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Lyndon Institute Baseball

Details: Created on Friday, 03 May 2013 18:46; Written by Courtland Hanley

LYNDON - Baseball season is in full swing. Going into 2013, it may have been easy to overlook the Lyndon Institute Vikings. However, the team is 2-2, and has given up 2 or fewer runs in three of their four games.

Fire on Speedwell Drive

Details: Created on Thursday, 02 May 2013 15:13; Written by Courtland Hanley

LYNDON - A busy month of April for fire crews in the Northeast Kingdom has continued into May. Yesterday at around 4 p.m. fire crews responded to house fire on Speedwell Drive in Lyndon.

No one was in the house at the time the house caught fire. However, resident Britton Durham said he had many pets, all of which were lost during the blaze. Durham also said nothing was on at the time of the fire, including the washer and dryer.

Services for Seniors

Details: Created on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 17:10; Written by Catherine Vitale

LYNDON - There are many different services available to seniors in the Northeast Kingdom.

Meet two women who work to make sure these services stay up and running.

Bowling for Varsity Status

Details: Created on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 20:45; Written by Kevin Lessard

varsity bowling ST. JOHNSBURY - What do football, track and field, and bowling have in common? Well, they definitely have their differences, but they may all soon be varsity sports in the state of Vermont.

Maple Tube Recycling

Details: Created on Thursday, 25 April 2013 15:48; Written by Brian Stone

LYNDON - The Northeast Kingdom Waste Management company is recycling maple syrup tubing for the third consecutive year. NEK Waste Management has has been collecting tubing since the beginning of April, with about a half-dozen farmers bringing tubing in.To this point, a thousand pounds of tubing has been collected. To be recycled, the tubes must be able to float in water, and can be any color.

Jewel Hill Fire

Details: Created on Thursday, 25 April 2013 14:11; Written by Brian Stone

LYNDON - Flames engulfed and eventually claimed a home on Jewel Hill Road in Lyndonville Wednesday night. Lyndonville was the first crew to arrive at the home around 6 o'clock, followed by several other crews including St Johnsbury, Concord, East Burke, Shefflield and Wheelock. Battling the fire for over three hours and running out of water the several times, crews were forced to pump water from the river across the street. The lack of water along with the dry conditions created difficult conditions for the crews."We're on top of a hill, there was a little breeze going and when a fire gets going that hot it does make its own wind and of course it kept going towards the secondary structure which didn't help us at all," said Lyndonville Fire Chief Greg Hopkins.

Help for Homebuyers and Owners

Details: Created on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 15:38; Written by Catherine Vitale

LYNDONVILLE - On the 45^th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Fair Housing Act, Governor Peter Shumlin has named April 2013 Fair Housing Month.

Local non-profit Rural Edge works year round to give everyone an opportunity.

Earth Day at Lyndon State

Details: Created on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 15:23; Written by Mario Viola

LYNDON- Lyndon State College has gone green.

Their colors may be green and gold, but they have gone environmentally green as well.

New Home. Same Attitude.

Details: Created on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 15:06; Written by Joseph Peters

LYNDON - On Easter Sunday, Community National Bank foreclosed on the IROC facility in Derby, leaving Orleans County without a major recreational facility. Northeast Kingdom Roller Derby - an IROC tenant - found themselves homeless as a result of the foreclosure, putting the future of the organization in jeopardy.

Lyndon Construction Affects Water Lines

Details: Created on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 14:38; Written by Mario Viola

LYNDON- "Conservatively we should be good for about 50-60 years," Dan Hilll said, regarding new construction projects in Lyndon.

Lyndon has just started phase one and that should be completed in about a month.

Friends of the Library

Details: Created on Thursday, 18 April 2013 18:42; Written by Courtland Hanley

LYNDON - A group known as "Friends of the Library" held a meeting at the Cobleigh Public Library yesterday. The agenda? To upcoming events, and discuss an upcoming grant deadline.

The "Friends of the Library" group sells books and organizes fundraisers to support the library in Lyndon. Wednesday the group discussed three upcoming fundraisers.

Lyndon Institute Opening Day

Details: Created on Thursday, 18 April 2013 15:28; Written by Courtland Hanley

LYNDON - After rain postponed Tuesday's Opening Day games for Lyndon Institute's baseball and softball teams, the season openers were pushed back to Wednesday Night. Both the baseball and softball teams hosted the North Country Falcons to kick off the season.

Too Many Cars Not Enough Spots

Details: Created on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 22:43; Written by Sean Siciliano

LYNDONVILLE - Building owner Marc Nurenburg was served a violation notice for breaking his own zoning law. The building which also is home to Burgers and Fries Unlimited and also a glass company. In the late fall Nurenburg agreed to give up eighteen of his twenty nine parking spaces for the other two businesses That use that building.

Mittens For Kittens

Details: Created on Wednesday, 03 April 2013 18:33; Written by Julianne Walshaw

mittens4kittens LYNDON- Too many animals from the Northeast Kingdom wind up living in shelters, and one student from Lyndon State College came up with an idea to help keep homeless local area cats more comfortable.

New England Video Closes Its Doors

Details: Created on Wednesday, 03 April 2013 14:08; Written by Julianne Walshaw

LYNDONVILLE - We've seen it before, advances in technology pushing their way to the top, leaving older forms of physical media dead in its tracks.

Now, after 21 years of business, Lyndonville's New England Video has fallen to the same fate.

Building Bridges for Competition

Details: Created on Monday, 01 April 2013 14:43; Written by Michael Howard

LYNDON - More than 50 students from 6 local schools participated in a contest all to show off their engineering skills, while building bridges.

A 21st Century Barn Raising

Details: Created on Friday, 29 March 2013 17:06; Written by Joseph Peters

LYNDON - Temperatures at the Riverside School's barn can dip into the forties during the coldest parts of the winter. The structure, built in the 19th century, has plenty of history. But the lack of proper insulation can leave students and teachers out in the cold.

Saturday Mail Debate Continues

Details: Created on Thursday, 28 March 2013 16:16; Written by Courtland Hanley

LYNDON - The debate over whether or not to stop Saturday mail delivery continues. The latest development includes a letter that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wrote to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe.

Spring Training in Full Swing for the Vikings

Details: Created on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 18:26; Written by Julianne Walshaw

Lyndon- Spring training is underway for the Lyndon Institute baseball team who took to the gym this week to start stretching out their arms and dusting off their swings. Unfortunately the Vikings wont be seeing the diamond any time soon due to the snow, but Coach Justin Smith is taking this time indoors to fine tune his teams hitting by having the guys take up to 200 swings and getting them back into the mindset of the batters box, Smith said, "we focus a lot of time on making sure they understand where they hit the ball well, and knowing in a 2-0 count, a 3-1 count, you're looking for that pitch in that area."
The Vikings graduated seven seniors last year, leaving them with a strong junior core including the lead pitcher Davis Guyer, and two seniors, one of which is already injured. For now, Coach Smith will continue to work with his seniors and juniors before adding about three or five underclassmen to round out his team, and hopefully they will be able to get outdoors to practice the defensive side of their game before the season starts.

Lyndon Salt Budget

Details: Created on Thursday, 21 March 2013 16:40; Written by Courtland Hanley

Lyndon Salt Budget LYNDON - As another winter snow storm has come and gone, maintaining the roads is still a high priority. One aspect of the winter season many folks may not take into account is the budget on clearing the roads.

LI Pitchers & Catchers Report

Details: Created on Thursday, 21 March 2013 15:56; Written by Courtland Hanley

LYNDON - While looking out your window may not bring evidence of the spring season, the sight of high school students carrying baseball bats and gloves certainly does. Pitchers and catchers have reported to practice this week, and the Lyndon Institute Vikings squad is excited to see what 2013 brings for them.

District Rezoning & Residential Parking

Details: Created on Thursday, 14 March 2013 19:51; Written by Courtland Hanley

LYNDON - The Lyndon Planning Commission met last night for the first time since Vermont's Town Meeting Day. After approving last meeting's minutes, the agenda consisted of residential parking rules, district boundaries, and municipal limitations.

Moving up the Summit

Details: Created on Monday, 11 March 2013 16:27; Written by Samantha Knight

veteran LYNDON - Lyndon State College is now allowing veterans to enroll in school under the Vermont State Tuition process and many are taking advantage."I think Lyndon is actually leading the way on some of the things that are happening, matter of fact, providing in state tuition for out of state veterans that choose to attend this college. That's incredible, that is something we are working on at a national level" says Michael Dakduk who's part of the students Veterans of America.

VSP Chase Down Suspect on Foot

Details: Created on Friday, 08 March 2013 17:41; Written by Samantha Knight

footchase2 LYNDON - There was uproar in Lyndonville last night after a domestic assault was reported Wednesday night. The possible assault happened at 47 Church St. The suspect, 24-year-old Kevin Wheeler, allegedly assaulted Julie Shattuck and her 10 month old daughter. When police arrived on scene, Wheeler pushed both victims to the floor and took off on foot.

Lyndon Town School Blood Drive

Details: Created on Thursday, 07 March 2013 18:47; Written by Courtland Hanley

LYNDON - The American Red Cross made a stop in the Northeast Kingdom yesterday in their never-ending fight to save lives. The American Red Cross ran a blood drive at the Lyndon Town school yesterday from noon until 5 pm. The Town School hosted their second American Red Cross Blood Drive, and plans to do more in the future.

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