Barnet School Gets Mechanical
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- Created on Monday, 27 November 2017 23:33
- Written by Victoria Carlson
BARNET- One employee at the Barnet Elementary School decided to add a new addition to the school's program. Melissa Bushey, was inspired by her son to create a robotics program for her third and fourth grade students.
Free Meals for Students
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- Created on Monday, 27 November 2017 17:31
- Written by Kiernan Brisson
Around the NEK - Schools in the Northeast Kingdom are providing free meals to their students. Anyone who has attended school knows of "hot lunches" and the fact that hot lunches cost money; but recently, some schools have changed the hot lunch dynamic of payment.
Winter Ban on Manure Spreading
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- Created on Tuesday, 21 November 2017 18:08
- Written by Andrew Clark
AROUND THE NEK— The holidays may still be a few weeks away, however for farms in Vermont the middle of December means one thing, the annual manure ban going back into place. This year the ban will begin on December 15th.
STJ PD Search Nears An End
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- Created on Friday, 17 November 2017 16:01
- Written by Rob Lemnah
ST. JOHNSBURY - The search for a new chief of police in St. Johnsbury is nearing an end. Former Vermont State Trooper and Groton resident, Tim Page, had a second interview on Wednesday for the vacant position.
One Year Later: Revisiting Opioids Discussion
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- Created on Friday, 17 November 2017 15:43
- Written by Andrew Clark
WELLS RIVER — In November of 2016, the community of Wells River held a meeting discussing the opioid problem in their community. The area revisited that discussion on Thursday evening, in an effort to work towards a solution. Officials from law enforcement, health care, and prevention technicians were just some of the people speaking at the forum.
Barnet School Feels the Beat
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- Created on Wednesday, 15 November 2017 18:35
- Written by Andrew Whalen
BARNET- If you walk by the gymnasium at the Barnet School on a typical day, you might hear kids laughing, gym teacher Eric Bogie running an activity, or the cafeteria workers prepping for lunch. But this week, you might hear something different. Loud banging, shouting in a foreign language, and if you're lucky, some pretty interesting music.
Concord Plays With An Idea Of A New Playground
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- Created on Friday, 10 November 2017 18:35
- Written by Rob Lemnah
CONCORD - A former teacher in the town of Concord has left a lasting impression on residents. Some residents hope to make that impression permanent in the town with the construction of a new town playground. The town hopes to provide a fun and safe space for kids while also remembering a former teacher that knew how important children were for the town.
Preparations for Rifle Hunting Season
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- Created on Friday, 10 November 2017 18:31
- Written by Andrew Clark
EAST BURKE — Rifle hunting season is set to begin in Vermont starting on Saturday, November 11th. And many in the area are gearing up for the two-week season. According to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Harvest Report from 2016, Vermonters killed 16,220 deer which resulted in over 3.2 million meals for hunters. Vermont saw an uptick in deer kills over 2015 by 27%.
School Choice and Act 46
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- Created on Monday, 06 November 2017 17:54
- Written by Kiernan Brisson
PEACHAM - While schools in the Caledonia area continue to consolidate their school districts under Act 46, there are a few that remain independent. One of these schools is the Peacham K-6 school district, which has been able to maintain its independence by working alongside the unified districts of Barnet, Walden and Waterford.
Constructing Roads While Deconstructing Stereotypes
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- Created on Friday, 03 November 2017 16:41
- Written by Andrew Clark
HARDWICK— Sara Skinner works as a Traffic Coordinator for Pike Industries, and is an example of how gender stereotypes within certain professions aren't how we may perceive them. "I think it's more seen and known that women are out here," she said.
Her every-day job is all about managing people. "You basically take care of the flaggers. You make sure we have enough flaggers each day. You put up all your sign packages. You put out any of your milling packages anything like that, any of these beautiful orange signs you see—that's me."
Currently, Skinner is working on a project on Route 15 between Danville and Hardwick.
However, it is not unusual for Skinner to do other things on a site. "Last season I ran roller behind a paving crew. I've run the brooms. I've run the skid steers. It just depends on what needs to be done and learning it."
Skinner started to learn to be a Traffic Coordinator last year in a program called On the Job Training.
"A lot of people come into the OTJ and are like, 'this isn't what I thought it was'," said Skinner. "You work the same hours as a Traffic Coordinator, you are on the job doing the same things they are."
According to Skinner, it doesn't matter if you are a man or a woman, just that you do your job well.
"I think if people say they're being treated differently, its because they're not doing their job."
Skinner says the most important thing at the end of the day is that she is proud of what she does.
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Sheffield Power Outages
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- Created on Friday, 03 November 2017 16:30
- Written by Rob Lemnah
SHEFFIELD - During Wednesday's Select Board meeting, members of the Sheffield Select Board discussed the impact the town received from the devastatings storms that occured this past weekend.
Children's Health Insurance Program
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- Created on Friday, 27 October 2017 16:26
- Written by Rob Lemnah
LYNDONVILLE – During Congress’s latest attempt at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act they failed to reauthorize funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).CHIP covers nearly nine million children nation wide.
Small Town Crime
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- Created on Tuesday, 24 October 2017 20:49
- Written by Dan Stein
BARNET- The town of Barnet has been one of the most quiet, small, and tight knit communities in the Northeast Kingdom. That has changed within the past few weeks.
Abenaki Dance at Brookview
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- Created on Monday, 23 October 2017 18:21
- Written by Jacques Boudreau
BARNET- The Brookview R and R owned by Crystal Zevon issuing turned into a culture center for the local indigenous people of Vermont. Classes ranging from basket making, to learning how to track, to even making bows and arrows are being held on the weekends inviting people from all around the state to teach.
Working On A Dream
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- Created on Tuesday, 17 October 2017 20:10
- Written by Dan Stein
BARNET- In the Northeast Kingdom, you might not come across many recording studios. However, Dreamery Productions is one recording studio with an interesting story.
Benning's Bill
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- Created on Friday, 06 October 2017 19:43
- Written by Rob Lemnah
LYNDONVILLE – Following the teachers’ strike in Burlington and teachers coming close to striking in South Burlington, Senator Joe Benning, R-Caledonia, is proposing an education bill for the upcoming legislative session.
Federal Tariff in Vermont
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- Created on Friday, 06 October 2017 17:36
- Written by Victoria Carlson
There is a proposed Federal tariff on the import of PV panels that the Federal Trade Commission might impose next year.
PV panels, also known as solar photovoltaic, are an application of solar power used. It is common to see PV panels on roofs. The electrical charge from the sun's energy creates an electrical charge of the PV panel, which creates electricity that powers homes.
Preparations for Columbus Day
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- Created on Friday, 06 October 2017 14:36
- Written by Victoria Carlson
BURKE- Indigenous People’s Day Weekend is one of the most busiest weekends for Kingdom Trails.
Wheelock Revitilization
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- Created on Friday, 06 October 2017 14:27
- Written by Rob Lemnah
WHEELOCK - A small Vermont town has received a state grant for a revitilization project. With this project the town hopes to bring the community together.
Good Enough for Learning
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- Created on Friday, 06 October 2017 13:51
- Written by Andrew Clark
PEACHAM- On Thursday, Peacham held it's fall foliage festival around town.
Right next to the Town Hall is the Ashbel Goodenough Blacksmith Shop.
A 'Fresh' Look for Barnet Utility Lines
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- Created on Wednesday, 04 October 2017 21:31
- Written by Ted Gilman
BARNET- Utility lines in Barnet are about to get some much needed work done on them in the next couple of months. Fairpoint Communications and Green Mountain Power are looking to reconstruct about a mile of utility lines along Kitchel Hill Road in Barnet, Vermont.
Multicultural Community Day
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- Created on Monday, 02 October 2017 15:22
- Written by Kiernan Brisson
LYNDONVILLE - October first marked the day of the Lyndon Institute Multicultural Fun Day, and festivities were a plenty. With a large variety of games and events ranging from inflatable obstacle courses to informational exhibits on different cultures around the world, the event was a big community hit.
Fall Foliage Bike Ride
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- Created on Monday, 02 October 2017 15:06
- Written by Jacques Boudreau
GROTON- As the weather becomes more chilly some people are going and biking on the Cross Vermont Trails. In honor of National Bike your Park Day, Saturday was the 20th annual Fall Foliage Bike Ride. The event was originally put on to get more people to use the trail for biking or walking. The ride in Vermont Started in the Groton State forest and went until the Wells River Conservation area.
“We actually ride on this trail because well maintained and super easy to ride”
says Mary Durfee. Fall foliage bike rides are popular around the country, at least in the states that experience the changing of the colors. Virginia has a bike ride through the Shenandoah Valley late October. The Section of the trail from Groton to Wells River actually has some interesting history to it and the the chair of the conservation commission and board member of the Cross Vermont Trail association Michael Thomas had some knowledge about the trail.
“The Rail-bed was given up in 1956 and the stipulations were that it would be used for recreation, in 1956 we didn’t have the mountain bikes or the snowmobiles so someone was really planning ahead”
This event is a yearly occurrence but you can use the trail whenever you want, on a bike, horse, or just your feet this trail is well kept and family friendly.
New Brand Met With Praise
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- Created on Friday, 29 September 2017 18:25
- Written by Andrew Clark
FAIRLEE— Thursday marked the one year anniversary of the Vermont State College Board of Trustees decision to merge Lyndon and Johnson State College's into Northern Vermont University.
"The last year has been quite momentous for both Lyndon and Johnson," said Jeb Spaulding, Chancellor of the VSC Board of Trustees.
Barre Stand Down
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- Created on Friday, 29 September 2017 17:54
- Written by Jacques Boudreau
The Barre area Veteran Council is holding the first stand down in a few years in the state of Vermont Saturday the 30th. The stand down is a way to help veterans in need and their families by providing some essentials like clean clothes, haircuts, showers, and could also help them get into any programs they may need to have a better life. It has been a couple years since the last stand down was held in Vermont.
"There hasn't been a stand down in a couple years because not enough groups were involved"
said St. Johnsbury American Legion worker Andrea Taylor. This year more groups got together to make this happen like the Disabled American veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Elks Club, Sons of the Civil War. Thanks to more of these groups pitching in to this stand down there is hope for have more stand downs in the future and having them more frequently.
"This will be a base marker for the future to see just how much help the state needs."
Transportation for this event will be provided for people who need it. According WCAX pick up points will be all around the state in:
-St. Johnsbury
-Haverhill
-Rutland
-Swanton
-White River Junction
-Burlington
-Springfield
-Montpelier
In order to get into the stand down and benefit from it you must show some type of identification like a military I.D. or a DD214. The stand down will run from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Barre City Auditorium which is located at 18 Seminary street.
