Lyndon- The Police Advisory Committee in Lyndon is back for the first time in years.
Lyndon- Is being almost a year since Lyndon has had a planning administrator.
LYNDON- Lyndon's Town Meeting Day is just a couple of weeks away. The day before town meeting, the town will have an informational meeting at 5:30 to discuss the articles on the town warning.
LYNDONVILLE- A string of car thefts occured along Skyline Drive in Lyndonville. Several cars were burgularized along this residential street and among the various items that were stolen were firearms.
LYNDON - Lyndon Institute hosted the annual Vermont State Dance Festival in their auditorium. The Vermont State Dance Festival began in 2003 as a tour of all the Vermont high schools that featured dance programs the year prior.
LYNDON - Vermont State University has been going through changes with layoffs, buyouts, discontinuing of programs, and consolidation in the past month one big proposed change is the Education Department being consolidated off the Lyndon campus.
Read more: Education being Consolidated off of the Lyndon Campus
LYNDON - Lyndon hasn't had a planning director for the last six monts
Lyndon - With the recent unanimous decision by the House Government Operations Committee to support a town-village merger, the selectboard will look different.
Lyndonville- On top of a hill in Lyndonville sits a tree farm that has been run by generations.
The Young Family Tree Farm is been run by 5 generations. It all started back in 1920 when the first of the family came down from Hadley,Quebec on a train with trees. Each generation has passed down the tradition, and all do something on the farm to help. The kids make hot chocolate and grandfather tends to the trees... bethany makes the wreaths... but they all help sell them.
"Its the kind of life we enjoy living,we try and keep things maybe a little more simple and its good to work with your family most of the time its a great a oppertunity for kids to sell chrismass trees its been fun for my kids to get involved they do hot chocolate they like to make wreaths (and its yummy too) its yummy too." Co-owner Bethany Young said.
Bethney hope people bring their whole families to come out and cut down trees.
LYNDON - November 8th, 2022 could be a historic day in Lyndon as Town and Village residents vote to merge the two governments.
Or it could fail, like it did in 2007 during a special town meeting. If approved the merger would make taxes equal for the town and village residents.
Lyndon- Rink INC a non profit based out of Lyndonville Vermont is requesting more funding for Fenton Chester Arena. The rink was set to meet with the Lyndon select board on Monday October 14th but unfortunately representatives showed up after the meeting was dismissed and were turned away. The next meeting is set for Monday November 7th.
LYNDON - Saturday marked the return of H.O.P.E.'s annual Color Run fundraiser after a three-year hiatus. Organizers estimate that 80 community members, adults and children, came out to run one of the courses--some new faces and some returners.
LYNDON - Lyndon Institute girls volleyball took on Randolph this past Friday. The ladies first set was back and forth in the beginning but sophomore Rita Martin went on a serving hot streak and shot the Vikings out front.
LYNDON-"He was older than me. We had gone on a double date with our mutual friends. On the way home he asked if we could take a different way home then them. I said 'you know I'm not comfortable with that.'" Northern Vermont University student Bryannah Heywood explained.
LYNDON-All year round the non-profit organization H.O.P.E. raises money for different programs they offer to the community. This year the organization took on a new approach to an old way of funding.
Lyndonville-Satellite Gallery like many others is just starting to re-establish its orbit from covid times, and the nonprofit welcomes the month of April with some new art created by a young group of people.
LYNDON - There are many people that we meet who have an impact on our life. For Lyndon Institute, Athletics Director and Head Girls Basketball Coach Eric Berry has done that.
LYNDON - The Covid-19 pandemic has had a great impact on life and how we navigate todays world.
HOPE has been serving the NEK for years and when the pandemic arrived in Vermont, it forced them to change their daily operations.
LYNDONVILLE - The state of Vermont is well known for it's craft breweries and maple syrup, but it will also soon to be known for a hard seltzer company that will be located right here in the NEK. The idea was started by Matt Young and Bud Stevens of Lyndonville, and will feature locally made hard seltzers with a hint of Vermont's maple syrup.
LYNDON-Town meeting day takes place the first day of March, although towns are not the only ones taking votes. Kingdom East School District is planning on adding their own ballot for voters to decide on various budgets reserved for it's schools. As well as asking voters to elect school officials. Three new Lyndon representatives are running for their place on the Kingdom East School District Board, and they all have something to offer.
LYNDON-As the month of March is getting closer, towns in the Northeast Kingdom are preparing to bring in voters. While townies and villagers catch up on town warnings, Lyndon is once again addressing a decades old debate.
LYNDON-As Vermont is known to have up to one hundred covered bridges living in the state, the small town of Lyndon is getting ready to repair one of its own. As a matter of fact, it is one of the Northeast Kingdom's oldest bridges.
LYNDON - Some locals may still be digging themselves out after the foot of snow the Northeast Kingdom received over the weekend, but those at the Lyndon Outing Club are overjoyed with the accumulation. The Outing Club opened to the public on Friday, February 5th, which is very late into the season according to President Wendy Beattie.
LYNDON - Lyndonville Police are on the lookout for an intruder reported at Lyndon Institute earlier this month.
LYNDON - With the holiday season right around the corner, craft shows around the Northeast Kingdom have become the go-to for small business gift-giving. Lyndonville Agway planned a two-weekend Craft and Specialty Food Festival to meet this demand. Vendors set up in the greenhouse behind the business on Saturday, November 13, and Sunday, November 14.
Read more: Vendors Showcase Holiday Goods at Agway Craft Fair