies in VT?

(1:53:40)  Break music: Lutalo - “Ocean Swallows Him Whole”

https://lutalo.bandcamp.com/album/the-academy 

• Scumbag Map 
• Teen driving 107 mph
•  Man hit several cars
•  VT police search for hit & run
•  Man wanted for dragging officer
•  Burlington knife threat
•  Bennington man escape does not go well
•  Saint Albans crime roundup
•  Chinese turtle smuggler

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On this week’s show:

• Happy national Bingo Day
• Matt is cancer free!
• Tornados in VT
• To fund lawsuit over education secretary, senators sought donations
• Oops - 800 gallon chemical spill at airport
• Stowe’s property values double
• Champlain Valley Expo wants to host more concerts
• Police crack down on dangerous driving on notorious Vt. roads
• Women’s soccer in VT?
• Vermont police warn of counterfeit cash 
• Flipping off a trooper
• Shots for trees

(51:23) Break music: The Pilgrims - “Take one 4 the team” (rock from Windsor, VT)

https://pilgrimsvt.bandcamp.com/track/take-one-4-the-team 

• New businesses are filling up storefronts on Church Street 
• St. Pierre punches ticket to Paris  Outlaw bikers coming to Rutland
• New Whetstone owners in Brattleboro
• New quarry in Saint Albans
• As negotiations continue, UVM Medical Center nurses vote to allow strike 
• Queen City cat lounge
• Stop hitting my home
• Swanton block party

(1:29:09)  Break music: Aleda Bliss - “No View Buy You”

https://aledabliss.bandcamp.com/track/no-view-but-you 

• Scumbag Map 
• Fayston explosion
• Whatchu know ‘bout Fayston, VT & Fayston history
• Monkton man threatens lawmaker
• Burlington pandemic fraud
• Newport bank robbery suspect
• Suspect steals highway equipment, then uses it to steal ATM 
• Attempted prison escape
• Rutland man - two weeks of drunken fights
• Turtle release

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On this week’s show:

• Happy National Vanilla Milkshake Day
• Fried chicken comment
• 2 Vermont senators sue Gov. Phil Scott 
• Burlington Mayor Dodges Media 
• Conservative group challenges non-citizen voting
• Vt. marijuana company questions authority of Cannabis Control Board 
• Nurses union at UVM Medical Center threatens strike 
• More than 4 million skiers braved Vermont’s weird, wet winter 
• VT national guards graduate from Brazilian mountain school

(51:18) Break music: The Steppes - "Dynamite"
https://thesteppes.bandcamp.com/track/dynamite

• Zoning middle finger in Huntington
•  Historic temperatures
• Lifeguard shortage 
• Murder Case Against a Burlington Teen Has Been Moved to Juvenile Court 
• Montpelier distillery celebrates Pollinator Week 
• New mural captures camaraderie of Old North End neighborhood 
• Consultant deems Vermont health care system ‘badly broken’ 
• Work continues on new Montpelier post office location 

(1:35:26)  Break music: Kiley Latham - “Daydream”

• Scumbag Map 
• Three in custody after manhunt in Northeast Kingdom 
• VT. Man charged in ‘Whitey’ Bulger death pleads guilty 
• Man kidnaps woman, child
• Second teen arraigned on gang sexual assault at drinking party 
• Arrest serves as a cautionary tale for selling vehicles online 
•  Melee in the park
• Five men arrested after Springfield drug bust 
•  Fairfax man in his best polo assaults officer
•  Grand Isle man arrested for waving gun, holding up traffic
• Barre dealership’s ex-auto parts director admits to $575K fraud scheme 
•  Need volunteers for goose banding

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On this week's show:

• Happy National Bourbon day, New Mexico day, and Pet wedding week
• Bennington lawmaker caught harassing colleague
• Burlington mayor defends getting free meals from citizens
• Phil Scott signs animal cruelty law
• Cows in electric collars
• SunCommon goes belly up
• Bad news for lumber industry? 
• Accounting error brings Burlington budget gap to $14.1M 

(55:26) Break music: Dead Street Dreamers- “Dark Thoughts”

https://deadstreetdreamers.bandcamp.com/track/dark-thoughts 

• Colchester Causeway now under state ownership 
•  Political sign beef and do these things even work?
• Vermont Supreme Court takes away whistleblower award
•  Concession stand coming to Burlington’s City Hall Park 
•  Wallingford considers making ballfield constable more visible
•  Milton HS BLM art vandalized
• Pride flag stolen
• Cabot poetry trail

(1:42:52)  Break music: The Chloe Brisson Band - “No Savior”

https://chloelouisebrisson.bandcamp.com/track/no-savior 

• Scumbag Map 
•  Man flees three crashes in one day
•  Vt. woman serving time for attempted murder accused of attacking cellmate 
•  Bennington man held without bail after violent incident
•  Plainfield parts dealer admits to fraud
•  Officer involved shooting in Orange, VT
•  Whatchu know bout Orange, VT?
•  The Reverse Goldilocks: Bear gets comfy on a hammock

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On this week’s show:

• Happy National VCR Day
• Bennington County Senator Dick Sears has died at 81 - VTDigger
• Burlington cops scare high schoolers w/ fake shooting
• Vermont ACLU takes Essex County Sheriff’s Department to court in public 
• VT Christian Alliance allege they are discriminated against due to LGBTQ protections for foster kids
• Beta reports full test flight of vertical takeoff prototype 
• Wreck of 1971 plane crash discovered in Lake Champlain 
• 84-year-old man rescued from glider crash
• 25K Vermonters lose internet
• Burlington repeat offender takes plea deal on federal robbery charges 
• I-89 study focuses on South Burlington exit 

(1:00:07) Break music: Kate Kush - “False Cry”

https://katekushmusic.bandcamp.com/track/false-cry 

• Burlington garden club honors found member with bench
• A Developer's Storm Cleanup Crossed Into a Burlington Park
• Archaeological dig at old psychiatric hospital
• Vermont reports lowest fertility rate in the US amid national decline -
• Topsham student sues after denied scholarship
• Costco hot  dog price stays firm
•  Darn Tough is wrestling with ‘rampant’ social media  scams.

(2:00:53)  Break music: FOZ - “Sense of Imperfection”

https://foz-music.bandcamp.com/track/sense-of-imperfection  

• Scumbag Map 
• Lawnmower thief
• Serial Killer - thousands of remains
•  Shelburne drug trafficking
• Deadly police chase through Colchester
•  Stolen dump truck
• Wallingford man seriously beaten
• High-speed chase ends in crash, driver threatens police with hammer 
•  Breakfast sandwich thief in Saint Albans
• Bear freed from stuck jug

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On this week’s show:

• Happy national dinosaur day
• Why am I so happy that Trump was convicted?
• Negro league baseball records
• What does passage of Vt. psychedelic mushroom law mean? 
• The Rosa parks of being stoned at work
• Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak reappoints Jon Murad as police chief 
• US Supreme Court could take up South Burlington land use case 
• Colleagues call death of Mazza the end of an era
• Windham school district in crisis
• Some Burlington City Council members not aware of plan to support waterfront  homeless camp
•  Plans to convert Burlington YMCA into housing hit a snag
• VT bought an island

(1:01:43) Break music: HASKELL - “Let Me In”

https://haskellsucks.bandcamp.com/track/let-me-in 

• Townshend veteran finally honored by France
• Vt. becomes 1st state requiring oil companies to pay for damage from climate 
• Barriers meant to prevent truck stuckages at Smugglers Notch get tested right
• Community pushes back on Goddard College campus buyer 
• A reason to watch women’s Olympic rugby
• A Group of Burlington Neighbors Is Painting Over Graffiti Themselves 
• Unearthed by accident: a plant lost to Vermont for a century is discovered 
• VT spelling champ headed to DC & Update
•  VT 3rd best state to learn to ride a bike

(1:50:42)  Break music: WiseAcres - “Adjust the Angles”

https://wiseacres.bandcamp.com/track/adjust-the-angles 

• Scumbag Map 
• 42-year-old homicide solved
•  Danby Walmart shooting
• Northfield Kristal goes on rampage
• Saint Albans crime blotter
• Vt. police say chronic littering culprit caught, fined 

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