On this week’s show:Happy International Flirting Week Valentine’s day banditBurlington election will include ranked-choice votingThe Fight for Decker TowersVermont cannabis industry asking for changesHow Burlington is preparing for influx of eclipse visitorsVT adoptees can now access birth recordsHealth commissioner argues to keep mobile devices in schoolsNew law attempts to address car break-insVermonter - new fastest woman alivePop-up dental clinicsRutland dentists fight for fluoridationWe missed free ice fishing day - thanks a lot, Glo (1:05:19) Break music: Toadstool and Rico James - “One Long Bad Day”Vermont roadside pun writersA riverfront oasis in….Bellows Falls?Short-term Rental Property Owner Seeking Permit For ‘Party House’ Miss Vermont Earth TomGirl Kitchen closesBurlington 5 year-old selling pot holdersSUV bursts into flames in BrandonWe need a ruling - how do you pronounce Concord?(1:40:13) Break music: Moondogs - “Switchback”Scumbag MapScumbag averted - police thwart would be Plattsburgh hospital shooterWoman arrested after alleged school bus DUI crash Facing DUI charge, Addison County state’s attorney plans toBellows Falls man arraigned for assault, cruelty to child, DUI 4 Alleged Child Porn Man Now Charged With Sexual AssaultThousands Of Dollars In Tools Taken In Fairbanks Museum Robbery Vernon man accused of domestic assault held without bailMysterious substance in an Enosburgh mailboxNY man hid snakes in his pantsThanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: [email protected]/Outro Music by B-Complex

On this week’s show:Happy National Read in the Bathtub Day FL / TX trip highlights and lowlightsVT Lawmakers decry disturbing patterns of homophobiaAnd anti-semitism at Jay PeakJudges leaving financial disclosures blankMontpelierians can get mail againQualifications for local officials? Nah. A bad police story - ketamine versionGood cop storyBad cop story - hot micBurlington 30 million dollar renovationThe downtown BTV hotel switcheroo(1:08:24) Break music: Rivan - “Get Ya Money” Prosecutor - police beef in Addison countyRare sheep to be bred on VT farm Lumber thieves Install a cell antenna in an old Williston church?Burlington Cathedral to get demolished Rutland mayor is bringing back the moviesHardwick Gazette goes on-profit New protections if you get towed? VT teachers union against dyslexia screenings Vt. lawmakers consider new protections for people who get towedArtistic ice shanties Are we dating the same guy? Facebook groups(2:08:21) Break music: Fried by Flouride - “Rest in Peace”Scumbag Map Banyai still in the windPlot to kill Mass. Teen Eden man person of interest in Mass. shooting Suspicious death in Pownal DUI crash and assault Second high speed chase in a decade Series of burglaries in Walden, VTPilot accused of stalking woman in Vt., NY by Bakersfield burglar Whatchu know ‘bout Bakersfield, VT? Scofflaw chronic litterer in Georgia area Suspected spy pigeon cleared by Indian authoritiesThanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: [email protected]/Outro Music by B-Complex

Not a normal show. This is a collection of very short clips from shows 107-142. If you don't like a clip, just wait a few seconds. We return to our normal routine next week - can't wait!Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: [email protected]/Outro Music by B-Complex

This is not a typical show. This is an episode full of ramblings, half ideas and chatter during our breaks. It's fun, but its not coherent. Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: [email protected]/Outro Music by B-Complex

On this week’s show:Happy National “Whipped Cream” DayBurlington celebrates New Year’s Eve with Champ effigyVT tops moving destinations listCentral Vermont legislators to introduce omnibus flood relief bill - VTDiggerCOVID highest in a yearSheriff accused of assault will not have trial moved to home county, judge rulesBPD 2023 police reportTunbridge Trails battle rages onCT woman heads to VT for aid-in-dying lawScott administration urges Vermont lawmakers to address crime Cops look to stop retail theftFormer (way former) Wilmington elementary school student suing Monsanto DEC reminds Vermonters of the “no flush” list(1:05:23) Break music: MavStar feat. Subtex - “Elixir of Life”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjZ7IgM8Ee8&ab_channel=Mavstar-Topic  Self-defense in road rage caseLyndonville ambulance damaged in crash while answering a callAre investments in nursing shortage working?Program expands training in UltrasoundSome Cabot products removed from shelves amid labor shortageSnowless downtown Burlington is shown with ice-free Lake Champlain.  Is the Esteyville bandstand worth saving? The menu that won the golden ladleBrattleboro’s mun icipal EMS takeover plan may face state review (1:57:19) Break music: Lance Mills - “Lordy Lordy”https://lancemills.bandcamp.com/album/green-mountain-saturday-night Scumbag MapThe Walgreens Smoking Bandits strike againWeapons stolen in NEK Second Mass. man found with guns and drugs in Barre NJ man arrested for Shaftsbury shooting Slate Ridge owner on the lamVt. drug trafficking kingpin sentenced to 12 years in prison Thanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: [email protected]/Outro Music by B-Complex

On this week’s show:Happy New Year’s EvePoll finds Vermonters bullish on governor, sour on lawmakers Joan Shannon wins Democratic nomination for Burlington mayor Frustration mounts over ongoing VT unemployment claim dysfunctionCost to upgrade VT IT systemsBurlington homelessness - fires, safety and national ratesHow much is a bulldozer?2023 was Burlington’s warmest year on record (until next year)200+ terminally ill Vermonters qualified for the state’s aid-in-dying law inVermont selects sports betting operators Lawmakers hope to address court backlogVermont sheriffs call on John Grismore, to resignAre Vermont’s workforce investments paying off? Burlington Suspends Rental Permit for Notorious Church Street property(1:15:02) Break music: Keegan Bowen - “Fragrance-52”https://keeganbowen.bandcamp.com/track/fragrance-52 Glad in Plaid: Gene RichardsJudge Moves Vermont Family's Wrongful Death Lawsuit to ReligiousBackstory: This Year's 'Funniest Fact-Check' - Teats vs TitsJudge apologizes for weird comment to victimNorwich town board loses open meetings lawsuit, spends 100kBrattleboro to take McNeill's Brewery land Should we buy a breweryBrattleboro principal gets duct taped to a wall for charityLocal retailers rejoice over improved holiday sales Put away the guillotines  VT Ninja Warrior Training Center(2:08:10) Break music: The Coldwell Conspiracy - “Not for Me, You”https://thecoldwellconspiracy.bandcamp.com/track/not-for-me-you-2 Scumbag MapPeople keep stealing signs in WaterfordWhatchu know ‘bout Waterford, VT?Banyai still on the lamVt. man sentenced to 5 years in federal weapons case Police identify Newport man killed in Christmas Day stabbing Lady car thieves in Milton - lock them the F upEnosburg Walgreens robbedKohl’s retail theft ringMeet Mojo, crime-sniffing dogThe year in Google searchesThanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: [email protected]/Outro Music by B-Complex

On this week’s show:Happy National Pawnbrokers Day! Chittenden County Landlords Are Evicting at a crazy ratePaying homeless kids is working out so farBallint votes “present” on condemning anti-semitismSanta flying by UVM Medical CenterAfter Slate Ridge inspection, judge reissues Maybe that stabbing was a big misunderstandingVermont’s foster care IT system predates the internet 2 off-duty Burlington cops cited for speeding on motorcycles  () Break music: Alex Pastuhov - “Single and Young”https://alexispastuhov.bandcamp.com/track/single-and-young Barre trying to designate village centersLarge empty lot in NewportZenbarn buys CuraleafHistory: Thomas Young deserves his flowersCenter for Cartoon Studies under contract to buy third White River Junction buildingBETA Technology sells aircraft to Air New ZealandTruck in river on fire in Irasburg, VT Danville gets legit Chinese() Break music:  in.stinct - “gloria”https://instinctclaps.bandcamp.com/track/gloria Scumbag MapGun found near Hinesburg schoolMontpelier gun violence art exhibitTruck stolen in BerlinBennington man arrested 3 days after releaseRutland man denies ghost gun chargeConn. man charged in connection with fatal shooting in Vt. Dog respiratory diseaseThanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: [email protected]/Outro Music by B-Complex

On this week’s show:Happy National Eat a Red Apple Day!  3 Palestinians college students shot in Burlington People outraged Ben & Jerry’s hasn’t taken a stance on Israel-Hamas warPeter Welch calls for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict - should we?Where is flood money going?VT winter going to be heavy and wetTotal eclipse of the  sunPolice phone scamPossible VT serial killer from Vermont dies in Kentucky prison Are you down with the Diverging Diamond?Meet the FLY GALSLuis Guzman donates celebrity Wheel of Fortune winningsVT grilled cheese sandwich record has been brokenGlo’s Public Notice: 2024 Island Arts 40th season of celebrating arts in Grand county(1:17:39) Break music: Wool See - “Praying for Thoughts”https://woolsee.bandcamp.com/track/praying-for-thoughts VT couple finds WWII bombs in backyard of vacation homeMilton Artists Guild breaks sales recordTown officials finally allowed to inspect controversial Slate Ridge property Fines for Food returnsStowe Mountain wants more parkingStowe pays newspaper legal feesToy Story remakesAfghan woman bringing bread to BrattleboroGaku Ramen votes to unionizeDenny’s closes(2:06:46) Break music:  Rebecca Ryskalczyk feat Katie Morey - “Carousel Mall”https://rebeccaryskalczyk.bandcamp.com/track/carousel-mall-ft-katie-morey Scumbag Map Agreement with Cortina Inn in RutlandDollar Store robberySaint albans clerk fights robber with coffee and pepper sprayUpdate: Two arrested in relation to spate of St. Albans robberies Rutland man fights entire familyAnother coolest fugitive wanna be - man leads police on 23-mile chase in NEK Bethel man uses Mass. teen to traffic drugsWhatchu know ‘bout Bethel VT?Sled dogs came to ECHOFirefighters save kitten stuck in treeThanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: [email protected]/Outro Music by B-Complex

On this week’s show:Happy  Black Friday! We lost Queen Bee’s!Banyai agrees to inspectionBurlington business owners reeling after 2 break-ins in a row Phil Scott has a plan to address crime. ACLU opposes. The Boves Bros are still dicksIs wind dead in Vermont?After makeshift location closes, Montpelier is left without a post office Dorset Street and Williston Road intersection sees lane changes A bike path from Mass. to Quebec?The man who decorates the whale tails(51:21) Break music: Danny LeFrancois “Dancing on the Radio”https://danny15.bandcamp.com/track/dancing-on-the-radio Windsor police department is growingBurlington City Council approves controversial district energy proposal Burlington High School Principal Who Pulled Fire Alarm Resigns Muslim man fired claims discrimination - Sleep or prayer?Ducks and weed in Essex JunctionJust a stabbing at People’s AcademyWarren land use consultants resignReport: Vt. insurers not providing no-cost contraception Jeff Bezos fund donates $5M to Chittenden County housing efforts One step closer to an Ethan Allen statue in CastletonHow a Vermonter forged a Norman Rockwell painting(1:47:46) Break music:  Riley Lucifer “Blow by Blow”https://rileylucifer.bandcamp.com/track/blow-by-blow Scumbag MapTwo 21-year-olds admit to stealing shopping carts from WalgreensOrwell, VT shooting suspect on the runWhatchu know ‘bout Orwell, VT?Pickup truck damged a school in Bradford, VTMan trespassing near Water ResourcesCar break-ins in VergennesRutland cop knocked outFormer state corrections officer pleads guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materialVet care for homeless dogsRutland dog among fastest in nationBiggest tree in VermontThanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: [email protected]/Outro Music by B-Complex

On this week’s show:Happy National Guinness World Record Day Vermont may be the face of long-term labor shortageHow gender disparities are affecting menAdvocates Want to Raise Taxes for Wealthiest Vermonters by 3 Percent Vt. Republican convention to host ‘Stop the Steal’ activist Construction of walk-bike bridge over interstate now on for 2024 Abenaki leaders dispute the legitimacy of Vermont’s tribeCD Mattison latest to join Burlington mayor’s race Fall foliage season drives record hotel occupancy in Stowe Permits available to get holiday tree in the Green Mountain National Forest (50:57) Break music: Nahte Renmus - “Exquisite”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MZP5tu4nSI VT schools leave classroom for mental healthBradford arm wrestling groupIn 2024, general use fluorescent lightbulbs will no longer be sold in Vermont Save the Woodstock StarFather-daughter crossword duoPolice in Swanton get a buildingMurder trial in killing of rising pro cyclist Anna ‘Mo’ Wilson nears endEl Gato to close downtown Burlington location Noah  Kahan, Bernie Sanders among Grammy nominees (1:43:51) Break music:  No Fun Haus - “Seriously”https://nofunhaus.bandcamp.com/album/afters Scumbag Map2 dead as police investigate multiple shooting incidents in BurlingtonOfficers arrest suspect in arson at Burlington Police Department 4 arrested in St. Johnsbury drug bust Man shot in foot during drug disputeSwanton shootingRutland Sunoco robbed at knifepointConvicted child sex offender gets maximum sentence Vermont lawyer charged with sexual assault resolves case with pretrial diversion  Vermont farm goes viral with doggone fun experience 2023 Toy Hall of Fame inducteesThanks for listening!Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/VermontCatchup Follow Matt on twitter: @MatthewBorden4 Contact the show: [email protected]/Outro Music by B-Complex