Around the NEK

High School All State Teams Announced

Details: Created on Thursday, 18 November 2021 20:34; Written by Alexandra Huff

Article Written by Quinlan Peer

AROUND THE NEK - With Northeast Kingdom high school fall sports ending comes end-of-the-year awards. Each division awards top athletes with All-State Nominations and various regional awards. This year, there were 14 1st team All-State selections.

Small Town Tradition Makes Big Impact

Details: Created on Wednesday, 17 November 2021 23:19; Written by Hailey Morgan

BARNET - When COVID hit Vermont back in early 2020, it brought many hardships for people like unemployment, food insecurity, and no social interaction. Despite the negative impact, a local Barnet woman, Joyce Evans, found a way to bring people some joy by giving out used clothes. Now, this small-town tradition is taking off.

Uptick in Testing

Details: Created on Wednesday, 17 November 2021 21:45; Written by Hailey Morgan

VERMONT - For the last several weeks, the State of Vermont has experienced an increase in COVID cases. An uptick in positive cases generally means there is an increase in appointments being made to get tested. The Northeast Kingdom is no exception, as there has been a high percentage of residents getting swabbed for COVID.

Kingdom East Moves Forward with Vaccination Policy

Details: Created on Friday, 12 November 2021 14:56; Written by Meaghan Meachem

Written By: Kaitlin Flannigan

NORTHEAST KINGDOM - At the last Kingdom East school board meeting on Tuesday night the board decided they are continuing to move forward with their new vaccination policy to require staff to either get the Covid-19 Vaccine or be tested regularly to keep their jobs. But some board members disagree.

Closed? Or Open?

Details: Created on Wednesday, 10 November 2021 14:56; Written by Hailey Morgan

VERMONT-Registration for children ages five to eleven for covid 19 shots opened Wednesday morning of last week.
So far over 100 vaccination sites are available to students this week throughout Vermont. Even so, some superintendents are worried about registration as the state made a big oops.

Willoughby Construction Underway

Details: Created on Monday, 01 November 2021 12:22; Written by Nick Fish

WESTMORE - A popular northeast kingdom lake is getting some renovations to its boat launch and parking lot before next year's season.

Test To Stay In Vermont Schools

Details: Created on Wednesday, 27 October 2021 02:28; Written by Hailey Morgan

VERMONT - Earlier this month the Scott administration suggested Vermont school districts adopt the so-called "Test to Stay" program to minimize classroom disruption due to Covid-19. Although the program was put out at the beginning of the month, schools in Caledonia County have still not figured out a way to implement this strategy.

Kingdom East Proposes Employee Vaccine Mandate

Details: Created on Sunday, 24 October 2021 16:08; Written by Alexandra Huff

Article Written in Collaboration by Nick Fish, Quinlan Peer, Kaitlin Flannigan, and Alexandra Huff.

AROUND THE NEK - Aftering hearing feedback on a previous draft policy requiring all Kingdom East School District employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a committee voted to bring a new draft before the school board.

NEK Prepares for Halloween

Details: Created on Thursday, 14 October 2021 18:09; Written by Alexandra Huff

AROUND THE NEK - As the sun sets earlier each day, a looming sense of spookiness is starting to sweep over the Northeast Kingdom. Skeletons, ghosts, and witches are all coming together to plan community events for families.

Green Mountain Adventure Racing Comes To NEK

Details: Created on Tuesday, 12 October 2021 19:03; Written by Hailey Morgan

WESTMORE - Some come to the Northeast Kingdom to observe nature's beauty during the fall season. This past weekend some people came down to use nature to measure their inner strength surrounded by the fall colors. In the "Test Your Nettle," three hour race hosted by Green Mountain Adventure Racing.

Kingdom Corn

Details: Created on Wednesday, 29 September 2021 03:16; Written by Hailey Morgan

SUTTON - While there are many fun activities here in the Northeast Kingdom, there seems to be no shortage of corn mazes. Since The Great Vermont Corn Maze is all sold out for the season, It's been bringing visitors to a new location in Sutton Vermont.

VSCS BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

Details: Created on Monday, 27 September 2021 12:34; Written by John Habershaw

Around the NEK – The Vermont State College System Board of Trustees met on Monday to discuss the future of three of its schools.

The board met up early this morning at the Lake Morey Resortto continue to discussthe intial process of merging Northern Vermont University, Castleton, and Vermont Technical College into one college. Representative Eileen Dickinson spoke of the meeting as well as the process to merge the schools and states “It involved both the student experience, the academic experience we hired another consultant (RPK) to work with our faculty and across the system. They came out and gave us a really good presentation and then of course the finances which is the really important piece because we really do have to find a way that we’re financially stable and to make it more affordable for students.”

The merge won’t officially start until the 2023-24 Academic year.

Peacham Bread Oven

Details: Created on Monday, 20 September 2021 11:50; Written by John Habershaw

Peacham - Peacham Elementary had all hands on deck this summer by creating a bread oven that helped strengthen their community bond.

Brew Trail For NEK Beer Lovers

Details: Created on Monday, 20 September 2021 00:48; Written by Nick Fish

Around the NEK -This summer the Vermont Brewers Association created the Northeast Kingdom brew trail for responsible beer lovers to get out and experience different breweries in the Northeast Kingdom.

2021 School Graduations

Details: Created on Friday, 07 May 2021 21:39; Written by Nick Fish

The end of the school year is upon us, and many local high schools are gearing up for their end of the year celebrations.

"I didn't want her to come in, I didn't want the cookies."

Details: Created on Wednesday, 05 May 2021 17:59; Written by Hailey Morgan

AROUND THE NEK-A Newbury woman went to go visit her father with the intent of bringing him some cookies, but instead, she was shot.

The Importance of Farmstands and Farmers' Markets

Details: Created on Tuesday, 04 May 2021 19:56; Written by Alexandra Huff

AROUND THE NEK - With the warm weather, farmers' markets and farmstands are blooming once again in the Northeast Kingdom. The work of farmers and artisans did not stop for COVID-19, and many are excited to get back into the community as restrictions lift.

COVIDs Impact On Vermont Youth

Details: Created on Tuesday, 04 May 2021 02:23; Written by John Habershaw

Around the NEK - This past year Vermont has seen an increase in mental health care due in part to COVID-19.

Peacham Elementary Bread Oven Project

Details: Created on Tuesday, 04 May 2021 02:06; Written by John Habershaw

AROUND THE NEK - Peacham Elementary will begin the process of creating a bread oven for their school and their community. The project will begin May 22nd.

Spring Sports Handling COVID-19

Details: Created on Friday, 30 April 2021 12:30; Written by John Habershaw

AROUND THE NEK – With the return of spring sports this year, the Vermont Principals Association made it clear that teams will have to follow strict guidelines in order for everyone to have successful season.

Kingdom East School District Merge

Details: Created on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 01:38; Written by Nick Fish

GILMAN - One local middle school is facing a new future. The kingdom East School Board proposed a plan to divide up the Gilman school with other schools in the district.

Afterschool Program Offers Community Science Talks

Details: Created on Tuesday, 27 April 2021 15:52; Written by Alexandra Huff

AROUND THE NEK - Have you wanted to know what all the fuss is about black holes, or why butterflies are so important to the environment? The Kingdom East Afterschool Program (KEAP) is opening its Visiting Scientist Talks series to the community.

Community Broadband Upcoming Five Year Plan

Details: Created on Wednesday, 21 April 2021 03:10; Written by Hailey Morgan

Northeast Kingdom-Community Broadband is made up of 35 local towns. While other Broadband efforts are being made across the state of Vermont, NEK Community Broadband is working on expanding their telecommunication lines into Albany, Craftsbury, Greensboro, Hardwick, and Irasburg. The ultimate goal is to connect as many people in the region to high speed internet as the organization can, but NEK Community Broadband is focusing on smaller projects first to be able to get there.

Spring Sports Are Back

Details: Created on Friday, 16 April 2021 13:26; Written by John Habershaw

Around the NEK - It's been almost a year since Vermont has seen a baseball hit, a softball thrown, or track and field competetors competing in their respective events throughout highschool due to COVID-19.

Its On The State To Make It Up

Details: Created on Wednesday, 14 April 2021 02:58; Written by Hailey Morgan

VERMONT'S-Democratic Party is trying to tackle a long time problem that has been stretching out for years due to under funding. "We cannot ignore this situation any longer, we must act," Democratic House speaker Jill Krowinski said on April 2nd.

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