162: A Salute to Pilots, No Tombstone Required, and Myers Mermel Stops By

10/06/23 • 153 min

Vermont Catch-up (Ketchup)

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On this week’s show:

Happy Poetry Day
The Cookie Thief by Valerie Cox
Series of bomb threats appear to be a hoax
Leaf peepers outta control - trespassing tourist leads to closure
1 year in, has Vermont’s legal cannabis marketplace met expectations?
BETA unveils its electric aircraft production facility in South Burlington
Vacation rentals a huge portion of Stowe housing stock
Vermont State University president recommends cutting 10 programs
Judge refuses to dismiss Franklin County sheriff assault case
Vermont’s first conservation cemetery
Improperly imprisoned man’s case thrown out
School employee exonerated of abusing autistic kid
Vermont kids don’t read good
Vt State Police want to know “How was your traffic stop?”

(1:05:00) Break music: Cady Ternity - That’s What You Think

https://cadyternity.bandcamp.com/track/thats-what-you-think

The Big Buzz Chainsaw Festival
Bennington Police Department arrests Kerry Raheb on multiple charges
Ethan Allen Institute suspiciously fires Myers Mermel
SoBu Pizza Hut rehab hits a snag
Businessman & Notorious Drug Dealer Catches Another Break
Milton residents raise objections as town pulls funding for local arts guild
Lambert censured by Bellows Falls Union High School Board
Plattsburgh Man Banned From Ferry for 'Disrespectful' Email
Sheriff investigates swastika drawn with carrot in Putney
Strafford residents step up to fill gaps in social safety net

(1:53:52) Break music: Aresty - Emma

https://aresty.bandcamp.com/track/emma

Scumbag Map

Ex-Brattleboro office banned from law enforcement
Kids bring stolen gun to school
Attempted robbery in Marshfield
Men arrested with drugs in an empty apartment
7th person sentenced in 2019 Burlington Murder
Suspect in Burlington gunfire incident pleads not guilty to charges
Montpelier man accused of throwing knife toward family member
Scumbag in the air - stalking via plane
Bats in Converse Hall frustrate UVM students
Every state’s favor ite curse word

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Outro Music by B-Complex

Let us know what you think - text the show!

On this week’s show:

Happy Poetry Day
The Cookie Thief by Valerie Cox
Series of bomb threats appear to be a hoax
Leaf peepers outta control - trespassing tourist leads to closure
1 year in, has Vermont’s legal cannabis marketplace met expectations?
BETA unveils its electric aircraft production facility in South Burlington
Vacation rentals a huge portion of Stowe housing stock
Vermont State University president recommends cutting 10 programs
Judge refuses to dismiss Franklin County sheriff assault case
Vermont’s first conservation cemetery
Improperly imprisoned man’s case thrown out
School employee exonerated of abusing autistic kid
Vermont kids don’t read good
Vt State Police want to know “How was your traffic stop?”

(1:05:00) Break music: Cady Ternity - That’s What You Think

https://cadyternity.bandcamp.com/track/thats-what-you-think

The Big Buzz Chainsaw Festival
Bennington Police Department arrests Kerry Raheb on multiple charges
Ethan Allen Institute suspiciously fires Myers Mermel
SoBu Pizza Hut rehab hits a snag
Businessman & Notorious Drug Dealer Catches Another Break
Milton residents raise objections as town pulls funding for local arts guild
Lambert censured by Bellows Falls Union High School Board
Plattsburgh Man Banned From Ferry for 'Disrespectful' Email
Sheriff investigates swastika drawn with carrot in Putney
Strafford residents step up to fill gaps in social safety net

(1:53:52) Break music: Aresty - Emma

https://aresty.bandcamp.com/track/emma

Scumbag Map

Ex-Brattleboro office banned from law enforcement
Kids bring stolen gun to school
Attempted robbery in Marshfield
Men arrested with drugs in an empty apartment
7th person sentenced in 2019 Burlington Murder
Suspect in Burlington gunfire incident pleads not guilty to charges
Montpelier man accused of throwing knife toward family member
Scumbag in the air - stalking via plane
Bats in Converse Hall frustrate UVM students
Every state’s favor ite curse word

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Outro Music by B-Complex

Previous Episode

161: Confucius Say..., Elves of Octoberfest, and Originators of the Therapy Dog Program at BTV

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On this week’s show:

Happy Confucius Day
We’re number one in underage drinking
Miro will not seek re-election
Kinky Summer Soirée Awoke to Gunfire
MacKenzie Scott Donates $20 Million to Champlain Housing Trust
Outdoor Gear Exchange to open in Essex Experience
State to continue sending incarcerated individuals to Mississippi
Pipe Dream? What to do with energy plant?
New Vermont Village
NEK is struggling to find driver’s ed folks

(59:56) Break music: Rivan - “Paper Tabs”

https://rivan.bandcamp.com/track/paper-tabs

Lyndonville covered bridge hit two times in one day
Despite $2.5M investment, dental therapy program has not yet materialized at Vermont
Hey Bub, Citizen Cider's New Light Beer, Brews Trouble With Staff
Stowe Starbucks brews up controversy
Williston considers lifting backyard chicken ban
Judge allows challenge to horse farm search warrant
Tea shop opens in....Rutland?
Gazebo project hits a snag in Rutland

(1:44:54) Break music: Justin Levinson - “Madeline for the Win”

https://justinlevinson1.bandcamp.com/album/collamer-circle

Scumbag Map
17-year-old with a BB gun
2 captured in Enosburg Falls armed robbery (wcax.com)
Double-shooting suspect pleads not guilty
VSP: Man who tried to light Molotov cocktail committed more crimes
VT man with history of disturbances arrested again
Cafe Risque
Defendant accused of assaulting 8-year-old skips trial as jury waits
Former president of Dorset library busted with embezzling
Kayaker busted with 26 lbs of cocaine
Meet Ellie May, therapy dog at BTV
10 unhappiest states in the US revealed

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Outro Music by B-Complex

Next Episode

163: A Stolen Car, the Garbage We Eat, and a Cop with Literary Chops

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Happy International Stuttering Awareness Day
Florida trip
Adam’s car was stolen
Holy cow - this Citizen Cider story has legs
Miro Weinberger exploring a run for statewide office
Investigations clear cop who shot at man in Morristown
State Board of Education walks back proposed school anti-discrimination rules
Proposed Air National Guard lease extension
Plan pitched to stop stuck trucks on Notch Road
South Burlington backs resident group in Higher Ground litigation

(53:58) Break music: Jacob S. McLaughlin - “Livin’ in Vermont”

https://jacobsmclaughlin.bandcamp.com/track/livin-in-vermont

Sue Wear, Pet P.I.
Colchester student and teacher becomes citizens together
Wi-fi coming to school buses
Pilot program to ship organic dairy directly to schools
Vermont schools to start the weed conversation
Montpelier postal workers can stop building fires
Burlington Bio working on lab grown meat
Vermont newspaper lacks reporters, turns to AI

(1:48:03) Break music: Remi Russin - “A Second Pass”

https://remirussin.bandcamp.com/track/a-second-pass-2

Scumbag Map
Man arrested in theft of state police cruiser, rifle
Rutland man faces drug charges following raid
Brattleboro man with criminal history attempts to steal coins, jewelry, apple cider
Brattleboro twins arrested same week
Montpelier man arrested on 2-hour long manhunt
Woman falsely claims to be working for feds in drug bust
The Winooksi cat shop is closing

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Outro Music by B-Complex