Stuck in Rochester without power, cell service or phone
A handful of callers complained to Mark Johnson, a host on the Waterbury radio station, that they were being ignored by state officials. PHOTO GALLERY OF ROCHESTER
After Irene, Day 2: State in shock as officials assess erratic path of destruction
Photo gallery of Northfield Falls, Moretown and Waterbury. Video footage from avail with Leahy and Shumlin. Also, footage of the Flood of 1927 from the Vermont Historical Society. Description of damage to Wilmington and listing of locations of closed bridges.
Update at 12:56 a.m. + videos: Vermont devastated by “catastrophic” floods in wake of Hurricane Irene
By nightfall, all eyes were on Montpelier, as the Winooski River gathered water from tributary streams and was expected to crest at between 18 feet and 20 feet above flood stage at about 2 a.m. In May, the high point was 17.5 feet.
Margolis: Vermont GOP gubernatorial lineup takes shape
A recent poll gave Shumlin a healthy (if by no means commanding) eight-point lead over Dubie.
Shumlin declares state of emergency
“We are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best,” Shumlin said. “We have every reason to prepare for the worst.”
Shumlin urges Vermonters to prepare for Hurricane Irene
The Governor said the state will open its Emergency Operations Center in Waterbury on Sunday at 7 a.m. and that center will stay open 24 hours a day for the duration of the storm response.
McClaughry: A school choice shell game?
In remarks to the state Board of Education on Aug. 9, Gov. Peter Shumlin announced that he was preparing legislation to implement universal public school choice in Vermont. “I’ve always been a proponent of school choice,” he said, to the surprise of veteran school-choice partisans who hadn’t noticed that tendency during Shumlin’s years of legislative service.
Vermont Democratic Party hires Ryan McLaren as field director
As Field Director, McLaren will head up the party reorganization process this fall and lead the charge into 2012’s election.
Bailey: Nuclear power plants should not be subjected to political whims
In many ways, this has been Vermont Yankee’s public relations problem all along: ill-informed people in positions of influence reacting in fear and without regard for collecting all of the facts.
Vermont farm workers ask Shumlin to block “Secure Communities” program
Migrant workers petition Gov. Peter Shumlin and Sen. Patrick Leahy to keep Vermont from participating in the national Secure Communities program, which they say will encourage local police to target Mexican farm workers.
