Lyndon

Vermont Fuel Rebate Program

Details: Created on Thursday, 15 March 2018 00:58; Written by Emma Quinn

LYNDONVILLE- The Vermont Fuel Dealers Association Executive Board has authorized a rebate program, offering $250 cash back to Vermont residents who qualify for a new heatoil or kerosene tank.

The Vermont Fuel Tank Rebate Program, which utilizes the National Oil-heat Research Association Safety and Efficiency Grant was created after the State's Petroleum Cleanup fund was giving away more money than it was gaining.

An Educational Pursuit

Details: Created on Monday, 12 March 2018 23:16; Written by Rachel Johnson

Copy of Copy of Copy of Copy of ThumbnailTemplateDONOTSAVEOVER copy 2 LYNDON- When you become accustomed to a certain lifestyle, it's easy to take things for granted. For many, going to school each day is a burden. We moan, procrastinate getting out of bed, and complain about an early call-time, but in the end, we still go, because going to school is what's expected of us in this culture.

State Championship Preperation

Details: Created on Friday, 09 March 2018 23:20; Written by Matt Tritto

LI Hockey LYNDON- Lyndon Institute is heading back to the State Championship for the first time in 25 years. The team is currently in the preparation stage as they get ready to take on a very dangerous Woodstock Union High School team.

Crash at 977 Lynburke Road

Details: Created on Friday, 09 March 2018 18:52; Written by Kiernan Brisson

LYNDON - A two vehicle crash occurred around 10:30 on the morning of Friday, March 10th. The two vehicles were a Subaru Forester and a Ford Focus, both of which were totalled as a result of the collision. The events that took place are as follows...

Bringing Books to the NEK

Details: Created on Thursday, 08 March 2018 17:46; Written by Andrew Whalen

LYNDON- On the average day, you may see Cobleigh Library's BookMobile driving all around the Northeast Kingdom. What you may not know is what it does, or how many people it impacts.

Lyndon Votes to Move Funds

Details: Created on Wednesday, 07 March 2018 18:32; Written by Andrew Whalen

LYNDON- It was a low key year for the education side of Lyndon's Town Meeting Day. In 2017, the town voted to join with the school districts of Burke, Lunenburg, Millers Run (Sheffield and Wheelock), Concord, Sutton, and Newark to form the Kingdom East Unified School District, which comes into existence July 1st, 2018.

Lyndon Rescue and Town Meeting Day

Details: Created on Wednesday, 07 March 2018 18:08; Written by Kiernan Brisson

LYNDONVILLE - With Vermont's 2018 Town Meeting Day now past, the future of Lyndon Rescue has been secured under the town's appropriation. At the Town Meeting the appropriation providing additional funding to Lyndon Rescue was passed as part of a lump collection of multiple appropriation items; after a brief discussion between the selectboard and members of the community, the budget was passed.

Little Crowd Big Involvement On Town Meeting Day For Lyndon

Details: Created on Tuesday, 06 March 2018 19:10; Written by Dan Stein

LYNDON- Town meeting day for Lyndon saw around 100 people, which doesn't equate to a lot of the total population of the town. However, the people that were there were kept the talks busy.

Magic and Art In The Kingdom

Details: Created on Monday, 05 March 2018 14:12; Written by Dan Stein

paintandmagicpic1 LYNDONVILLE- Children in the Northeast Kingdom experienced a magic show at Grindstone Cafe. The event was put on for young children between the ages 4-8 by Morrigan Stark. With the help of studying and good intentions, Stark amazed young children with her talents.

Lyndon Education: All About the Funds

Details: Created on Friday, 23 February 2018 00:00; Written by Andrew Whalen

LYNDON- 2017 was a year of uncertainty at Lyndon's Town Meeting Day. The voters had the choice: to join seven other school districts and become a unified school district, or find another option. The vote passed with room to spare, and as of July 1st, 2018, Lyndon will merge into the Kingdom East Unified School District.

NVU's Online Presence Grows

Details: Created on Tuesday, 20 February 2018 20:35; Written by Andrew Whalen

NVU Grant Thumbnail Northern Vermont University has recently announced that they have received a nearly $400,000 grant from the USDA Rural Utilities Service office, in an effort to support real time, online courses through NVU online.

Bigger Than Beer: Is Hemp the Future?

Details: Created on Monday, 19 February 2018 21:48; Written by Mike Loverde

LYNDONVILLE—Matt Dauphinais opened up Green Mountain Grow with the hopes to not only become a one-stop shop for all basic gardening needs, but to also provide hemp products to the community. Dauphinais explained how hemp can help lead to opiate-free pain relief. But what exactly is hemp?

LSC Reacts to Nassar Case

Details: Created on Thursday, 15 February 2018 21:06; Written by Rachel Johnson

nassarthumbnail LYNDONVILLE - Following the conviction of Larry Nassar, members of the Lyndon State College Sports Medicine Club felt it was important to address the topic of abuse. As individuals entering the profession directly impacted by Nassar's actions, they decided to invite community members to the school, and provide an open platform for discussion.

Cobleigh Has the Sweets

Details: Created on Wednesday, 14 February 2018 01:08; Written by Andrew Whalen

LYNDONVILLE- The Cobleigh Library in Lyndonville is usually filled with books, magazines, and people quietly going about their business. But Tuesday and Wednesday, they're changing things up. The Friends of Cobleigh Library are hosting their first every Valentines Day Bake Sale, which they approached with some optimism.

Addition For The Lyndon Town School

Details: Created on Tuesday, 13 February 2018 19:14; Written by Kiernan Brisson

Lyndonville - While the town of Lyndon gets ready for town meeting day, the school board is also busy at work; finalizing their budgets and squaring away all appropriations before March 6th. The Town school is also looking into potential additions to be made to the campuses existing structure. With the Lyndon Town School being one of eight schools joining together to form the Kingdom East School District, the Lyndon Town School is on a deadline of finding what additions and renovations they either need or want to make to their facility.

Flowers in the Northeast Kingdom

Details: Created on Monday, 12 February 2018 21:35; Written by Emma Quinn

LYNDONVILLE- Valentine's Day is a few days away and flower shops are busy with orders and getting ready for the big day.

Co-Owner of The Daisy Daze Sara Dwyer says that around Valentine's Day the store gets busy, "It gets a lot busier during Valentine's Day we get a lot more orders in." The process to get ready for Valentine's Day starts several months before the actual month says Dwyer. "We order flowers back in December January time. We started getting vases, chocolates that type of stuff at the beginning of the month."

Bag Balm Gets New Tenants

Details: Created on Friday, 09 February 2018 21:56; Written by Emma Quinn

LYNDON - The Bag Balm building in downtown Lyndonville is about to receive some new tenants. The Center for Professional Studies at Northern Vermont University-Lyndon will be turning the second floor into a co-working space.

Vintage Today

Details: Created on Friday, 09 February 2018 01:41; Written by Rachel Johnson

VTVintage LYNDONVILLE - Jesse Eustace is transforming his love of vintage clothing into a career, and is doing so in the form of V.T. Vintage in downtown Lyndonville.

Budget for the Kingdom East District

Details: Created on Tuesday, 06 February 2018 21:52; Written by Kiernan Brisson

LYNDON - The Kingdom East Unified School district has reached it's final product for producing a cohesive eight town school budget plan for the upcoming school year. The budget is set to be presented at the full board's meeting which is set to take place on February 8th.

An Icy Inconvinience

Details: Created on Tuesday, 06 February 2018 20:54; Written by Dan Stein

Lyndonville- The Bipolar Weather this winter has been an burden to bare for many across the Northeast Kingdom. With the constant unfreezing and refreezing that makes for a lot of ice on the roads. But for Aces towing in Lyndonville the problem is not on the roadways but on the driveways.

Solar Companies Pay Up

Details: Created on Tuesday, 06 February 2018 01:10; Written by Rachel Johnson

LYNDONVILLE - In an attempt to drive the American work-force, President Trump has imposed a 30 percent tariff on imported solar modules. This is a decision weighing heavily among the state, as Vermont possesses one of the most solar-dependent economies in the nation. According to Valley News, by 2016, one in 16 workers were employed by clean energy companies.

Local Shop Pushes CBD

Details: Created on Monday, 05 February 2018 18:32; Written by Mike Loverde

LYNDONVILLE— Lyndonville, Vermont has its fair share of family owned businesses throughout the town. Matt Dauphinais (Right) and his father, Ray recently opened Green Mountain Grow, a shop dedicated to fulfill any gardener’s needs. One thing that makes this shop so unique is its sale of Cannabidiol, better known as CBD.

Lyndon Rescue Budget

Details: Created on Monday, 29 January 2018 21:19; Written by Kiernan Brisson

LYNDON - The town of Lyndonville is preparing for the most important day of the year when it is in regards to the town as a whole; this day is none other than town meeting day. The Lyndon select board has been hard at work creating and compiling all the items to be discussed by the town, and they are also working very hard on putting the finishing touches to the town budget.

Lyndon's Stench

Details: Created on Monday, 18 December 2017 21:02; Written by Victoria Carlson

Trash The Town of Lyndon has noticed a change in their trash recently. The community voiced their concerns about the lack of service within their garbage. Dan Daley, Kermit Fisher, and Martha Feltus, board members for Lyndon Selectboard, sat in front of Steve Earley to hear his explanation.

Light up the Night

Details: Created on Friday, 15 December 2017 16:25; Written by Kiernan Brisson

LYNDON - There will be a Big Rig parade going through town on Saturday the 16th. But these will not be the usual diesel fueled, high opacity, six-cylinder engine trucks that we are used to; the trucks will be covered with dazzling christmas lights that will light up the night with Holiday tidings and cheer.